Trivia At Its Finest
March 31, 2012 in Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Wayne Gretzky Tags: Wayne Gretzky
Denis Brel, visiting from Russia, told me today that the name Gretzky in Russian translates to ”walnut.”
Wayne Walnut
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March 31st, 2012 at 7:59 pm
The Great Gretzky. The Wonderful Walnut. Nope doesn’t have the same ring to it.
March 31st, 2012 at 10:10 pm
Any relation to Paulie “Walnuts” Gualtieri? Probably not, if he was, Semenko wouldn’t have been needed.
March 31st, 2012 at 11:35 pm
Dishonest John, how bout Walter Walnut?
April 1st, 2012 at 6:56 am
I had the same thought which led to Wally Walnut. Sounds like a cartoon character. Also sounds like we have endured a really bad season and are getting a little giddy!
April 2nd, 2012 at 10:45 am
Dishonest John, I like being giddy. And I think the world should know about Wayne and Walter Walnut.