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Canada hopes Gretzky's great in front office, too

By George Johnson
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, September 13, 2004

The image is seared into the consciousness of a nation: Wayne Gretzky, alone on the bench four years ago in Nagano, chin-strap undone and hanging loosely, head bowed, inconsolable. The greatest scorer the game has known, or ever will, left to rot during a shootout in a semi-final of arguably the most anticipated hockey tournament in history. No one had ever worn the Maple Leaf more passionately, more willingly and with more dignity than Wayne Gretzky. And in his farewell turn for his country, ...

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