EDMONTON — Lorne Thurston and Joseph McIntyre were planning to get an up-close look at the Wayne Gretzky statue in downtown Edmonton on Friday, when they realized it had been smeared with what appeared to be — and strongly smelled like — feces.
Wearing a white Oilers jersey, McIntyre was visiting from Nova Scotia and had hoped to get a photo with the Great One's likeness.Thurston, who hails from British Columbia, also said he was disheartened by the desecration.The pair were part of a group of friends who stopped to watch as an employee walked out of Rogers Place and wiped Gretzky's face with a towel doused in cleaning product.
Gretzky has recently drawn the ire of many in Canada for his public support of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has expressed his desire for Canada to join the U.S and become its 51st state. Off the ice, Gretzky and his wife, Janet, were married at St. Joseph's Basilica in Edmonton in July 1988 in a lavish service that garnered global attention.
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