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2009-09-13
August 9th, 1988. The day Canada froze over
Overview:
On August 9, 1988, the NHL was forever changed with the single stroke of a pen. The Edmonton Oilers, fresh off their fourth Stanley Cup victory in five years, signed a deal that sent Wayne Gretzky, a Canadian national treasure and the greatest hockey player ever to play the game, to the Los Angeles Kings in a multi-player, multi-million dollar deal. As bewildered Oiler fans struggled to make sense of the unthinkable, fans in Los Angeles were rushing to purchase season tickets at a rate so fast it overwhelmed the Kings box office. Overnight, a franchise largely overlooked in its 21-year existence was suddenly playing to sellout crowds and standing ovations, and a league often relegated to “little brother” status exploded from 21 teams to 30 in less than a decade.
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- Budget: 0
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- Revenue: 0
- List of countries:
- United States of America
- List of languages:
- English
- List of companies:
- Asylum Entertainment
- ESPN Films
- ESPN
- Vote Count: 28
- Popularity: 0.4789
- Status: Released
- Original title:Kings Ransom
