This from Al Strachan's book "I Am Not Making This Up" published in 2010. Yes....I know....its Al Strachan....but its an interesting quote about what happened to Gretzky's game used memorabilia.
Right from Wayne Gretzky's first days in professional hockey, his father was able to envision the larger picture. Most parents willingly agree to anything that the team might produce as their son's first hockey contract, but Walter offered different advise. One of the things he urged Wayne to do was to make sure there was a clause in his contract that gave him possession of any game used material or game used equipment. And Wayne Gretzky never disobeyed his father in hockey matters.
One day, after his career ended, Gretzky read an article in the paper discussing one of the money making ventures of Oilers owner Peter Pocklington. He couldnt help but smile.
" I read where Peter Pocklington sold all the Oilers old sweaters" he said with a laugh. "Whoever bought them didnt get my sweaters. Those sweaters that were sold were definately not mine. They might have my name and number on them, but they werent the ones I wore, because Ive got almost every sweater I wore. Glen Sather might have asked for the odd sweater, and I gave it to him, but other than that, no one in the Oilers organization got my sweaters, I kept every one. They're either in my parents house in Brantford or my restaurant or the Hall of Fame. I dont know whose sweaters the guy got, but they're not mine. I have them. "
As Gretzky wrote the foreword to the book, and approved of its content, it would seem to be an accurate quote from the Great One about his personal memorabilia.
