Hockey Feed - On this day in 1978 the Indianapolis Racers trade Wayne Gretzky to the Edmonton Oilers. The rest as they say is history. | Facebook
![A rare signed Wayne Gretzky card from his time with the Indianapolis Racers, before he was known as "The Great One.… | Wayne gretzky, Hockey, National hockey league A rare signed Wayne Gretzky card from his time with the Indianapolis Racers, before he was known as "The Great One.… | Wayne gretzky, Hockey, National hockey league](https://i.pinimg.com/1200x/67/5c/82/675c825034af6e81d47d95b10d1d7d34.jpg)
A rare signed Wayne Gretzky card from his time with the Indianapolis Racers, before he was known as "The Great One.… | Wayne gretzky, Hockey, National hockey league
![SiriusXM NHL Network Radio on Twitter: "THIS DAY IN HOCKEY HISTORY - June 10, 1978: 17-year-old Wayne Gretzky signed a personal services contract with Nelson Skalbania, owner of the WHA's Indianapolis Racers. SiriusXM NHL Network Radio on Twitter: "THIS DAY IN HOCKEY HISTORY - June 10, 1978: 17-year-old Wayne Gretzky signed a personal services contract with Nelson Skalbania, owner of the WHA's Indianapolis Racers.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E3hNF6_WQAMw2bQ.jpg)
SiriusXM NHL Network Radio on Twitter: "THIS DAY IN HOCKEY HISTORY - June 10, 1978: 17-year-old Wayne Gretzky signed a personal services contract with Nelson Skalbania, owner of the WHA's Indianapolis Racers.
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