Some Oilers fans ready to move on from criticism of Gretzky over Trump ties

Wayne Gretzky, right, seen here with his wife Janet Jones, has been heavily criticized by some for his support of U.S. President Donald Trump.

It wasn’t long ago that some Canadians were up in arms about hockey legend Wayne Gretzky’s ties to U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration.

But as the Edmonton Oilers skate their way through the Stanley Cup final, hockey fans say it’s time to let bygones be bygones.

“I don’t think it matters,” said Craig Hiscock, a longtime Oilers fan, as he posed Wednesday for a photo with a statue of Gretzky outside Rogers Place in Edmonton ahead of Game 1.

“Let’s forget about the past. What he did here was a lot for the city, a lot for hockey.”

The statue was vandalized in

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