Today in Hockey History (May 26th)

May 26th 1988

The Edmonton Oilers win their 4th Stanley Cup in 5 years and unbeknownst to anyone at the time it would be the last Stanley Cup win for "The Great One" Way Gretzky.  

Gretzky would win the Conn Smythe Trophy as Playoff MVP 

(his 2nd) in what became his last game as a member of the Edmonton Oilers.

A King's Ransom

Today in 1988 the sports world was rocked by the trade of "The Great One" Wayne Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers (who he led to 4 Stanley Cup wins in 5 tries) to the Los Angeles Kings.   He would take or drag the Kings to the top of the league and the 1993 Stanley Cup Final but Canada's national hero was going to try and bring hockey to the sunshine state.

The ESPN 30 for 30 documentary "A King's Ransom" takes an in depth look at this momentous day in hockey history.