Wayne Gretzky, center, smiles as talks with his agent Michael Barnett, right, while Gretzky's wife actress Janet Jones, looks on prior to a news conference Tuesday Feb. 27, 1996 in Los Angeles. Gretzky, the hockey great who failed to win a Stanley Cup in Los Angeles, announced that he was traded to the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, Feb. 27, ending weeks of rumors and speculation about his future. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)