Comments on: Wayne’s Statement http://www.gretzky.com/blog/2009/09/statement-from-wayne-gretzky/ Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:09:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Josh from michigan http://www.gretzky.com/blog/2009/09/statement-from-wayne-gretzky/comment-page-2/#comment-18372 Josh from michigan Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:21:02 +0000 http://www.gretzky.com/blog/?p=661#comment-18372 Wayne there is no doubt you were the great one, but you were not a very good fit as a coach with 4 straight loosing years.Dave tippett has lead the yotes to 5th place in there conference.I think your tenure as a coach has actually hurt your reputation a little you may not care or agree but its strange that the year after you leave the team starts to win.Im not trying to give you a hard time wayne but the team is definately doing better since you have left and you are better off playing golf and not being a coach in the nhl. Wayne there is no doubt you were the great one, but you were not a very good fit as a coach with 4 straight loosing years.Dave tippett has lead the yotes to 5th place in there conference.I think your tenure as a coach has actually hurt your reputation a little you may not care or agree but its strange that the year after you leave the team starts to win.Im not trying to give you a hard time wayne but the team is definately doing better since you have left and you are better off playing golf and not being a coach in the nhl.

]]> By: nick http://www.gretzky.com/blog/2009/09/statement-from-wayne-gretzky/comment-page-2/#comment-16522 nick Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:11:58 +0000 http://www.gretzky.com/blog/?p=661#comment-16522 Come back to Canada and coach a canadian team, you will win the cup. I know this Come back to Canada and coach a canadian team, you will win the cup.

I know this

]]> By: Bob http://www.gretzky.com/blog/2009/09/statement-from-wayne-gretzky/comment-page-2/#comment-13411 Bob Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:44:49 +0000 http://www.gretzky.com/blog/?p=661#comment-13411 y r u stepping down???? plz stay as the coach of the Cyotes. plz plz plz!!!!!! u r my inspiration!!!!! and ur an amazing coach. PLZ STAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! y r u stepping down???? plz stay as the coach of the Cyotes. plz plz plz!!!!!! u r my inspiration!!!!! and ur an amazing coach. PLZ STAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Justin in Redondo via Traverse City http://www.gretzky.com/blog/2009/09/statement-from-wayne-gretzky/comment-page-2/#comment-12511 Justin in Redondo via Traverse City Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:16:20 +0000 http://www.gretzky.com/blog/?p=661#comment-12511 Mr. Gretzky, Please.... PLEASE put the skates back on. I humbly submit(suggest) that you are still physically cabaple of playing the game at a high level. As a fan of the sport, I realize it is a vanity for me to implore you to return to the ice as a player. However, the facts are such. 1) The league has garbage exposure. Okay well.. that's it. The NHL is better than ever(sorta), but it's not on TV in the states. Mr. Gretzky,

Please…. PLEASE put the skates back on. I humbly submit(suggest) that you are still physically cabaple of playing the game at a high level. As a fan of the sport, I realize it is a vanity for me to implore you to return to the ice as a player. However, the facts are such.

1) The league has garbage exposure.

Okay well.. that’s it.

The NHL is better than ever(sorta), but it’s not on TV in the states.

]]> By: Tom from Port Elgin, Ont http://www.gretzky.com/blog/2009/09/statement-from-wayne-gretzky/comment-page-2/#comment-12506 Tom from Port Elgin, Ont Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:48:23 +0000 http://www.gretzky.com/blog/?p=661#comment-12506 You will be missed by all, enjoy your time off with your family. When the time is right, you will be back in this sport. You are the Great One! You will be missed by all, enjoy your time off with your family. When the time is right, you will be back in this sport. You are the Great One!

]]> By: MikeR from Langley BC http://www.gretzky.com/blog/2009/09/statement-from-wayne-gretzky/comment-page-2/#comment-12267 MikeR from Langley BC Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:52:59 +0000 http://www.gretzky.com/blog/?p=661#comment-12267 Hey Wayne.. A few days ago I found myself pulling out your autobiography "Gretsky" and reading from page 88 to my son who is playing PeeWee rep.. You wrote about not being the most fit, nor the fastest, the toughest, but you were smart and dedicated.. You wrote about what your father taught you.. Believe it or not, it totally resonated with my 11 year old and his buddies.. He's using the net and the boards as the 7th and 8th players!! You're up there in my books as a true inspiration - like other Mondo Canucks (Terry Fox, John Candy, The Hip, Mike J Fox, Stompin Tom.. oh and Alan Thicke too because we're from the same Northern Ont town...haha).. Thanks a lot Wayne for ALWAYS being a number 1 role model and one heck of a classy dude!! Hey Wayne.. A few days ago I found myself pulling out your autobiography “Gretsky” and reading from page 88 to my son who is playing PeeWee rep.. You wrote about not being the most fit, nor the fastest, the toughest, but you were smart and dedicated.. You wrote about what your father taught you.. Believe it or not, it totally resonated with my 11 year old and his buddies.. He’s using the net and the boards as the 7th and 8th players!! You’re up there in my books as a true inspiration – like other Mondo Canucks (Terry Fox, John Candy, The Hip, Mike J Fox, Stompin Tom.. oh and Alan Thicke too because we’re from the same Northern Ont town…haha).. Thanks a lot Wayne for ALWAYS being a number 1 role model and one heck of a classy dude!!

]]> By: Ron Ramirez http://www.gretzky.com/blog/2009/09/statement-from-wayne-gretzky/comment-page-2/#comment-12129 Ron Ramirez Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:48:03 +0000 http://www.gretzky.com/blog/?p=661#comment-12129 There are three GREAT names in sports, J. Robinson, M. Ali and "99" THE GREAT GRETZKY ! Thanks for the memories. Good luck in whatever you do. Ron R. There are three GREAT names in sports, J. Robinson, M. Ali and “99″ THE GREAT GRETZKY ! Thanks for the memories. Good luck in whatever you do. Ron R.

]]> By: Ed http://www.gretzky.com/blog/2009/09/statement-from-wayne-gretzky/comment-page-2/#comment-11978 Ed Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:03:15 +0000 http://www.gretzky.com/blog/?p=661#comment-11978 The NHL should really take a look at what they have done. Wayne Gretzky is the only reason hockey is what it is today. They just had the greatest player of the game and a damn good coach step away from the sport he has created. To Gary Betman: - AND I QUOTE!! "We do not abandon our NHL cities because of finanical problems, we fix the problem" - I HAVE IT ON MY DVR IF YOU WANT ME TO REPLAY IT FOR YOU! Your such a fake - Wayne Gretzky has made the sport what is it today and this is how you let him get treated by the owners of the team? - Mr. Gretzky is the ambassador of hockey. If it was not for him it would not be as big as it is now - yes, your paycheck pal! I have followed Gretzky for over 17 years now and I started watching PHX when he started coaching, just because I loved him as a player and i knew what he was able to do. Bought tickets to their games(and i live in Atlanta), shirts, hats, etc. I have thrown them away because what is the point now? Gretzky is gone and we all only have the NHL to blame. Who are you going to push away next? Mr. Gertzky - I hope you return in some fashion. I say you buy a team and run it your way, the only way. Make sure you give the PHX owners a big fat finger when you see them. Best of luck to you on whatever you decide to persue in the future; for you and your entire family. Best of luck. You will be greatly missed by fans and players. Ed The NHL should really take a look at what they have done. Wayne Gretzky is the only reason hockey is what it is today. They just had the greatest player of the game and a damn good coach step away from the sport he has created.

To Gary Betman: – AND I QUOTE!!
“We do not abandon our NHL cities because of finanical problems, we fix the problem” – I HAVE IT ON MY DVR IF YOU WANT ME TO REPLAY IT FOR YOU!

Your such a fake – Wayne Gretzky has made the sport what is it today and this is how you let him get treated by the owners of the team? – Mr. Gretzky is the ambassador of hockey. If it was not for him it would not be as big as it is now – yes, your paycheck pal!

I have followed Gretzky for over 17 years now and I started watching PHX when he started coaching, just because I loved him as a player and i knew what he was able to do. Bought tickets to their games(and i live in Atlanta), shirts, hats, etc. I have thrown them away because what is the point now?

Gretzky is gone and we all only have the NHL to blame. Who are you going to push away next?

Mr. Gertzky – I hope you return in some fashion. I say you buy a team and run it your way, the only way. Make sure you give the PHX owners a big fat finger when you see them. Best of luck to you on whatever you decide to persue in the future; for you and your entire family. Best of luck.

You will be greatly missed by fans and players.

Ed

]]> By: geo mckay http://www.gretzky.com/blog/2009/09/statement-from-wayne-gretzky/comment-page-2/#comment-11883 geo mckay Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:07:01 +0000 http://www.gretzky.com/blog/?p=661#comment-11883 dear mr gretzky, greetings i am fan of hockey at all levels. i am also a aboriginal artist who has just became a teacher of aboriginal fine art of carving. i prefer teaching children ,simply because they are teachable,they learn faster and with the right amount of guidance they can mount to something. i would like to leave a suggestion, let the the older hockey world do what it does. "focus on the next generations of hockey players" maybe you'll create the next great one,who knows. i think thats where the real statements are made,at the starting gates ,not near the finishing gates. i think alot of future superstars are waiting for the the right coach to guide them. dear mr gretzky,
greetings i am fan of hockey at all levels. i am also a aboriginal artist who has just became a teacher of aboriginal fine art of carving. i prefer teaching children ,simply because they are teachable,they learn faster and with the right amount of guidance they can mount to something. i would like to leave a suggestion, let the the older hockey world do what it does. “focus on the next generations of hockey players” maybe you’ll create the next great one,who knows. i think thats where the real statements are made,at the starting gates ,not near the finishing gates. i think alot of future superstars are waiting for the the right coach to guide them.

]]> By: Carl http://www.gretzky.com/blog/2009/09/statement-from-wayne-gretzky/comment-page-2/#comment-11632 Carl Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:34:23 +0000 http://www.gretzky.com/blog/?p=661#comment-11632 Wayne - I thank you for all that you brought to the Coyotes. I loved watching every game you coached, win or lose, because you had the team playing fast and hard. The young guys got to learn from the best. Unfortunately you probably won't get enough credit for the team's success this year although you are the one that put the foundation together. I am confident that we WILL move to greater success this year as our young team matures and I wish you were here to reap the rewards with us. Thanks again. You will be missed! Wayne – I thank you for all that you brought to the Coyotes. I loved watching every game you coached, win or lose, because you had the team playing fast and hard. The young guys got to learn from the best. Unfortunately you probably won’t get enough credit for the team’s success this year although you are the one that put the foundation together. I am confident that we WILL move to greater success this year as our young team matures and I wish you were here to reap the rewards with us.

Thanks again. You will be missed!

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