Kings Ransom 15 years old

August 9th, 1988. The day Canada froze over

On August 9, 1988, the NHL was forever changed with the single stroke of a pen. The Edmonton Oilers, fresh off their fourth Stanley Cup victory in five years, signed a deal that sent Wayne Gretzky, a Canadian national treasure and the greatest hockey player ever to play the game, to the Los Angeles Kings in a multi-player, multi-million dollar deal. As bewildered Oiler fans struggled to make sense of the unthinkable, fans in Los Angeles were rushing to purchase season tickets at a rate so fast it overwhelmed the Kings box office. Overnight, a franchise largely overlooked in its 21-year existence was suddenly playing to sellout crowds and standing ovations, and a league often relegated to “little brother” status exploded from 21 teams to 30 in less than a decade.

Credits

Kings Ransom Cast

Name	Character
Wayne Gretzky He was 48, now 63 years old	as Himself

Kings Ransom Crew

Name	Department
Peter Berg as Director. He was 45 (now 60) years old	Directing
David Arkenstone as Original Music Composer. He was 57 (now 72) years old	Sound