These Athletes Forced Their Sports To Change The Rules

Published on November 4, 2019 By Jason Albert

Wayne Gretzsky

Gretzsky and his team were so dominant in four on four situations so they would do extremely well on the ice when both squads had a man sent off. These scenarios created legendary games that fans couldn’t get enough of, but the NHL knew they had to do something.

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They implemented a rule in 1985 the double fouls of the same nature would result in no penalties and everyone would stay put on the ice. No one was happy about the decision and at the beginning of the 1992-93 season it was reversed.