NHL great Wayne Gretzky moves back to St. Louis to be closer to family (2024)
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ST. LOUIS – Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky has moved back to the St. Louis area.
The former Blue lived in the area when he played for the Blues during the 1995-1996 seasn and again beginning in 2012 when he and his St. Louis-native wife Janet bought a home in Frontenac. Janet is from Bridgeton and went to Pattonville High School.
Prior to this new move, the Gretzkys lived in California.
He told The Athletic, the family made the move for a variety of reasons.
“We have five children and our second youngest child is going to NYU in New York City. Our youngest daughter turned 18 and is now attending SMU. I have a 100-year-old mother-in-law that we live with in St. Louis, so (my wife) Janet and I moved as a family to St. Louis to be closer to her and spend as much time as possible with her. It was kind of a tough year with spending 20 days and watching my dad (Walter) pass, so we’re getting an opportunity to spend time in the Midwest with Janet’s family,” Gretzky said.
He also said that he and his wife have two grandsons who live in Florida. St. Louis’ airport makes it easier to go see them and for the 60-year-old to get to his new Turner Sports’ NHL gig. Their headquarters are located in Atlanta. This will be Gretzky’s first crack at broadcasting.
LOUIS — "The Great One" is back in town. Former St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St.Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the six teams from the 1967 NHL expansion and is named after the W. C.
player Wayne Gretzky told The Athletic, in a piece published Monday, that he and his wife, Bridgeton-native Janet Jones, have moved to St.Louis to be closer to his 100-year-old mother-in-law.
Being close to his mother-in-law, who is nearly 100 years old, was a priority for Gretzky. That is why he bought a house in the Frontenac neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri in 2012. It shows how much he values family.
On February 27, 1996, Gretzky joined the St. Louis Blues in a trade for Patrice Tardif, Roman Vopat, Craig Johnson and two draft picks (Peter Hogan and Matt Zultek). He partially orchestrated the trade after reports surfaced that he was unhappy in Los Angeles.
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In 2014, they both founded The Gretzky Hockey School, which trains youth athletes using the "same foundation and habits implemented by Grandpa Walter teaching Wayne and the kids growing up," according to its website. On Feb. 29, 2020, Ty married his wife, Sara Cusick, in a modern Gatsby-style wedding in Brooklyn.
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In the second round of the playoffs against the Red Wings, the Blues fell behind and Gretzky didn't' look like his former self. So as what some saw as a motivational tool, Keenan pulled the contract offer to Gretzky off the table. After the season, Gretzky went on to sign with the New York Rangers.
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LOUIS — "The Great One" is back in town. Former St. Louis Blues player Wayne Gretzky told The Athletic, in a piece published Monday, that he and his wife, Bridgeton-native Janet Jones, have moved to St.Louis to be closer to his 100-year-old mother-in-law.
After his father, Walter, died in March 2021, Wayne and Janet Gretzky decided to move to Florida and be closer to their grandchildren. At the same time, Gretzky's youngest child, Emma, was going to play tennis at SMU, leaving Wayne and Janet as empty nesters for the first time.
Disillusioned, Gretzky became a free agent and signed with the Rangers on July 21, 1996. The “Gretzky Era” in St. Louis was over just 145 days after it started. He would score 249 more regular-season points before retiring, but Gretzky thinks the numbers would have been higher with the Blues.
As a result, the 61-year-old, NHL champion now shares the Palm Beach neighborhood with some of the well-regarded athletes. With the tennis prodigy Serena Williams, NFL legend Tom Brady and NBA champion Michael Jordan, Gretzky now shares the same locale.
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