After previously referring to Wayne Gretzky as the “governor of Canada,” President Donald Trump has declared the NHL legend a “free agent.”

Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky doesn’t back President Trump’s vision of Canada becoming America’s 51st state, but there are no hard feelings between the two longtime pals. Trump, in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday,

Team Canada's Mike Bossy, left, Wayne Gretzky and Larry Robinson carry the Canada Cup trophy after beating Sweden 6-5 in Edmonton on Sept. 18, 1984. Gretzky used to stand for only one thing – Canada. He hasn’t for a long time. The Canadian Press

Should Oilers Icon Wayne Gretzky Have Been Honorary Captain? EDMONTON -- The Great One. Now, these feelings are being stirred up as Trump published a post on Wednesday night that

Wayne Gretzky is suddenly a political “free agent.” At least that’s according to his friend Donald Trump. The U.S. president sounded off on the recent controversy to have the Great One serve as honourary captain of Team Canada during the 4 Nations Face-Off last week in Boston before the Connor McDavid-led squad downed the U.

Wayne Gretzky is now a "free agent" in President Donald Trump's world after the NHL legend showed support for Canada remaining a "separate country" versus the "51st state."

President Trump has been taking shots at Canada over the past several of weeks, joking that he's going to make them our "51st state" while announcing that he'll be enforcing strict tariffs on our neighbors to the north.