Summary
Hockey Canada denied a rumor that Wayne Gretzky was stopped from entering the Canadian locker room before the Olympic gold medal game. The rumor suggested Gretzky wasn't allowed to read the starting lineup. Hockey Canada officially stated the rumor wasn't true.
Key Facts
- Canada lost to the USA in the men's gold medal ice hockey final at the Winter Olympics.
- Auston Matthews and Brady Tkachuk, who are NHL captains on Canadian teams, are American and celebrated their win in the USA.
- Connor Hellebuyck, from the USA, received a Medal of Honor from the White House.
- A rumor claimed Hockey Canada blocked Wayne Gretzky from entering the locker room to read the lineup.
- Ryan Whitney, a podcast host, spread the rumor on social media.
- Hockey Canada denied the rumor, saying it was not true.
- There is interest in finding out how the rumor started.
