Darren Pang appears courtesy of PhoenixCoyotes.com

I want to pass along my gratitude to every Phoenix Coyotes hockey fan.

I moved my family here to the desert four years ago with the intention that we would be here for a very long time, and of course, never expecting what has transpired in the last three months.

I am a hockey guy that does hockey on TV. It is pretty simple. That is what I get paid to do and have done for the last 20 years. When there is no certainty of a TV contract, then things get a little scary and that is what has taken place here in Phoenix. I am sure that this will all get resolved at some point in the near future.

This is no one’s fault, except for the sudden bankruptcy filing, and I can tell you for certain that no one was prepared for that happening, at least not inside the organization.

With the current situation, I had phone calls from other teams and an opportunity to do national studio NHL work as well, but was really having a difficult time as to what to do as I have gained so many great friends inside the Coyotes family and socially as well.

I have been working side by side with one of my closest friends in Dave Strader, and it feels empty to leave behind a friend and partner. Todd Walsh is a fixture in Arizona and always manages to say the right things at the right time and bring the viewer so much closer to the game and to the players. He is as solid as they get. The great thing is they will always be friends, and I am sure the text messages throughout the season with be flowing, especially when we are about to meet up!

Being on a broadcast team doesn’t just mean the TV group, and I would really be missing out if I didn’t thank two terrific people who love the game and bring it to the people for the entire 82-game schedule, and they are radio personalities Bob Heethius and Tyson Nash.

The gang at FS Arizona is a close group and Mike Roth and Mike Connolly have such passion for the game of hockey, and I will always be grateful. They always stick their necks out for the good of the broadcasts, and that is a very good thing.

On the production side, it started with Graham Taylor as producer when I got here and it went to Andy Bock after one season, with Graham getting back in the “big chair” again last year. They are great producers that love going to and producing the game…chasing me around for production meetings…and getting all fired up for another game and a couple of stories later. Thank you guys. The happy bus was always the best place to be!

To Liz, Meg, Mitch, Derek and everyone else involved in production, you know how much I think of you all, both personally and professionally. Thanks.

Dave Vest manages the content of this Web site, and is as good as it gets. My many thanks Dave, for being a real pro and great guy.

I am a very lucky person. I was asked four years ago by Mike Barnett, Doug Moss, Cliff Fletcher and Wayne Gretzky to come and join the Coyotes. I moved my family after 20 years in Chicago. That is never easy, as you can imagine. We feel as though Phoenix is a place we will want to maintain a residence, as we love it here.

I am an avid golfer and am a member at Blackstone Country Club in Peoria. We moved here to the Northwest Peoria area because it is growing by leaps and bounds, and close to Jobing.com Arena, yet easy to get to Scottsdale as well.

We have met some great people socially and through our church, Copper Hills, and their Pastor, Brad Klassen and his wife Elfie. Both have been great friends and will always be, and I know how much my wife, Lynn, will miss them and all their hiking pals!

To be leaving a person as great as Wayne Gretzky is terribly difficult, not to mention his business manager Darren Blake, his coaching staff and trainers to go along with Don Maloney and his staff, is not easy. Wayne, as you all should know by now, is an even better person than he was a player, and that says it all about him.

The Coyotes are one of the very few teams that have full-time security travel with them. Not only does Jim O’Neal, aka The Inspector, take care of all of us, he is simply a tremendous friend. Thanks Jim! All secure pal!

To be able to join the St. Louis Blues and their President, John Davidson, makes me feel really fortunate. I grew up as a broadcaster admiring and emulating JD and we had the honor of working the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics together as well as several national games on ABC. He is a tremendous person and the Blues organization is outstanding and on the rise. I am looking forward to working with John Kelly and Bernie Federko on the Blues broadcasts.

We will always have a bond here with the great fans of the Coyotes. I believe in this team, the great players and character that is on the team, led of course, by Shane Doan.

We will see each other often and I will be keeping an eye and a Holy Jumpin out for you!

All the very best,

- Panger

Darren Pang appears courtesy of PhoenixCoyotes.com

Ed O’Leary appears courtesy of the Brantford Expositor

Brantford’s David Hearn was “honoured” Tuesday to receive the Award of Merit for distinguished service to the annual Walter Gretzky/CNIB Celebrity Golf Classic and Charity Auction at the Brantford Golf and Country Club.

“It was a surprise to me that they were honouring me this year,” said the 30-year-old professional golfer, who represents the BGCC on the PGA’s Nationwide Tour.

“I’m honoured to receive it. We do a lot of charity work and to get recognized for it is pretty nice.”

Hearn is a graduate of North Park Collegiate and the University of Wyoming.

He’s been coming to the Gretzky tournament and hitting tee shots off a designated par-five hole for each group in the tournament. The groups pay $20 for the tee shot and the money raised benefits the CNIB.

“I have a lot of fun coming out here and hitting these tee shots and I guess a little bit goes a long way,” said Hearn.

“A lot of people have done a lot for this event and it’s nice that they have considered me as an important part of this event.

“It’s been fortunate that the way my schedule has worked out that I’ve been able to come back every year.”

Brantford businessman Dave Loney and radio host and comedian Jim Jerome were presented with the Dan Gallagher Memorial CNIB Friendship Award.

Loney has been a longtime supporter of the Gretzky tournament.

And Jerome, who has instrumental in raising over $30,000 a year for several years for the Walter Gretzky tournament in Edmonton, has been the emcee for the Brantford event for several years.

The Hella Goreski Memorial Award was presented to Mike Foster, who has been a volunteer with the tournament for the past 15 years.

The 2009 Sponsorship Award was given to Boston Pizza for its involvement with the tournament.

Ed O’Leary appears courtesy of the Brantford Expositor

Ed O’Leary appears courtesy of the Brantford Expositor

City businessman Dave Loney has been a longtime supporter of the Gretzky family and the many charities to which it contributes.

Loney, owner and president of Anthrafilter Ltd., dug deep into his pockets to show his support Monday night at the Brantford Golf and Country Club to show his support at the auction portion of the annual Walter Gretzky/CNIB Celebrity Golf Classic and Charity Auction.

“I enjoy the Gretzky family and I like to help the less fortunate,” said the 71-year-old Loney.

“I like to support the CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind) and I certainly like the Gretzky tournament.

“My two girls (Kim and Lori) went to school with the Gretzkys.”

Loney bid $1,200 to purchase a Wayne Gretzky No. 99 Edmonton Oilers jersey signed by the Great One.

It was the highest priced item in the auction, which brought in $16,654.

Loney also purchased a Pat Hickey-signed hockey stick, a Walter Gretzky Golf Classic shirt signed by the celebrities at last year’s tournament, a Wayne Gretzky Estates tasting certificate for up to 10 people, a Wayne and Walter Gretzky “Younger Years” print signed by Walter, a 1980 Civic Centre Shootout picture Gretzky, Hickey and goaltender Rick Wamsley that is signed by Hickey, and a signed Wayne Gretzky “Hanging Up Skates” New York Rangers picture.

Loney also purchased several items from the silent auction tables.

“I just got taken up with this but the whole event is terrific,” said Loney, who prefers to stay out of the limelight.

He has purchased sports memorabilia at the Gretzky auction over the years but he’s never bought as many items in one night as he did Monday.

What will he do with his new purchases.

“I told someone that one day they may come back so someone else can enjoy them and we’ll raise more money,” said the soft-spoken Loney.

This year’s money total was down from last year’s exceptional total of $24,625.

However, last year a package to NASCAR Nationwide and Sprint Cup races at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in October in Charlotte, N. C., were sold during the regular auction along with several NASCAR memorabilia items.

This year, the NASCAR package, which includes a NASCAR garage tour, a tour of Hendrick Motorsports and a CARQUEST gift bag, will be sold through a silent auction at Ohsweken Speedway when it hosts the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, July 28-29.

The golf portion of the event will be played today at the country club.

Ed O’Leary appears courtesy of the Brantford Expositor

Wayne’s second annual Nationwide Tour golf tournament finished with Roger Tambellini earning the victory with a  20-under 265 score, taking the $144,018 USD prize purse and the coveted Gretzky champion’s ring.  Read More

Tambellini and Nicklaus Win as Le May Doan Beats Gretzky in a Scorecard Playoff

THORNBURY, ON, July 12, 2009 – Wayne Gretzky’s second annual Nationwide Tour golf tournament finished today with Roger Tambellini earning the victory with a  20-under 265 score, taking the $144,018 USD prize purse and the coveted Gretzky champion’s ring.

Other winners included Olympian Catriona Le May Doan who took the celebrity title in a scorecard playoff with a 42-under 243 score (edging out tournament host Wayne Gretzky) to win the keys to a brand new 2010 Ford Mustang. Cassie Campbell finished third with a 40-under 245. The Amateur title went to Steve Nicklaus, son of golf legend Jack Nicklaus, who shot a 39-under, 246 winning a brand new 2010 Ford Taurus.

“Congratulations to Roger, Catriona and Steve – they all played an impressive couple of rounds this week,” said Wayne Gretzky, who was narrowly beaten by Le May Doan.  “Catriona put the pressure on and made it tough to keep up –we’ll hope for a rematch next year.”

As with the 2008 event, celebrities drew large crowds during the first two rounds, with notable names not making the cut including Charles Barkley, Brett Hull, Todd Bertuzzi, Donovan Bailey, Damon Allen, Mike Keenan, Janet Gretzky and many others. Also making a massive contribution was the local community, as more than 700 volunteers rallied around the event, providing support on the course and through hospitality, security and transportation responsibilities.

“Last year, we were overwhelmed with the support from the friends, volunteers and local communities,” said Gretzky. “There was no way we could have hoped for more this year but we have been completely blown away, with more people helping us make this event something special.”

As the 15th of 29 events of the 2009 Nationwide Tour season, fans were treated to some of golf’s next ‘great ones’, as the pros competed at the mid-way point of their season. With the Nationwide Tour’s top 25 earning a spot in the PGA TOUR next year, competition is fierce, with much more at stake than just tournament winnings.

“The Nationwide Tour is thrilled to come back to Canada this year,” said Jim Duncan, Nationwide Tour Tournament Director. “The fans, staff and community made this a very popular event for players in 2008, and this year is no different. The courses are in perfect shape and the players really love competing here.”

As with any major event, corporate sponsors have played a major role, with Ford and Samsung participating as title and presenting sponsors respectively. Other sponsors include Scotiabank, Crescent Point Energy Group, Corona, Marquis Jet, Grey Goose, Boston Pizza, Tim Hortons, PepsiCo, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Callaway, Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs, IMI, Hockey Canada, Bruce Power, OLG Casino Brantford, Liquidation World, PAH (II) INC., Roots, Y&R, Liquidation World, PAK-MAN Disposal Services, The FAN 590 and Rogers Sportsnet.

“This event couldn’t happen without the support of our sponsors,” said Gretzky. “It’s been a very humbling experience to see their commitment to helping make this tournament great. I can’t thank them enough.”

Proceeds from the tournament go to the Wayne Gretzky Foundation whose mission it is to provide less fortunate youth with the opportunity to experience the sport of hockey.

For information, please contact:

Mark James, Cohn & Wolfe
647-924-5700
416-400-5263 (cell)
Mark.james@cohnwolfe.ca

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ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT

Coming to Thornbury, Ontario, July 6-12, 2009, the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic presented by Samsung will provide fans with the opportunity to watch 160 professionals play with celebrities and amateurs in a pro-am style tournament. As an official Nationwide Tour stop, players will be competing for one of the year’s largest purses at $800,099, with all four rounds televised LIVE on the Golf Channel. Two courses will host the tournament – the Georgian Bay Club and The Raven Golf Club at Lora bay – with proceeds from the tournament to benefit the Wayne Gretzky Foundation. Further information, including tickets and volunteer opportunities, can be found at www.gretzky.com/golf.

Mick Kern appears courtesy of Live From Wayne Gretzky’s

Wilco, without a doubt the best band in the world at this moment, released their latest album last week.  Titled Wilco (The Album), it was eagerly anticipated by a legion of fans and music media who, for the most part, have shared a similar sentiment about the new release…

While the album’s good, it’s not necessarily up to the high standards of past Wilco offerings.

Which is unfair, and probably inaccurate, to already have decided the fate of a release a scant seven days into its public life (yes, it was available earlier on the band’s website).  Still, take your pick of some of their earlier work…Being There, Summerteeth, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, A Ghost Is Born, Sky Blue Sky.  All fine albums, with each one setting up massive expectations for the next release.  And so far, Jeff Tweedy and crew have managed to scale those self-inflicted peaks, though in each case, it’s taken some time for fans and critics to have their eyes opened to the gems contained within.

In an earlier life, I reviewed new releases by a wide spectrum of bands.  What always bothered me was the need, due to the magazine deadline, to pass judgement on an album after only, at the most, a half-dozen listens.  Some records/CD’s require time to reveal all their hidden beauty; a cursory listen may turn up the radio-friendly hits, but not the real gold underneath.  If anything, a music reviewer/magazine should be required to revisit a reviewed album six months later.

While listening to Wilco’s latest offering on the way to work today, the immediate lukewarm reaction to it reminded me of much of the hockey world’s reaction to what GM Bob Gainey has done with the Montreal Canadiens in the past two weeks.

After watching his team take a nosedive after the All-Star break, firing head coach Guy Carbonneau, taking over behind the bench himself, and getting swept by the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs (all this during the overblown 100th anniversary celebrations), Gainey is understandably under considerable pressure to improve the lot of the Canadiens for the 2009-10 campaign.

He’s cast his lot with underachieving goaltender Carey Price, which might, in part, explain why Jacques Martin was brought aboard as head coach.  Gainey was facing a summer of significant roster turnover, as a number of players were set to become unrestricted free agents on July 1st.

While many in the media, and fans as well, were curious as to how Gainey would manage this off-season, most pointed to the fact that the Habs would benefit from having a lot of cap room to play around with.  Surely they’d be able to land the big stud centre the team has lacked since…since…Pete Mahovlich???

What about the Vinnie rumours?  How about Gaborik or Hossa?  Should they keep Komisarek or go a different direction?  And what about Kovalev and Kaptain Koivu?

So many questions, and Gainey began to answer them by engineering a pre-July 1st trade with the similarly underachieving New York Rangers.  Suddenly, Scott Gomez was a Hab.  That deal seemed to knock over a series of dominoes, which ended up revealing the names of Hal Gill, Mike Cammalleri,  Brian Gionta and Jaroslav Spacek, not to mention Perry Pearn.

Almost immediately, the reviews on Montreal Canadiens (The Album) were mixed, at best.  Were the Habs a better team now than they were in April?  Did they address any of the myriad of issues that faced this team going into the summer?  Are all these players too small?  Okay, Hal Gill excepted, but in his case, is he too slow?  Where’s that stud centre we’re all been clamouring for?  Why allow Kovalev to leave…and for Ottawa of all places?  Has he ever spent any real time there?  (To butcher Sinatra…I wanna sleep in the city that never wakes up).

Some have noted that Gainey and his Canadiens have moved neither forwards nor backwards with all these free agent signings and trades, but rather they have moved sideways.  As in, yes, things have changed, the team sports a new face today, but to what end?

This past weekend, a few of us from NHL Home Ice made the 10-hour car trip from Toronto, down over to Chicago (the home of Wilco), to catch the Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley on July 4th.  Being baseball season, there are White Sox and Cubs stuff everywhere in that town.  The NFL Bears were well represented, as were the Bulls.  Even noticed a couple of guys wearing Blackhawk caps, and more than a few shop windows displaying Blackhawk jerseys.

Regardless, for all the justified hype about the re-emergence of the Chicago Blackhawks, the Windy City is first-and-foremost an NFL town, then a baseball town, then the Bulls, and then the Hawks, make no mistake about it.

While we were there, the scandal involving possible contract errors by the Blackhawks were all the buzz back in hockey country, meaning Canada.  It was on the general sportscasts, as each and every hockey-related story is.

Nary a peep in Chicago, and I was monitoring the local television stations, and had my AM radio with me to listen to 670 The Score.  They had a brief mention of it, before going back to discussing the pennant chances of the Cubbies, and what Jay Cutler meant to the Bears.

Yet in Montreal, a hundred or so fans of the Canadiens held a rally to demand that GM Bob Gainey re-sign Alex Kovalev.  Have they seen Kovalev actually play these past few seasons?  Madness, I tell you.

Blackhawks’ GM Dale Tallon can screw up by signing over-priced over-rated free agents Brian Campbell and Cristobal Huet, and the hardcore fan base in that city will pillorize him for it, but he doesn’t have to face the same degree of pressure as a Bob Gainey, or a Brian Burke, or a Ken Holland.  While it’s on the radar, hockey gets lost in cities such as Chicago.  Let’s face it, hockey gets lost in almost every American city.  Make no mistake about it.

Yet in Canada, where apparently we have nothing better to do, every story is magnified, often far beyond its relative importance.  But that’s the way it is up here in Hockeyland.  Which helps to explain the overwhelming number of thumbs down reviews about Gainey and his moves so far this off-season.  We all think we know better up here.  There’s no allowance to actually see what these new acquisitions might do come October, we’ve already passed judgement.

50,000,000 critics can’t be wrong, but like all those stellar Wilco albums, this one will take some time to see if Gainey has engineered a masterpiece, or if all those signings were just the thrashings of a desperate man.

- Mick Kern

Mick Kern appears courtesy of Live From Wayne Gretzky’s

-Skiing and Hockey Greats Prepare to Tee-Off with the Great One July 6-12 in Thornbury-

THORNBURY, July 4, 2009 – Today, the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic presented by Samsung announced that Brian Stemmle, Nancy Gee, Todd Bertuzzi and “Iron” Mike Keenan will join Wayne Gretzky and other celebrities when the tournament returns to Thornbury, Ontario, July 6-12, 2009. Celebrities taking part include:

• Wayne Gretzky
• Janet Gretzky
• Damon Allen
• Donovan Bailey
• Charles Barkley
• Cassie Campbell
• Javier Colon
• Gerry Dee
• Nancy Gee
• Brett Hull
• Nick Kypreos
• Catriona Lemay Doan
• Bob McCown
• Kirk Muller
• Mark Napier
• Darren Pang
• Gino Reda
• Brian Stemmle
• Scott Thornton
• Todd Bertuzzi
• Danny Winnick
• Eddie Mio
• Mike Keenan
• Dwayne Roloson

Information and tickets are available at www.gretzky.com/golf.

For more information, including media credentials, please contact:
Mark James
Cohn & Wolfe
647-259-3269
mark.james@cohnwolfe.ca

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ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT

Coming to Thornbury, Ontario, July 6-12, 2009, the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic presented by Samsung will provide fans with the opportunity to watch 160 professionals play with celebrities and amateurs in a pro-am style tournament. As an official Nationwide Tour stop, players will be competing for one of the year’s largest purses at $800,099, with all four rounds televised LIVE on the Golf Channel. Two courses will host the tournament – the Georgian Bay Club and The Raven Golf Club at Lora bay – with proceeds from the tournament to benefit the Wayne Gretzky Foundation. Further information, including tickets and volunteer opportunities, can be found at www.gretzky.com/golf.

Darren Pang appears courtesy of PhoenixCoyotes.com

With veteran goalie Jason LaBarbera now in the fold, the first thing that comes to my mind is the size of the tandem Grant Fuhr and the Coyotes coaching staff have to work with.

Both LaBarbera (6-foot-3, 225 pounds) and Ilya Bryzgalov (6-3, 199) are imposing figures, leaving very little room for shooters to see any net.

LaBarbera has made a living combining a few terrific qualities, most notably he is a very hard-working person that endears himself to his teammates. I have said this many times. When your goalie has a great team-first attitude, the players want to battle for him. He will stay on the ice until the last player is off at practice, willing the puck to hit his large body.

A few years ago, LaBarbera got “stuck” in the minors while with the Los Angeles Kings. He could not be recalled, as he would have been plucked on “re-callable waivers” and the Kings didn’t want to lose him, therefore he stayed in the American Hockey League, and was that league’s best goalie.

He is fundamentally sound in net and has the proper mind-set to be a backup, as he was last season, watching one of the best in Roberto Luongo in Vancouver.

This is a good signing that appears to leave Josh Tordjman and Al Montoya on the outside looking in. I feel for both, as I have been there myself. This move will really test their confidence and self motivation, but as we all know, a spot in the NHL can be an injury away, or a hot streak in the minors.

Montoya played really well in his brief NHL stint at the end of last season with the Coyotes. He needs to visualize and capture his performance in the San Jose game as his standard. He proved he can stop the big boys.

- Panger

Darren Pang appears courtesy of PhoenixCoyotes.com

Article by Don Schwartz, WG Authentic / Visit Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic presented by Samsung

Canadian golfer Derek Gillespie has been waiting for his big break.

Little did the up-and-coming golfer know that his moment would come on a Golf Channel reality show and that the only thing standing between him and taking another step towards his ultimate goal of a PGA Tour card would be 99 yards.

Holding a slim lead on the last hole in the final showdown of the Big Break XI reality competition show, Gillespie’s SkyCaddie showed that he was 99 yards away from the pin and the $100,000 grand prize. For the lifelong hockey fan who wore the Wayne Gretzky 99 Silhouette Cap throughout the show’s taping, the symbolism was strong, though it didn’t dawn upon him until after the fact.

“I saw that I had 99 yards, but I just wanted to hit the green, get it in and scrape it in the hole and win it,” Gillespie said. “It was actually when I got to settle down and have something to eat, drink and do interviews that I was asked about having 99 yards and wearing the 99 hat. It was just kind of neat how everything worked out.”

The win was the crowning moment for The Big Break, which filmed its 11th season on Prince Edward Island. Each week featured skill contests between the contestants, with one of the original 12 – six men, six women – being eliminated after each episode. Though the competitors were all skilled in golf, show business was a different story.

“You were just worried about hitting your shots and trying to control your nerves in front of those cameras, because it can get pretty nerve racking when you see 25 cameras on you,” Gillespie said. “They literally follow your every move. To hit a touch shot, even from 100 yards, is pretty difficult when you’ve got all these distractions. But overall it was a pretty neat and different experience from what I’m used to, just playing golf.”

Also a distraction was the days immediately following the show’s taping, which actually ended last September. Contestants had to sign confidentiality papers prior to the taping, so Gillespie had to keep his life-altering victory a secret until the final episode aired.

“It was tough for the first couple of weeks, but as time went on it got easier because it had all sunk in for me that it was over and I was just trying to move on and think about what I need to do to get on the PGA Tour,” he said. “I’ve been asked so many times ‘Did you win? Did you win?’ But for me it was eight months ago. It wasn’t that big of a deal until the final episode aired recently and I was bombarded with phone calls, Facebook messages, e-mails and interviews. I’m pretty excited for it to be over so I can finally collect that money. But I’m looking forward to the opportunities it brings as well.”

One such opportunity is the chance to play in the upcoming Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic presented by Samsung. For the Oshawa native, the tournament poses double pressure – playing alongside some of hockey’s greats, while also having the chance to compete on the Nationwide Tour.

Not that Gillespie feels that pressure.

“You just try to do your own deal and do the best you can,” he said. “At the end of the day it’s a game and I’m going to have fun with whomever I’m playing with and chat it up. I do understand that it’s important and there’s a lot of money to be won and if I did win and that it could change my life – I’m halfway to the PGA Tour if that happens. I think I play my best golf when I’m relaxed out there and kind of chatting it up and having fun.”

Chances are good that Gillespie will once again be wearing the 99 silhouette somewhere on his attire when he tees off next week in Collingwood. While he makes his living on the greens, a bit of his heart is always on the ice.

“Wayne’s always been an idol of mine,” Gillespie said. “I’ve always looked up to him. I remember when I was a kid growing up in Oshawa that I couldn’t stay up long enough to watch the games out in Edmonton on the West Coast. So before my dad went to work he would always let me know who won before I went to school. This was in the Oilers’ heyday when they were winning all those cups and I was a young kid. He’s an icon in Canada. He’s a great person. He gives back. I couldn’t find somebody better to represent. He’s kind of the ultimate athlete in Canada.”

Given his recent big break, young golf fans may soon be tuning in to see how Gillespie did the previous day. Of course fans can also tune into the Golf Channel’s coverage of the Wayne Gretzky Classic, which tees off July 9 – 12. For more information on the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic presented by Samsung, visit www.gretzky.com/golf.

Article by Don Schwartz, WG Authentic / Visit Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic presented by Samsung