Wayne Gretzky: Last News

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Hockey history could be made today as Alexander Ovechkin takes to the ice in search of a record-breaking goal. Ovechkin scored two goals in the Washington Capitals’ 5-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night, tying Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL record of 894 lamp lighters.

After a slam dunk first season, the team behind Running Point — the Warner Bros. Television show loosely based on Los Angeles Lakers owner and president Jeanie Buss’ life and stewardship — is prepping for the next game in the Kate Hudson dramedy vehicle.

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Hockey star Alexander Ovechkin is just three goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL record after the Washington Capitals star scored his 892nd career goal in the Caps’ 5-1 loss against the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night. Now, Ovechkin has a chance to tie or break The Great One’s record as the Capitals face off against the Chicago Blackhawks at Capital One Arena in D.C.

ESPN+ is planning five exclusive alternate telecasts known as “the OviCast” as viewers track the Alex Ovechkin’s chase of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record.

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Zegers (Taylor Sheridan’s upcoming The Madison) is set to headline Fleury, a biopic of famed NHL player Theo Fleury from director Michael Young, which goes into production in June.

shared on X, which he caption, “MAKE CHAIRS GREAT AGAIN.”People quickly turned their heads in shock and concern to see Von sitting on the ground atop the flattened-out chair with his back in Paul’s lap.“I said it would,” Paul said as someone off-camera shushed the group, and Von was being helped up from the floor.Von, who also hosts the popular podcast “This Past Weekend,” didn’t appear hurt during the accident and quickly made a joke to ease the awkward situation.“Kamala’s chairs,” he quipped, a crack at former Vice President Kamala Harris, as he sat down in a different chair between the Paul brothers.Paul then tells the comedian he got the mishap on video.“Did you really? Let me see it,” Von gleefully said before the clip ends.Von later addressed the incident on his X account, reposting the video and writing, “Thought we were past the pranks, boys.”The podcaster, who interviewed Trump at his Bedminster, NJ, country club in August while he was running for reelection, posted on X before the ceremony that he “felt really lucky” for the opportunity to be at the inauguration.“Got a chance to go to the presidential inauguration today and i just cant believe i got to be at that,” he wrote.“Some countries dont even let you vote.

Dustin Johnson is enjoying some time off this summer with wife Paulina Gretzky and their friends.

“Pets and the City: True Tales of a Manhattan House Call Veterinarian,” animal doctor Amy Attas dishes on what she’s learned about the lives of New York’s wealthy and well-known by visiting their homes to care for their four-legged family members.Attas launched her mobile practice, City Pets, in 1992. Joan Rivers, whom she had impressed with her no-nonsense approach to treating the comedian’s Yorkie, Spike, at Park East Animal Hospital, was her first client.Other notables, including Billy Joel, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Wayne Gretzky, Erica Jong and Steve Martin, followed.

Nobody wanted to be near Kanye West at the Super Bowl!

With this year’s Super Bowl likely to draw over 100 million sets of eyeballs, advertisers not being shy about buying ads, even at a record $7 million per 30-second spot. And, as usual, they’re not waiting for the big game to put them on display.

sans Meghan Markle), mini “Scrubs” and “Friends” reunions, and several athletes who aren’t playing in the game, such as Tom Brady. Carl Weathers, who died on Feb. 2, will also feature in a commercial posthumously.

Barry Melrose, who has served as an NHL analyst at ESPN for nearly three decades and coached Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings to the Stanley Cup Final in 1993, is stepping away from the network after a Parkinson’s diagnosis. His longtime friend and network colleague John Buccigross revealed the news on social media — hours before the 2023-24 NHL season begins.

Jamie Foxx is Back in Action!

EXCLUSIVE: Multi-Oscar nominated director Bruce Beresford is set to direct The Place I Belong about pro golfer Moe Norman.

Mac DeMarco has dropped a massive collection of music recorded over the past five years. One Wayne G is made up of 199 tracks, around 9.5 hours in total, with each song titled with a date.

Paulina Gretzky stunned in a hot pink bikini in her newest post shared on Monday.The actress, 34, looked glamorous as she posed next to baby ducklings in a pink Barbie-inspired Moke.Living lavishly is nothing new to her as she celebrated her 34th birthday last month with an extravagant 'Studio 34'-themed roller skating party held at her $14 million mansion in Florida.  Pretty in pink: Paulina Gretzky, 34, stunned in a hot pink bikini in her newest post shared on MondayThe daughter of former NHL star Wayne Gretzky and actress Janet Jones captioned her photo: 'Just Chicks'.

Paulina Gretzky shared new outtakes from her spring wedding to Dustin Johnson when she took to Instagram on Thursday.The blonde beauty looked stunning in a plunging wedding dress in images taken by photographer KT Merry. The 33-year-old daughter of hockey star Wayne Gretzky tied the knot with the golf phenomenon, 38, on April 23. New content: Paulina Gretzky appeared on social media Thursday to share new outtakes from her spring wedding to Dustin Johnson; photos by KT MerryAfter a nine-year engagement, the two finally solidified their union at Blackberry Farm resort in Tennessee.Gretzky began the string of Instagram Stories with a photo of a golf cart adorned with white roses.

Ahead of tomorrow’s tipoff of the 2022-23 NBA season, Warner Bros Discovery announced contract renewals for the four hosts of TNT’s mainstay studio show Inside the NBA.

US Open-dominating Serena Williams to a baseball signed by not only Babe Ruth but Jackie Robinson, too, a jaw-dropping selection of sports equipment and apparel — each with an opening bid that makes season-ticket prices look like chump change — will hit the auction block at Sotheby’s starting Tuesday. The auction is Part II of Sotheby’s “Invictus” event, the first of which, running simultaneously, is dedicated solely to selling off Michael Jordan’s jersey from Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals — his last-ever season with the Chicago Bulls.

Drama off the ice. Wayne Gretzky is the target of a new lawsuit that alleges he lied about the results he achieved from using a weight loss gum.

Misty Copeland is a new mom! The 39-year-old famous ballerina revealed to  on Thursday that she and her husband, Olu Evans, recently welcomed a baby boy, 3-month-old Jackson.The principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre also told the outlet she's currently on maternity leave, but her plan is to return to the stage in 2023, «hopefully in the fall.»In the interim, the family is planning a big trip this summer. She told  that they just received Jackson's passport a couple of days ago, «so we're on our way to Corsica this summer in France.»Don't expect to get a glimpse of Jackson anytime soon, if ever.