Theres a guy in the KHL named Vyacheslav Gretsky and he wears #99

[KarmaPolice]

How did we not know about this sooner? I'm a life-long Oiler fan and it's kinda cool to me. I mean, sure, why not?

 

[LeafGrief]

Cool story bro

 

[illpucks]

How did we not know about this sooner? I'm a life-long Oiler fan and it's kinda cool to me. I mean, sure, why not?

Imagine if the Oilers sign him, and Gretzky gives him special permission to wear 99?

 

[KarmaPolice]

Imagine if the Oilers sign him, and Gretzky gives him special permission to wear 99?

I don't think I'd go that far.

 

[Coffey]

I don't really consider Gretz polish, he's a slavic mutt.
Not like the PURE polish players.

 

[danron1376]

Vyacheslav Gretsky Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com

oh, so more like brent gretzky

 

[Tofveve]

He has 2 assists in 17 games and is 23 yrs old.

He should change his number to .099.

 

[Mathieu]

"The Decent One"

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

How did we not know about this sooner? I'm a life-long Oiler fan and it's kinda cool to me. I mean, sure, why not?

Pretty sure there has been at thread already from the summer?

I love that he wears 99.

 

[jetsforever]

Is it just 59-year-old Wayne with a moustache?

 

[serp]

Sure why not ? Its just a number and the its not like the KHL needs to respect the fact that the NHL has retired #99 league wide ( which is still think is dumb but whatever )

 

[EdmFlyersfan]

I wonder how he stacks up to the India field hockey Gretzky...

 

[Svencouver]

There was a guy who used to play in the NHL named Wayne Greyzky and he also wore #99. Just one of those moment where you need the history to get it.

What was his name again?

 

[viper0220]

Thoughts?

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Who cares. Live and Let live.

 

[ViD]

Shocked nobody recognized another legend in that photo by the name of Kostitsyn

 

[psycat]

Gretzky was polish?

Last time I checked he is alive and well.

 

[RageQuit77]

This must be on part a combination of respect, shared genealogical backgrounds, and for tongue-on-cheek joke (healthy and fitting one).

Probably nobody in KHL do have any objections about this, they all get it and approve it. Its just a number, not retired league-wide in KHL (why would it be?), and if someone wears it, who could possibly be more fitting?

Good story. Nice topic.

 

[thomaspalmer]

If the three players in the photo above are linemates, are they the line with the highest sum of jersey numbers ever? (218)

Not sure how long this experiment lasted, but this line has to be up there (98+93+97 = 288).

 

[Confused Turnip]

Not sure how long this experiment lasted, but this line has to be up there (98+93+97 = 288).

With 99 retired league wide that's only 3 away from NHL max possible sum. Impressive.

 

[DowJones]

Only Gretsky wears 99, business as usual.

 

[SotasicA]

Old news. And there's a KHL subforum.

 

[Scrantonicity 2]

Wayne Gretzky said Vyacheslav Gretsky is the best player not in the NHL right now.

 

[Moose Head]

Gretzky is a Russian / Belorussian name. Wayne Gretzky grandfather was from Belorussia. So Wayne himself is a partially Russian.

The name Belorussia means White Russia. It has nothing to do with people skin color. There is a lot of theories about the origin of the name. Most likely it was a religious division between christian and pagan parts of Russia. Christian part got a name "white", while pagan part named "dark". Christianity was stronger in the west, so western lands become known as White Russia. At the end Christianity won, so only White Russia name survived and transferred to the modern day country of Belarus.

Russian Jews best Russians. We spit on all other Russians especially white.

I kid. My family origins date back to some village in the Russian empire that is now part of the Ukraine.

 

[Butch 19]

Old news. And there's a KHL subforum.

LOL... like I read the KHL page...

 

[Atas2000]

Gretzky is a Russian / Belorussian name. Wayne Gretzky grandfather was from Belorussia. So Wayne himself is a partially Russian.

The name Belorussia means White Russia. It has nothing to do with people skin color.

Dat obsessionwith skin color in the West though... Nobody over here would even think in that direction.

There is a lot of theories about the origin of the name. Most likely it was a religious division between christian and pagan parts of Russia. Christian part got a name "white", while pagan part named "dark". Christianity was stronger in the west, so western lands become known as White Russia. At the end Christianity won, so only White Russia name survived and transferred to the modern day country of Belarus.

That is complete nonsense. As there were also Red and Black Russias. The White Russia being the land controlled by the Moscow Grand Duchy, i.e. the more easten part actually. It had nothing to do with paganism except for maybe the color scheme connection to geographical directions deriving from some older cosmogony views.