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More NHL offseason: | | | | Friday marks the 25th anniversary of Wayne Gretzky's earth-shattering trade out of Edmonton to the LA . It's actually somewhat appropriate that it comes while singer Robin Thicke lives atop the music charts with his song because the two are actually intertwined.When the trade went down, Gretzky was busy. He wasn't exactly like Darryl Sutter was when he was asked to join the Kings, instead he was cleaning up after the young Thicke. As in he was babysitting. Can you imagine that, the Great One babysitting? Personally, I find it to be a hilarious visual of Gretzky in his prime. Indeed, he was helping out friend Alan Thicke, a proud Canadian and the by housesitting John Wensink Jersey -- and thus babysitting -- while Alan was in Europe as he . It wasn't until Robin hit big with his song this summer that the story was revived and revisited. Here is how Alan experienced it from afar.When it came time for Gretzky to get the news the deal was done, it had to go through Robin first as Gord Miller tells that story. Kinda funny that the child being babysat is doing the phone screening for the babysitter.Weeks before the trade, 99 was staying at a friend's house in LA when Kings owner Bruce McNall called to say the trade was happening... Gord Miller (@GMillerTSN) ...the 11 year old who lived there wasn't sure he should admit that Gretzky was there, but McNall insisted that he bring him to the phone. Gord Miller (@GMillerTSN) You may have heard of that young man: Robin Thicke, he of "Blurred Lines" fame. Gord Miller (@GMillerTSN) The elder Thicke learned about the trade that change hockey from a paper in Norway and had to scramble from overseas to find a replacement for Gretzky ("Good luck with that" -- said the ). A small price to pay, I a sume, to be part of one of the most infamous moments in hockey history. If you have somehow managed to avoid the younger Thicke's song (I'd like to know what rock you call home), maybe you should be indoctrinated through his . Riley Tufte Jersey |
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