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Aug. 9, 1988 is a day that will live in infamy in Edmonton and Canada, but the day Wayne Gretzky was traded was a day that forever changed the NHL and hockey in Canada. How did such a trade happen, and what was the end result?

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*sources*

• Newspapers.com
• The Hockey News
• Macleans Archive
• Sportsnet: https://www.nhl.com/news/wayne-gretzky-traded-to-kings-28-years-ago-281301452
• Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gretzky-traded

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