Afternoon reading: Fraser, oral history

Wayne Gretzky will be in attendance tonight at Staples Center and is expected to be recognized during pregame ceremonies. Of course, it’s been 19 years since Gretzky and the gang reached the Stanley Cup Finals. Over the past couple weeks, Arash Markazi of ESPN.com has been compiling an oral history of that team and that season, and it’s a great read. Check it out at the following link…

They were Kings

Also, Colin Fraser continues to do a great job with his “diary” for NHL.com, taking people inside what the Finals have been like from a player’s perspective. In his latest installment, Fraser talks about Game 2 and the trip back to Los Angeles…

Fraser: Great to be home after long flight

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