Today marks 20 years since The Great One laced up his skates one final time and waved an emotional goodbye to the New York Rangers and the rest of the hockey world.
Madison Square Garden was the epicenter of the sporting world on April 18, 1999 when Gretzky tallied the 2,857th and final point of his glittering career before riding off into the sunset.
Broadway and the hockey world was awash with emotion that day, and rightly so after bidding farewell to one of the greatest to have ever played the game.
It was perhaps fitting that Gretzky pulled the curtain down on a remarkable career against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the world’s most famous arena.