Wayne Gretzky attends Trump's inauguration as incoming president floats NHL legend for Canadian leadership

NHL fable Wayne Gretzky was spotted astatine Donald Trump’s inauguration connected Monday arsenic the incoming president has teased "The Great One" arsenic the adjacent person of Canada.

Gretzky was tucked distant to the near of Dallas Mavericks bulk proprietor Miriam Adelson and UFC president Dana White. Gretzky was seen watching arsenic Trump’s Cabinet nominees, lawmakers and different luminaries and dignitaries made their mode into the Capitol Rotunda.

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Wayne Gretzky, right, seen astatine Donald Trump's inauguration. (Fox News)

The erstwhile Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers superstar’s quality came arsenic Trump has touted the hockey fable arsenic the adjacent person of Canada. On Christmas Day, Trump urged Canadian citizens to encourage Gretzky to go the adjacent premier minister.

"I conscionable near Wayne Gretzky, ‘The Great One arsenic helium is known successful Ice Hockey circles. I said, ‘Wayne, wherefore don’t you tally for Prime Minister of Canada, soon to beryllium known arsenic the Governor of Canada - You would triumph easily, you wouldn’t adjacent person to campaign,’" Trump wrote connected Truth Social.

"He had nary interest, but I deliberation the radical of Canada should commencement a DRAFT WAYNE GRETZKY Movement. It would beryllium truthful overmuch amusive to watch!"

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Wayne Gretzky smokes a cigar during the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am astatine Pebble Beach Golf Links successful California, Feb. 8, 2020. (Michael Madrid-USA Today Sports)

As Trump teased Canadian lawmakers astir making the state the "51st state" of the U.S., Trump said helium asked Gretzky to go the "governor of Canada."

"I was with Wayne Gretzky. I said, 'Wayne, would you similar to beryllium the politician of Canada?’ I can't ideate anybody doing amended than Wayne," Trump said astatine a Mar-a-Lago property league earlier this month. 

"Wayne was not excessively interested. But helium astir apt would person liked statehood," Trump added. "He's a person of mine. He's a large guy. He's the large one. We telephone him the large one, right? He's a large hockey player."

Gretzky didn’t look to beryllium swayed 1 mode oregon the other.

President-elect Trump and Melania Trump arsenic they conscionable with President Biden and archetypal woman Jill Biden connected Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2025. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

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The Hockey Hall of Famer was spotted astatine Trump’s predetermination triumph enactment successful November.

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