Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky He was criticized by his colleagues of Canadians for his obvious support from President Donald Trump.
Trump pulled out contempt with Earth north because he would say that it should become “51 state” and launching tariffs on Canadian goods.
Prior to the championship in 4 nations between the US and Canada in Boston, Gretzky was named the honorary captain of Canada, and he received a return reaction.
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Donald Trump handles the former NHL star Wayne Gretzky before leaving Barclays in Plainfield Country Club in Edison, Nj (Rich Graessle/ICON SPORTSWIRE/CORBIS/ICON SPORTSWIRE via Getty Images)
This encouraged the hockey legend of Bobby Orra, a colleague of Canadians, to write in Toronto Sun. That he was disappointed when reading criticism for someone he considers one of the “greatest Canadians ever”.
“How can people be, when someone who gave so much time and effort to treat Canadian hockey in this way,” Orra’s column said. “Listen, we all have our personal beliefs that they relate to things like religion and politics. Wayne respects your right to such beliefs – why can’t you respect his?”
Janet Gretzky, Wayne’s wife, saw an Orro column, and she reacted on social media.
“Thanks Mr. Bobby Orr. Your words mean the world of Wayne and his family, I have never met anyone who is more proud to be a Canadian and broke his heart to read and see vicious comments. He would do anything to be proud of Canadians, with love for hockey and his country,” Janet, “Janet,” Janet, “Janet,” Janet wrote in an Instagram post in which she shared an Orro column.
Striker Team USA Auston Matthews, left, and former hockey player Mike Eruzione and former Wayne Gretzky hockey player and striker Team Canada Sidney Crosby, 87, during the game championship in the 4 Nations at the TD Garden in Boston 2025. (Brian Fluharty/Imagins Images)
Janet’s post did not end criticism.
One user commented, “You can’t be a great Canadian if you support Trump trying to destroy Canada it’s easy.”
The other wrote: “Written from one TRUME for another. If Wayne is so proud, he may have to make a public statement in which he denied your friend’s invitation to attach his homeland. Thanks would say louder than anything that his colleague Trumper could write about him.”
Trump recently said he asked Gretzky to become the next “Canada governor” after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he would resign.
But after Gretzky expressed his support “Canada, which remained a separate country, instead of becoming nurtured and beautiful 51.”, ” Trump declared Gretzky a “free agent.”
“I do not want anyone to say anything bad about him in Canada. He supports Canada as he is, as he should, although not nearly as good as it could be part of the largest and most powerful country in the world, good ole ‘now!’ Trump wrote in the social place of truth on Wednesday.
Center Wayne Gretzky of the New York Rangers during a skating pre -band before the Rangers’ game against Florida Panthers in Miami Arena in Miami, Fla., October 8, 1996. (Zoran Milich/Allport)
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Gretzky attended the party’s victory for Trump’s victory in the 2024 selection. After Trump defeated Vice President Kamal Harris. Gretzky was noticed that he was wearing a Maga hat shortly afterwards and attended Trump’s inauguration.
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