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I can't remember the last time I went to a game and there was a fight. I think they fight more in baseball now than they do in hockey.

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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