Wayne Gretzky poses for a photo that his father, Walter, takes during a practice session of the 1984 All-Star Game in New Jersey. (Getty Images) Dusk falls on Fenway.

Wayne Gretzky is hockey. The best to ever play the game, as synonymous with the sport as Babe Ruth is with baseball. But lately, Gretzky has been getting questions about soccer—more specifically ...

Mr. Gretzky has made the United States his primary home since 1988, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings. It is still called, simply, “the trade” in Canadian shorthand.