No that’s not an airbrush or a photo shop. It’s truly “The Great One” Wayne Gretzky in a Chicago Blackhawks jersey. It’s a vision every Hawks fan dreamed of back in 1986. Not that Bill Wirtz would have been able to effectively utilize him into winning anything.
Wirtz was one of the all-time worst owners in sports history.
That Gretzky in a Hawks sweater pic is truly blasphemy to all Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers fans. Hey, just telling it like it is.
On a side note, you can buy that photo at Gretzky.com, a site where you’ll see lots of pics of guys in red Blackhawks sweaters at a hockey fantasy camp, or something like that. Now the picture becomes much clearer doesn’t it?
That’s why Wayne Gretzky is on frozen pond in this sweater. This happened at a fantasy NHL camp where the Hawks were indeed the team of choice.
I got the pic itself from Gretzky’s official Twitter, which tweets this underneath the image:
Wayne Gretzky and Brett Hull wearing a @NHLBlackhawks jersey.
Happy NHL off-season everyone.
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