Wayne Gretzky Trade ESPN Documentary

Posted by Mother Pucker on July 30th, 2009

The Great One is about to become one of the stars of ESPN’s 30 for 30. The documentary will be directed by the man behind Friday Night Lights, Peter Berg, and he will focus on the 1998 trade that sent Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings.

The series will air between October 2009 and December 2010, with no exact date set yet for Gretzky.

I can’t believe how long ago this was already. I still remember being in the cool basement during a blazing summer day, playing some kind of wicked game on my commodore 64, when my mom came downstairs and broke the news. I moved over the to couch, and if I wasn’t called to dinner a few hours later, I would probably still be sitting there in shock today.

Here is a clip I found of some fan reaction to the trade, with some people burning and hanging stuffed Peter Pocklington dummies:

Anyone else remember exactly where they were or what they were doing?