I promised Mess.
I promised Mess.
This is the remix.
TSN and TSN.ca's celebration of the 25th anniversary of the trade that sent to the Los Angeles Kings continues today by having some fun with The Great One's farewell to Edmonton.
Tune in to tonight's SportsCentre as DJ Steve Porter takes on the most indelible soundbyte from Gretzky's trade press conference.
Breaking out into tears, The Great One quipped: “I promised Mess I wouldn't do this,” alluding to a promise to teammate that he'd keep up a strong exterior when the news of the trade broke.
Now it's Porter's turn to take the memorable clip and turn it into an internet smash.
Porter specializes in auto-tune remixes of popular sports soundbytes and commercials. His YouTube channel has garnered almost 33 million views, with his “Press Hop” mash-up of Allen Iverson's “Practice” rant and Jim Mora's “Playoffs” tirade accounting for over four million views on its own.
TSN.ca has a host of exclusive content at including a teaser trailer for .
Visit the site now for videos from 1988, including Gretzky's famous farewell press conference as well as vintage SportsCentre clips from the day the trade broke as well as clips from the previous “Trade at 25” features that have aired on SportsCentre earlier this week.
TSN.ca will also be posting photo galleries all week long examining how “The Trade” has had a ripple effect through the NHL that is still being felt today.
Interact with TSN on various social media platforms as well - including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram - for vintage Gretzky photos, trivia questions and links to exclusive TSN.ca content all week long.