The Man Who Made Wayne Gretzky
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.3 • 737 Ratings
🗓️ 5 August 2025
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of Our American Stories, when Walter Gretzky passed away at 82, people didn’t just remember him as the father of Wayne Gretzky. They remembered the man who stood quietly behind the scenes for decades, offering time, stability, and a kind of presence that never asked to be noticed. The backyard rink he built in Brantford became the foundation of Wayne’s earliest training, but the influence ran deeper than the ice. In this remembrance, Wayne reflects on what he shared at his father’s funeral and how that quiet support shaped his life, both on the ice and far beyond it.
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