Wayne Gretzky's Influence in Shaping US Hockey's Scene
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00:02 - This goes back, I remember there's a big
00:04 peewee hockey tournament, like 12 year olds in Quebec City.
00:07 It's the biggest, like, you know,
00:09 it's like the little league world series type of deal
00:11 of hockey. - Right, right.
00:12 - And a team from California won like 15 years ago.
00:17 That was sort of the start, you know what I mean?
00:20 Going back to it, Scotty,
00:22 Wayne Gretzky going to the LA Kings
00:24 really did build hockey in the United States.
00:28 Like, you know,
00:29 - You're right. - The Northeast
00:30 already had it, but you know what I'm saying, bro?
00:32 Like, Austin Matthews is from Phoenix.
00:34 You got guys, Dave Thompson,
00:35 you got all these guys in the NHL that are good
00:38 from California, from Arizona.
00:40 Like, the Vancouver Canuck goalies from California.
00:43 Like, dude, there's a ton of American dudes in the league.
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