There’s no questioning just how much greater the Vancouver Canucks franchise would have been in the ’90s if they somehow managed to land the great Wayne Gretzky, who’s only the greatest hockey player to ever live.
Thursday marks 30 years since the Los Angeles Kings acquired Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers in a summer shocker. L.A. also received tough guy Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski to the Kings, in exchange for $15 million, multiple first-round draft picks, Martin Gelinas and Jimmy Carson.
But on the 30-year anniversary of the trade, former Vancouver Canucks owner Arthur Griffiths appeared on Sportsnet 650 and revealed that they nearly landed ‘The Great One’, via Rick Dhaliwal:
Former #Canucks owner Arthur Griffiths on SN 650 talking about the 30th anniversary of the Gretzky trade : "We were being asked to offer his father a position with the club.