By The Canadian Press

Hockey

Walter Gretzky dies at 82

Mar 4, 2021 | 10:01 PM

Walter Gretzky, the ultimate Canadian hockey dad who taught and nurtured the Great One, has died

He was 82.

Wayne Gretzky said his dad battled Parkinson’s disease and other health issues the past few years in a statement tonight.

In his younger days, Walter Gretzky became a name himself, appearing with his famous son in commercials and emerging as a blue-collar symbol of a devoted hockey parent.

His celebrity status increased after making a remarkable recovery from a stroke suffered in 1991.

His recovery was chronicled in his autobiography, “On Family, Hockey and Healing,” and in a 2005 made-for-TV movie.

(The Canadian Press)