A 1979 O-Pee-Chee rookie card of Wayne Gretzky with the Edmonton Oilers during the 1978-79 season fetched $1.29 million at auction Friday, the first hockey card to sell for more than $1 million. The card was rated in perfect Gem Mint 10 condition. According to Heritage Auctions, the Dallas-based house that sold the card, there are only two in existence that are rated Gem Mint 10. The same card sold for $465,000 in August 2016, the previous record for a hockey card.
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Wayne Gretzky has resigned from his post as vice-chairman of the Edmonton Oilers after five years, he announced Tuesday via Twitter, and will join TNT as an analyst, according to Andrew Marchand of The New York Post. "The Oilers, their fans, and the city of Edmonton have meant the world…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5r0B9NtFcY Canada's armed forces often seem to be greatly distanced from national defense. Russian chess champ sues Netflix over Queen's Gambit Nona Gaprindashvili, a Soviet-era chess star seems to be making a quick grab for $5 million from Netflix for a single line in the hugely popular series Queen's Gambit.…
https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/858822743772590080 Twitter is afire Sunday evening with hockey fans at home and in the U.S. congratulating Edmonton Oilers fans for singing the US national anthem with enthusiasm when the PA system failed. One fan tweeted "hockey fans in the USA should take notice." "The Edmonton Oilers fans sing an awesome rendition…
