“It just goes to show how much people love the game in Canada,” Gretzky said. “It looked like there were 1,400 people waiting there.”For Gretzky, the hockey legend who grew up in Brantford, Ont. “As Dougie said, this is the greatest place to play — in Canada,” Gretzky said. That’s Hall of Famer Doug Gilmour’s theory when it comes to playing hockey in Toronto or any other Canadian market. “They are embracing playing in Canada.”And in the opinion of the Great One, that’s reason for optimism here in the Great White North.

Source: National Post October 18, 2016 21:45 UTC