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Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pulling in the same direction to be successful.

Wayne Gretzky

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Wayne Gretzky
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 26
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The Corporation of the City of Brantford
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Wayne Douglas Gretzky
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