OR68 Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 I was under the impression that Gretzky never wore the "C" when he was with the Rangers but I had seen this. Would anyone know what game this was from? Preseason maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAK74 Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 I have seen a good number of photos of Gretzky with the C, but also while wearing the home and road Rangers jerseys. These are from the 1996/97 regular season, and the dates also happen to be from games in which Messier did not play, so I just concluded that Gretzky wore the C whenever Messier didn’t play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 (edited) From what I understand, it’s not uncommon for one Rangers player to play with a teammate’s C. 😉 Edited March 24, 2019 by mfitz804 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiggoalie Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 “For the first time in his NHL career, Gretzky was not named captain,[109] although he briefly wore the captain's "C" in 1998 when captain Brian Leetchwas injured and out of the line-up.[110] After the 1996–97 season, Mark Messier signed a free agent contract with Vancouver” Wikipedia took me two minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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