{"id":1551994,"date":"2023-03-05T12:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T17:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1551994"},"modified":"2023-03-05T12:39:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T17:39:13","slug":"wayne-gretzky-earned-1-nickname-with-some-less-than-ideal-airplane-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/wayne-gretzky-earned-1-nickname-with-some-less-than-ideal-airplane-behavior\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Gretzky Earned 1 of His Many Nicknames With Some Less-Than-Ideal Airplane Behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While the on-ice component of hockey is certainly exciting, the sport's nicknames can leave something to be desired. Most players simply default to adding a “y” or “er” to the end of their last name; think of Rick Nash going by “Nasher,” and you've got the idea. Thankfully for Wayne Gretzky<\/a>, though, his monikers were a bit more interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those nicknames aren't limited to “the Great One,” either. Did you know that, on the golf course, Gretzky's buddies call him “Doc”? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, to make things even stranger, it has (almost) nothing to do with Gretzky's medical history. Instead, he earned that title from some less-than-ideal behavior on an airplane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wayne Gretzky earned the title “Doc” after volunteering his non-existent medical expertise during a flight <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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