Kings Ransom
On August 9, 1988, the NHL was forever changed with the single stroke of a pen. The Edmonton Oilers, fresh off their fourth Stanley Cup victory in five years, signed a deal that sent Wayne Gretzky, a Canadian national treasure and the greatest hockey player ever to play the game, to the Los Angeles Kings in a multi-player, multi-million dollar deal. As bewildered Oiler fans struggled to make sense of the unthinkable, fans in Los Angeles were rushing to purchase season tickets at a rate so fast it overwhelmed the Kings box office. Overnight, a franchise largely overlooked in its 21-year existence was suddenly playing to sellout crowds and standing ovations, and a league often relegated to “little brother” status exploded from 21 teams to 30 in less than a decade.
Featured Crew
| Peter Berg | Director |
| Jonathan Koch | Executive Producer |
| Keith Clinkscales | Executive Producer |
| John Dahl | Executive Producer |
| Alex Piper | Producer |
| Bill Simmons | Executive Producer |
| Deirdre Fenton | Associate Producer |
| Shelley Storm | Coordinating Producer |
| Eric M. Johnson | Coordinating Producer |
| John Skipper | Executive Producer |
