This rematch of the finals would be the hardest fought finals of all the Oilers appearances. Gretzky had another strong series, although the point totals were not as high as expected.
This had less to do with Gretzky and more to do with Flyers goalie Ron Hextall who won the Conn Smythe despite losing, becoming only the fourth person to do so. This would be the first time they would be matched up against the Boston Bruins who were led by Ray Bourque and Cam Neely. The series would not be that close as Edmonton easily won 4 games to 0. However, the most memorable event of this final was in the middle of game four with the scored tied , the lights at the Boston Gardens went out.
The game was suspended at that point and the game was replayed from the start in Edmonto n. Gretzky had another fantastic playoff run setting a playoff record with 31 assists in only 18 games. All of this led to Gretzky being named the Conn Smythe winner as the Most Valuable Player in the playoffs for the second time.
Even with all of this achievement nobody knew what was going to come next, as Gretzky ultimately had played his last game for the Oilers as he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in the offseason What are all the teams Gretzky played for? This would end the Oilers dominance and also be the last time that Gretzky got to hoist the Stanley Cup, bringing his career total to 4. Was it more than Gretzky? Stanley Cup Loss 1 — Edmonton Oilers The Islanders had won the previous three Stanley Cups and made fairly easy work of the Oilers dispatching them The Islanders did a masterful job of keeping the Gretzky and the rest of the Oilers high powered offence in check, as they limited their space and kept all the shots to the outside taking away in high-danger score chances.
Gretzky and the Oilers would ultimately learn from this series and use it as a springboard on their way to the their first Stanley Cup the next season. Gretzky would make his last Stanley Cup appearance by leading the Los Angeles Kings to their first Stanley Cup appearance in their franchise history. March 23, - Scores his nd goal, passing Howe as the all-time leading goal scorer.
Louis Blues. July 21, - Signs with the New York Rangers as an unrestricted free agent. April 18, - Retires following the Rangers' loss in overtime to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Gretzky played 20 seasons in the NHL, and a total of 21 seasons professionally. October 1, - Gretzky's jersey, No. June 2, - Announced as a minority owner, managing partner and head of hockey operations for the Phoenix Coyotes formerly the Winnipeg Jets. Gretzky officially begins his position on February 15, , when the sale of the Coyotes is completed.
February - The Canadian men's hockey team, for which Gretzky is the executive director, wins gold at the Winter Olympics for the first time in 50 years. October - Becomes partner, vice chairman and alternate board member for the Oilers Entertainment Group, which owns the Edmonton Oilers. On May 25, , Gretzky announces that he is stepping down as vice chairman.
May 26, - Turner Sports announces that Gretzky is joining the network as a studio analyst. Magic Johnson — Being a major league athlete -- even a superstar major league athlete -- is no guarantee of success at major league team ownership. As one of the new owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers, though, basketball great Magic Johnson is going to give it a shot. Here are a few of his colleagues who made the crossover, for better or worse:.
Hide Caption. Connie Mack — The "Tall Tactician" owned part or all of the Philadelphia A's from the team's founding in until , when he sold the team to Arnold Johnson. Before his ownership stint, Connie Mack had an year career as a catcher in the National League. Thanks to his 50 years of managing the A's -- and two years managing the Pirates in the s -- he holds major league managing records for games won and lost.
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