Kevin Hugh Lowe, of Lachute, Que., was the ultimate old-school defenceman. He played 1,254 games between 1979 and 1998, and will no doubt finally have his No. 4 retired in Edmonton, for whom he was the Oilers’ first ever draft pick and the scorer of the franchise’s first NHL goal.

Eight players from the NHL years have gone on to be elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame, most recently Chris Pronger in June 2015. Another three ex-Oilers who only played for the WHA franchise are also in the Hall of Fame. The Oilers have retired the numbers of seven players.

Craig MacTavish

In 2004, Gretzky was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. In September 2009, following the Phoenix Coyotes’ bankruptcy, Gretzky resigned as head coach and relinquished his ownership share. In October 2016, he became partner and vice-chairman of Oilers Entertainment Group.

Shortly after winning the 1988 Stanley Cup, Gretzky was told by his father that the Oilers were looking to trade him. Pocklington’s business ventures weren’t doing well and he was in dire need of some cash. As a result, he was shopping Gretzky around with the demand of getting $15 million back in return.

54 years (15 February 1967)

Broadcasting career After the 2006–07 season, he resigned from his position with the club to take a job as a colour commentator for CBC Television, alongside former Sportsnet partner Jim Hughson. Simpson is also the former colour commentator for the EA Sports NHL franchise, along with play-by-play partner Hughson.

The Canadian duo, who skated to the theme track from the movie and won gold at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, announced Thursday that they are getting a divorce after four and a half years of marriage that saw the birth of a son, Jesse. …

44 years (21 April 1977)

Jamie Salé

With partner Andrew Poje, she is a three-time World medalist (2014 silver, 2015 and 2018 bronze), a two-time Four Continents champion (2010, 2015), a two-time Grand Prix Final champion (2014–15, 2015–16), and a three-time Canadian national champion (2015, 2016, 2019).

32 years (12 April 1989)

In August 2019, Moir confirmed his engagement to Jaclyn Mascarin at the Hometown Walk of Fame Canada event where he and Virtue were being honoured for their accomplishments accumulated during their 22-year skating career.

Karen Barber (2011–)

The couple tied the knot in September 1990 and celebrated their pearl wedding anniversary last year. Phil is a sound engineer from the US. The pair have two adopted children, Kieran and Jessica.

Jayne Torvill net worth: Jayne Torvill is a British ice dancer who has a net worth of $8 million. Jayne Torvill was born in Clifton, Nottingham, England, and became interested in skating after her elementary school class visited the local rink.

63 years (17 August 1957)

He hit both the longest Axel jump and the longest back flip on figure skates in the Guinness Book of World Records, reaching 5.81 metres (19 ft 1 in) and 5.48 metres (18 ft) on 16 November 1983.

As of today, Robin is serving as the ambassador for Team Great Britain for the soon-to-be-held Winter Olympics.