When it comes to the New York Rangers alumni game there are the expected
inclusions of Mark Messier, Brian Leetch, Mike Richter and Adam Grave. Beyond
that the biggest hope for some has been that Wayne Gretzky would lace them up
in Philadelphia, but that doesn’t appear to be the case.
"No, I'll be with my family for the holidays,'' Gretzky said. "Plus, they don't need to see a 50-year-old slow guy out there!''