His Oilers tenure ended on August 9th, 1988, when the Oilers traded him to the Los Angeles Kings along with Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski for Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelinas, $15 million in cash and three first-round draft picks in 1989, 91 and 93.
During the dawn of The Trade, the NHL was revolutionized, including a massive expansion in Southern California and the rest of the country.
Despite finishing his career as a New York Rangers player, Gretzky still has a love for the Edmonton Oilers. During an intermission during the TNT coverage of the NHL playoffs, Gretzky came to the defence of his former team as Paul Bissonnette was taking a run at the Oilers with their style of play during Game 1 of the Carolina – Florida series.
Although it's a funny moment, it shows how much he still cares about the Oilers, since this is the team that gave him his start in the NHL and started his career.
Game 6 of the Western Conference final will be held tomorrow Monday, May 29th where the Dallas Stars will try to extend the series to a 7th game from the Vegas Golden Knights. Game time will be at 8:00 PM Eastern.
