Legendary hockey player Wayne Gretzky recently visited Raptis Rare Books and Churchill Cigar Company to sit down with Cigar Aficionado’s executive editor David Savona for an exclusive interview.
The word “great” is used often in sports, but no man has better embodied the adjective than Wayne Gretzky, who has been known as “The Great One” since he was 10 years old. Gretzky shattered record after record in his unparalleled NHL career and is widely considered the greatest hockey player of all time.
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