After the Edmonton Oilers bowed out of the first round following their sweep at the hands of the Winnipeg Jets, Wayne Gretzky announced he was leaving his executive position with the Oilers. Gretzky is one of many former players in that front office
While Gretzky wasn’t willing to share where he would be going after severing ties with the NHL franchise, the New York Post was able to report that he has signed a deal with TNT (Turner) to the tune of $3 million per season to be part of their future NHL broadcast.