It was an emotional day, April 18, 1999, when hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, "The Great One," retired a Ranger, with his final game at Madison Square Garden.
Gretzky was held scoreless by the Pittsburgh Penguins, but he did earn an assist, the 2,857th point of his amazing career. A postgame ceremony brought out more NHL legends to honor No. 99, whose number was retired that day.
Here's how Rick Carpiniello, the Rangers beat writer for The Journal News, summed it up in the paper the next day.
"Even with all the emotions swirling in his head, with all the people who wanted a little piece of him, and with all the tears he had shed, Wayne Gretzky grasped every moment yesterday.