Legendary Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky got into an unpleasant story. The all-time top scorer and goalscorer in NHL history suddenly had to battle a $10 million lawsuit.
The advertising contract signed by the great hockey player is to blame for everything. According to TMZ, Gretzky was sued for her participation in an advertising campaign for slimming gum. True, the point is in the rather specific actions of Wayne himself.
Lawyers for Steven Sparks, who sued, are actually accusing the hockey legend of cheating, which is why they’re demanding such a large sum.
Sparks is the developer of the same chewing gum that helps with weight loss. To promote his product, he hired Janet, Gretzky’s wife, who was supposed to advertise the gum and report its effect on use.
However, the officially recognized best hockey player in history opened up even more. Gretzky made the bold statement that Sparks’ invention helped him lose 16 pounds in about two months of use.
Also, against the background of these words, there was a sharp jump in the shares of the chewing and slimming business, but in the future, buyers of the goods were outraged by the lack of an announced effect, and as a result, the Sparks project went bankrupt.
Now the plaintiff accuses the Gretzky family of false testimony, but not only. According to Sparks’ lawyers, the Gretzkys did this for a reason. It turned out that they had previously secretly bought a large number of company shares and sold at the peak of their value after the legendary player’s announcement.
At the same time, the plaintiff estimates the damages he claimed from Gretzky to be exactly $10 million from the further decline in shares.
Now the next steps of the former hockey player are interesting, because in such cases he rarely comes to the court. This is possible only if Gretzky categorically does not agree with the charges and is ready to defend his position to the last.
Otherwise, the case will end with a pre-trial agreement between the parties, in which the plaintiff will receive the amount he is satisfied with. It may be less than the announced $10 million, but with six zeros it will still be substantial.
Wayne Gretzky is truly a great and legendary hockey player. He won the Stanley Cup four times for the Edmonton Oilers and won the Canada Cup three times with his national team.
In addition, he has collected numerous individual awards and the record for the strongest league in the world during his career. He has nine Hart Trophys (season most valuable player), ten Art Ross Trophys for regular season top scorer, two Conn Smythe Trophys (playoff most valuable player), five Lester Pearson Awards each (season best player). voted by the players) and the Lady Byng Trophy (for sportsmanship and gentlemanly behavior on the ice).
He holds 61 records at the top of the list with 894 goals, 1,963 assists and 2,857 points during the regular season. He is also the best scorer, scorer and assistant in the playoffs. He was also an 18-time NHL All-Star.
At the same time, after the Edmonton Oilers, Gretzky played for the Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers, but only reached the finals with the Kings, losing to the Montreal Canadiens in five meetings”.
After her acting career ended, Gretzky worked as the head coach of the Arizona Coyotes for four seasons, but never managed to get her to the playoffs, finishing fifth twice and fourth twice.
Now, as fans and journalists call Canadian, Russian striker Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals, he is in pursuit of the Greatest record. The Caps captain has 780 goals in the regular season and is the only contender to break Gretzky’s all-time record.