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Wayne Gretzky's Jersey Auction, Business Ventures, and Enduring Legacy

Wayne Gretzky's Jersey Auction, Business Ventures, and Enduring Legacy

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Wayne Gretzky is back in the headlines this week, and as always, his past achievements and current ventures are drawing both admiration and a bit of controversy. The biggest news making waves is that Sothebys will be auctioning the jersey Gretzky wore for his final NHL point, with the sale set for September 30 in New York. Not just another collectible, this is the very jersey from his emotional 1999 farewell at Madison Square Garden, autographed and inscribed with the date, already expected to fetch well over one million dollars. Collectors and sports historians are buzzing, and the event will share billing with Kobe Bryants first Lakers No. 24 jersey in what analysts are calling an unprecedented celebration of athletic legacy, reported by Times of India and Dolce Magazine. Word is these pieces will be previewed at Sothebys NYC starting September 20, and the story has lit up sports and memorabilia social media.

Meanwhile, Gretzkys off-ice business empire is as strong as ever. As described by a recent podcast digesting profiles from Forbes and Times of India, his net worth in 2025 is pegged at 250 million dollars, a figure propped up by real estate, wine, hospitality, and high-profile partnerships with brands like Nike and Coca-Cola. Wayne Gretzky Estates Winery and Distillery in Niagara-on-the-Lake is thriving, with Chef Maurice Desharnais’ food getting shoutouts on foodie Instagram feeds and wine tastings booked solid for weeks. Gretzky has also been seen out and about, spending August golfing in California, spotted at charity dinners, and making a few light-hearted television appearances as an analyst. Fans got a more intimate glimpse recently when he spoke publicly about the final car ride to his last NHL game with his late father Walter, a touching personal reflection covered by Times of India and retweeted by NHL analysts.

On the philanthropy front, Gretzky and his foundation, in collaboration with the Canadian Hockey Foundation, have committed a new million-dollar gift for youth hockey development for the upcoming season, as confirmed by Hockey Canadas official channels. Yet not all the attention is positive. Todayville and other Canadian sources are reporting a heated online campaign in Edmonton, calling to remove Gretzkys name from the famed boulevard, the result of his rumored support for Donald Trump in the previous years US election. These accounts suggest a partisan backlash on Canadian social media, but also point out that rumors and reactions are now more fuel for culture war content than for any lasting reputational damage.

On a lighter note, the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre is gearing up to celebrate World Wellness Week later this month with free community fitness events, and kids in Indiana just took part in the Wayne Gretzky Legendary Challenge, a puck-handling event at a major childrens museum, spreading his message of perseverance to a new generation. If social media and the press are any indication, Wayne Gretzky remains one of the most watched and discussed figures in sports and culture—his legacy not only intact but, if anything, only growing as he continues to skate where the puck is going.

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