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August 8 2023 marks the 35th anniversary of the news conference during which THE TRADE was announced and in the annals of professional hockey no incident has resulted in such furor such angst among Canadians as did the decision by team owner Peter Pocklington to trade Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings Pocklingtons biographers focus on the relationship between the two men today and during the heady heydays of the fivetime Stanley Cup champion team