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LA Kings star Drew Doughty reveals the letter he wrote to Wayne Gretzky as a kid

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Murray, T. L. (2026, October 7). LA Kings star Drew Doughty reveals the letter he wrote to Wayne Gretzky as a kid. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/06/sports/la-kings-star-drew-doughty-reveals-the-letter-he-wrote-to-wayne-gretzky-as-a-kid/

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Drew Doughty, now a 36-year-old captain for the LA Kings, shared a heartfelt letter he wrote to hockey legend Wayne Gretzky when he was five years old. In the letter, Doughty expresses his admiration for Gretzky and recounts scoring 93 goals in his second year of playing hockey. He also mentions wanting to stay up late to watch hockey games and asks Gretzky to say hi to a specific teammate. The article highlights how Doughty’s career has come full circle as he continues with the team he supported as a child, having won two Stanley Cup titles with them in 2012 and 2014.

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Drew Doughty, now 36 and captain of the Los Angeles Kings, recently shared a heartfelt letter he wrote to hockey legend Wayne Gretzky when he was just five years old. In the letter, young Drew introduced himself as a player for the London Red Circle Raiders and boasted about scoring 93 goals that year, despite his coaches not keeping score. He expressed his admiration for both Gretzky and fellow Kings goalie Kelly Hrušelja, asking Gretzky to say hello on his behalf. Doughty also congratulated Gretzky on reaching the milestone of 2,500 NHL points in the letter.

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Drew Doughty has only known one thing in his career. asserted

Doughty → know → career

Doughty, 36, is in his first season serving as the captain of the Kings and shared a heartfelt, two-page letter he wrote to the team’s former captain and the greatest hockey player of all time, Wayne Gretzky. “Dear Mr. Gretzky, my name is Drew. asserted

name → serve → time

I played hockey this year for the London Red Circle Raiders in the mite division,” Doughty wrote. asserted

Doughty → play → division

Last year I scored 6 goals all year. asserted

I → score → goals

This year I got 93 goals.” asserted

I → get → goals

As Doughty’s five-year-old self was writing to his hockey hero, he revealed that his coaches didn’t keep score, but the parents attending the games did. asserted

parents → write → games

Doughty went on to tell Gretzky that he is his favorite hockey player, and that the Kings were his “favourite team,” in true Canadian spelling. asserted

Kings → go → spelling

“My mommy says I used to cry to stay up late and watch hockey when I was two years old.” asserted

I → say → hockey

In the letter, Doughty asked Gretzky if he could do him a favor and say hi to then-Kings goalie Kelly Hrudley. uncertain

he → ask → Hrudley

At the end of the letter, he went on to congratulate Gretzky on reaching his 2,500th NHL point and gave him a fun fact. asserted

he → go → fact

She said one of her nurses went to your wedding,” Doughty wrote. asserted

Doughty → say → wedding

For Doughty, life has come full circle as he’s had a 19-year career in the NHL with the Kings, and will likely play the rest of his career with the franchise. asserted

he → come → franchise

Doughty has put together a Hall of Fame resume in his career, being known as one of the top defensemen for the last two decades, while having won the James Norris Memorial Trophy in 2016. asserted

Doughty → put → 2016

He also helped the franchise he grew up admiring win two Stanley Cup titles in 2012 and 2014. asserted

he → help → 2012

During their 2012 title run, Doughty had four goals in the playoffs and collected 16 points with 12 assists. asserted

Doughty → have → assists

LA Kings star Drew Doughty reveals the letter he wrote to Wayne Gretzky as a kid

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