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Found November 04, 2012 on Kukla's Korner: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Wayne Gretzky
“Eddie Olczyk was in Pittsburgh and he wanted me to come there, but one day my phone rang and I saw that it was from Wayne Gretzky.  He said to me he was going to be the coach of the Coyotes and he wanted me.” “I always say that I went there because Mario (Pittsburgh owner Mario Lemieux) never called.”  To find out what UFA at the time said it, click here.
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