The surprising reason why Wayne Gretzky didn’t like playing in Edmonton | Undeniable with Joe Buck 

Click bait he did not like playing them because of the love he had for that team and the city

That's Alberta class right there. In his last NHL game ever in Calgary, he got an 8 minute standing ovation. He broke flames fans hearts so many times over the years but they still showed him the respect he deserved.

I smiled through the whole interview. It’s nice to see such love for a player and a for a player that can return the love back.

Gretz is the definition of a class act. His father raised him so humbly.

I love the Messier story, how he warned Gretzky first before the check. It was a good clean (but also hard) check. That showed class, and respect, amongst friends, and fierce competitors.

It goes to show how much Edmonton fans love Wayne and how much of a class act they are.

I grew up in edmonton watching these greats play. It was sooo special watching them change the game. GRETZ, Moose, Andy, Coffey, ect. They still do alot of stuff here for this town. I see them once in awhile in Costcos or in WEM when they come back for charity events. Just saw Glen Anderson a few weeks back and had to shake his hand. Such nice guys. Cheers

The thing about Gretzky is that he's the quintessential Canadian Hero. Superior in what he does to every other player, but so humble and such a regular guy that anyone can just have a casual chat with him on the street, and I did. Canadians are different because we like our heroes humble and self-effacing rather than cocky and self-assured. And he IS.

love you Wayne thanks for everything you did for our city Edmonton love you

greatest crowd reaction for a return of a player on another team wow. that was a glorious response

As a life long Bruins fan I have to say I have always thought of Gretzky as an Oiler first.

Grew up during the Gretzky/Oilers era and man.. I love this guy so much! 1987 Canada Cup, they had some exhibition games in Sydney, NS where I grew up. I'm 6 years old and my dad and I went all over town trying to get autographs. We finally caught up with Gretzky and crew in a local restaurant. Dad says to the hostess "my son is a huge Gretzky fan and we heard they're here having dinner. Do you think we could come in for an autograph?", she says "Yes they're here, let me go ask". Comes back a minute later "Yep, no problem! Follow me". Went in and talked to Gretzky for a few minutes - I had a Oilers hoodie/sweatshirt on that his number on the chest (along with a few others) - and he points to it and says "I like your shirt!". I can't even remember if I said anything back... just stood there like a deer in the headlights! He signed my autograph and then passed it around the table for the other players to sign (I legit can't even remember who the other players were - I was so in awe of meeting my childhood hero!), and thanked us for coming in. Soooo gracious!! I'll never forget it and I tell the story every chance I get! Talk about a core memory. Just love this man. I hope to meet him again some day so I can ask if he remembers... and thank him properly!

Long time Edmontonian, we love Wayne, we always will. Thanks Wayne.

When the Oilers won the Stanley Cup in 1990, two years after the trade, the first congratulatory phone call to their locker room was from Gretz. That says it all

Always hated Gretzky because I was a Kings fan. I loved Marcel Dionne. I was angry when we got Gretzky. But how could you not be won over by this man's humbleness and kindness? I know for a fact that he overtips everyone he comes in contact with-- drivers, wait staff, and he is willing to stay in a place for hours to sign autographs for kids when they ask. A true gentleman.

It was crazy how he broke the record by scoring to tie the game and all the Oilers fans cheered for him and then a fee minutes later he scored to win the game in OT and you can actually hear the fans boo. Haha!

My parents a picture of Wayne when he was in edmonton going to the old fireside restaurant. Not a restaurant anymore but all the old oiler used to eat there. He is a humble guy!

The title of this video is a bit deceptive. Based on the title, one might assume that Wayne Gretzky NEVER liked playing in Edmonton, but that isn't true. Gretzky is only talking about playing there after the trade that took him to the LA Kings.

Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and later Mario Lemieux....Hockey from that era could not have asked for better ambassador's for the sport. Wayne was truly amazing. On and off the ice.

Reminds me of the reception Guy Lafleur got when he returned to Montreal when he was a New York Ranger.

He’s the reason why the Oilers have such die hard fans. Don’t live in Edmonton but I know that city is team Canada

Humility, sportsmanship, unequaled talent, a gentleman who loved the sport as much as fans loved him! The Great One!

Oilers fans are some of the best hockey fans we got here in Canada. Ive always been fond of Edmonton & Oilers (as a Montrealer). It bit interesting, after Gretzky trade, Messier lead Oilers to 1 more cup and then another cup for the Rangers finishing with 6 cups total to Gretkzys 4 with the oilers.

All I have to say about this guy can be said in two words... _"THE BEST"_ \m/

I think the title should be changed to "The surprising reason why Wayne Gretzky didn't like playing AGAINST Edmonton" because that's what the video is really about. I got the impression initially reading the title that he didn't like playing for the Oilers, which struck me as odd. Nevertheless, the video itself is very good, with interesting insight from Gretzky if you haven't seen him interview before.

Wayne is a class act. God bless him and his family.

"Click" meet "bait." Come on, this was a good interview overall. There was no need to pull a stunt like this.

Loved that Mess gave him the heads up 😂

Misleading click bait headline. He didn’t like playing in Edmonton - AFTER he was traded. He truly loved it there and hated playing against his old team 🙄

Rangers fan here. Loved having Gretz for a few fun seasons, but always think of him as an Oiler! Lots of admiration for Edmonton fans cheering him breaking goal record as a King on their ice!!!

I was a high school senior in Brantford when a friend and I went down to the arena to see this little 8-yr old everybody was raving about. He was skating circles around the other players and seemingly scoring at will. I remember he was written up in the Expositor after every game and was the talk of the town. I met him years later at a business event and we reminisced about his childhood in Brantford. Nice fellow.

An absolute legend. We miss you Wayne !!

No matter where Gretzky's career lead him, he started here in Edmonton, he is and always will be an Oiler to all of us.

Messier gave him a heads up as they headed into the boards, and he really didn't crush him. Class act.

Wayne Gretzky is like Bobby orr... Great, humble and a nice human being.

That was tough to take for Oiler fans. Big Larry Robinson first to give the G man a hug. He would know what Wayne ment to Edmonton as he got to play with The Flower for all those years. I never liked Montreal because they were so good and Lafleur was the best in the world before Gretz came along. Too bad Gil Perreault got injured playing with Wayne and Guy in 81 before the Canada Cup.Not too bad of a line I would say.!👍🏒

Love to hear this and understand his feeling when playing against the Oilers .. Wayne was a very exceptional talent 👏

its great to see this and i hated gretzky in his prime but now i realize the great talent that he had, now i'm older and have come to respect the great ones accomplishments, ive always been a montreal fan and always willl be but the oilers were f"n great to watch

We will ALWAYS love you Wayne!!☝️👏🙋‍♂️

This is exactly why Edmonton would never blame Connor for leaving Edmonton (I pray he doesn't). We would root for him, wherever he goes. We're not Toronto.

Amazing guy, stil humble. Loved watching him play when I was in minor hockey.

Only a legend can score against the home team and have the crowd explode into a cheering frenzy! What a moment!!

I wish more people showed class like those fans in Edmonton did, Gretzky is one of the most humble superstar athletes I have ever heard speak. Other leagues and athletes should watch some of his interviews and take notes.

What a class-act man and a wonderful ambassador for the sport of ice hockey!

My goodness this was thirty five years ago, can you believe how fast time goes as we get older?

It had to be a funny feeling for Wayne to visit his previous town and team. It would be that way for me. Edmonton seems to be a good place.😊😊

Gretzky not only scored the tying goal in that game to becoming the new all-time points leader (1989), he also scored the winning goal in overtime.

B.S. title for an excellent interview. He didn't like playing AGAINST Edmonton!

Loved when Hockey Night in Canada would come on TV and Gretzky and the Oilers were playing that night.

That pass kept in my Duschene is now a penalty in the NHL for a hand pass. Happened to Marner against Coyotes to tie the game but goal was disallowed for keeping the puck in the Leafs zone. NHL is so pussified now.

Wayne Gretzky is the class of the NHL.

I wonder how well he would have done today with today's goalies, he still the greatest and I have a bunch of his hockey cards , as a canuck fan and season ticket holder watching him play was amazing , but when Pavel was playing against the great one was amazing

He loved Edmonton and enjoyed playing there.

The best hockey player ever, he is in a league of his own, I was never an Oilers fan and actually did not care for Gretzky because he was so dominate and played for a rival team, but gradually I started to be a fan because of his talent and his humility. He loves the game more than himself, he puts other players and the team ahead of himself, which is evident from his assist totals, but with all that he still reached ridiculous personal point achievements.

I defy anyone to find anywhere in the history of sport a city that adored an athlete the way Edmonton adored Gretzky. And still does.

His time was up in OT of the point breaking game b/c he scored the GWG in OT as well. Arena was crickets.

GREAT LOVE WAYNE GRETZKY GOAT

Gretzky saying he knew the arena like the back of his hand is a great insight and unsurprising…… dude is the smartest hockey player of all time and it’s not close.

If Mike Keenan hadn’t pissed off Gretzky, he would’ve signed a long term deal with the St. Louis Blues and retired a Blue. His wife, Janet is from St. Louis, and they still live in there part of the year. He and Brett Hull were just beginning to click. The Blues may won the Cup sooner. That was a good team and Keenan screwed it up.

Very touching segment I must say.

thankyou for talking the talk !!!

He wouldnt sign the deal unless Marty McSorley was included . McSorely was known as “Wayne Gretzky's bodyguard” because his role with both Edmonton and Los Angeles was simply to protect the Great One. Thats why he only got 18 months probation.

That era of jerseys is my favourite LA Kings jerseys.

People don't understand how dominant he was. It would be like an NFL QB throwing for 7,000 yards and 70 TD's. Or an MLB player hitting over 100 HR's while batting 420. 40 years ago Sports Illustrated did an article about these kind of comparisons. It was crazy.

He was a good player.

Did the Great one JUST admitted resented the fact that he was ever traded completely Understandable Coming #99 the Great " Once an oiler an Edmonton guy For life nice!" "Gretzky is world class athlete then now for ever!"

He showed what a class act should be as an athlete, from the small people to the top

He transcended his own sport, just like Jordan.

Why do so many RU-vidrs feel the need to be deceptive in their titles? I don't get it.

I sincerly believe Canada can breed the most humble of men and that makes me a proud Canadian.

So crazy he set the points record 10 years before he retired.

Wayne Gretzky said he doesn't like playing against Edmonton he didn't say he doesn't like playing in Edmonton.

35 years in SoCal kinda makes his preference for place rather obvious.

My first ever game I went to was the one he broke the record.

Good analogy by Wayne to reference STL Cardinal baseball. Maybe the only “baseball first” city in the US

Size of the city has nothing to do with him knowing where people sat. Every home arena would be the same.

My nephew's (Ryan) best friend (DJ) at the time went to a Phoenix Coyotes hockey game when Gretzky was the head coach (approx. 20 years ago). DJ was not a sports fan. Probably went to watch the Coyote's cheerleaders. Ryan called him the next day to ask about the hockey game. DJ mentioned that they ended up talking to some guy after the game was over at a restaurant or pub in the arena or nearby. Said they talked to "some guy named Wayne" for about 20 minutes. DJ had no idea they were talking to probably the greatest hockey player of all time. Gretzky only mentioned that he worked for the team. Never mentioned that he was the head coach or anything about who he was as a player. Humble superstars seem even greater than they were to me because they didn't show off or brag.

Gretzky is one of Canada's most prized people.

You will always be Edmonton's Champ!

Best time to be an Oiler fan...they had an amazing team with "players" they were there year after year...could of won 2 more Stanley Cups with Gretzky

As a great a player as he was he is equally a great ambassador for the game.

What a gentleman, intelligent, articulated.

Wayne holds a lot of records, but the one he wasn't able to obtain was the one held by none other than Darryl Sittler. Darryl was the Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs when he earned 10 points in one game on February 7, 1976. Funny that Wayne never talks about Darryl's record or Darryl at all.

The Great One is all class.

Wow how is this title headline missleading . I thought he hated playing for the Oilers .

And he's still a humble man

How is that possible he was literally crying when he was leaving Edmonton

In 1999 I moved to Edmonton from Australia to work/play hockey. It was like a cult religion back then, and I loved every minute of it!!!!.

Nice bit of Clickbait there, trying to make it seem that he hated being an Oiler, when really it was him feeling uncomfortable playing in Edmonton... AFTER HE LEFT

Fun fact.... The Great One has a photographic memory. He's wired differently than most humans.

Click bait title... The guy hated playing against the Oilers in Edmonton... The title makes it seem like he hated playing for the Oilers.

Class, Edmonton, CLASS! Unlike the San Jose sharks who booed during the Canadian National Anthem!

Class act Wayne.

Good interview

My life hero Mr Gretzky

There is a statue of him in Edmonton for a reason. He is a local icon.

That's the difference, if Wayne played for Toronto and he came back after doing all he did with all those Stanley Cups, the fans would have blown the roof off of that arena, and who ever let him go would be thrown out of town or worse.

Class act!

Why is Los Angeles wearing Dark home Jerseys at an away game ??

I will scream this FOREVER, I do not think people truly understand how unbelievable this guy was. Your average sports fan is clueless lol