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	Edmonton Oilers Legacy - Peter Pocklington
		Former Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington is remembered most for acquiring and eventually trading Wayne Gretzky, who is widely considered the best hockey player in history.
		While Pocklington oversaw the Oilers’ successful transition from the World Hockey Association (WHA) to the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1979-80, his lasting legacy as owner of the Oilers is dealing Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings on August 9, 1988.
		Shortly after the "sale of the century," Pocklington said on the record that he didn’t think Gretzky’s tears at the press conference were real.
	www.oilersheritage.com /legacy/contributions_owners_peterpocklington.html (794 words)

	Peter Pocklington - Definition, explanation
		Pocklington has also been a controversial business owner moving to bust unions and reduce the wages of his employees in the meat packing industry.
		Pocklington's use of replacement workers marked the beginning of his remarkable unpopularity in Alberta, especially with organized labour.
		Pocklington ran as a candidate at the 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership convention finishing sixth.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/p/pe/peter_pocklington.php (510 words)

	Peter Pocklington Information
		Pocklington has also been a controversial business owner moving to bust unions and reduce the wages of his employees.
		There is debate as to whether Gretzky "jumped" or was "pushed." A book by former Kings owner Bruce McNall quotes Pocklington as saying Gretzky had become impossible to deal since he began dating Janet, who let it be known that she was not going to live in Edmonton after they got married.
		Pocklington claims he's had only nice things to say about the couple, yet admitted The Trade was a business decision he wouldn't hesitate to make again.
	www.bookrags.com /Peter_Pocklington (422 words)

	Peter Pocklington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pocklington's use of replacement workers marked the beginning of his remarkable unpopularity in Alberta, especially with organized labour.
		Pocklington claims he's had only nice things to say about the couple, yet admitted The Trade was a business decision he wouldn't hesitate to make again.
		Pocklington ran as a candidate at the 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership convention finishing sixth.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peter_Pocklington (468 words)

	Rexall Place Articles
		Pocklington referred to it as an opportunity to "own a piece of the rock," though it was unclear whether he was likening the new company to Gibraltar (solid) or Alcatraz (escape-proof).
		From the moment Peter Pocklington stood in front of the cameras in the stiflingly hot upper room of the Edmonton Coliseum and announced he was putting the Oilers up for sale and going fishing, there have been those who didn't quite believe it could be true.
		Pocklington had no intention of selling the Oilers, but the ongoing legal costs incurred by the Alberta government's pursuit of its various law suits against him regarding loans made to the Gainers meat packing plant in the 1980s were starting to take their toll.
	users.california.com /~csuppes/NHL/EdmontonOilers/articles.htm (21115 words)

	Could John Carlile have come from Yorkshire? (Part 2): Darrin and Andrea Lythgoe's Genealogy Pages
		I also noted that we had found Peter the Lawyer living in Southwark, London, and that three marriages in that area within a year and a half of each other appear to be for Peter, his brother John, and his sister Rebecca.
		We know Peter Carlile the lawyer was living on Great Charlotte street, so when the Christ Church, Southwark burial registers show that Peter Carlisle [sic] of Great Charlotte Street died on 18 August 1837 at age 51, we can be confident he is the right Peter.
		It is also interesting to note that the record we have refers to Peter Carlile as a "gentleman." It is not clear at this point whether this is typical, or whether this is an additional clue to Peter's ancestry.
	lythgoes.net /genealogy/history/CarlisleLetter2.php (1051 words)

	United States National Soccer Players Association (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Peter Pocklington was the owner of the WHA’s Edmonton Oilers, a team he had bought from Skalbania for, among other things, several paintings and a diamond ring.
		Pocklington’s first act as owner was to rename the franchise (not a lot of grapes or bicentennial celebrations in Edmonton in 1979) and the Edmonton Drillers began play at the Commonwealth Stadium in 1979.
		Pocklington’s plan to combine two mediocre NASL sides was ended when the Boomers’ travel agency and public relations firm drove the Calgary franchise into bankruptcy over unpaid debts.
	www.ussoccerplayers.com /resource_center/soccer_business/323177.html (1220 words)

	GENUKI: Pocklington
		The places of worship in Pocklington, are the parish church (see Churches for photograph), a very plain homely structure, dedicated to All-Saints, of which the Rev.
		In a gravel pit in Barnsley field, near this town, were dug up in 1763, four human skeletons; three were without coffins, the fourth was enclosed in a coffin with an urn at the head, on the outside of which were engraved several ancient characters.
		Pocklington Town Council have their own Web site, giving information about this area of the Yorkshire Wolds.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/YKS/ERY/Pocklington/index.html (758 words)

	Edmonton Oilers Legacy - Peter Pocklington
		Former Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington is remembered most for acquiring and eventually trading Wayne Gretzky, who is widely considered the best hockey player in history.
		While Pocklington oversaw the Oilers’ successful transition from the World Hockey Association (WHA) to the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1979-80, his lasting legacy as owner of the Oilers is dealing Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings on August 9, 1988.
		Shortly after the "sale of the century," Pocklington said on the record that he didn’t think Gretzky’s tears at the press conference were real.
	oilersheritage.com /legacy/contributions_owners_peterpocklington.html (794 words)

	SEE Magazine:Thursday, July 30th., 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Peter Pocklington was right about one thing: he is at the centre of a high-level conspiracy coming out of Alberta Treasury Branches.
		Pocklington became positively hated in some quarters when his employees at Gainers went on strike.
		The ATB successfully sued Pocklington for $64 million he owed it; now the money-lender is looking for another $50 million.
	www.seemagazine.com /Issues/1998/0730/op2.html (526 words)

	The puck stops here
		Back in 1993, then-owner Peter Pocklington was dropping hints that the franchise might have to move south of the border if local, provincial and federal governments didn't pony up more money for improvements to the hometown arena.
		Hired by Pocklington in 1981, Baum had stayed with the Oilers as chief financial officer for 15 years before he and Pocklington had a parting of ways in 1996.
		As a result of Pocklington's earlier threats to move the team south unless improvements were made to Northlands Coliseum, the federal, provincial and municipal governments each pitched in $5 million in 1994 - along with $8 million from Pocklington himself - to upgrade the rink and his Triple-A baseball stadium, Telus Field.
	www.camagazine.com /index.cfm/ci_id/5896/la_id/1.htm (3141 words)

	Basil Pocklington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Basil Pocklington is the Father of Peter Pocklington who was the former owner of the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League.
		Basil Pocklington holds the distinction of being the first and only person in NHL history to have his name crossed out on the Stanley Cup.
		After the Edmonton Oilers won their first Stanley Cup in 1983-84, Peter Pocklington included his Father's name with the list of people and players who were to have their names engraved.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basil_Pocklington (337 words)

	Alexander may buy NHL team
		Alexander and Oilers owner Peter Pocklington have a handshake deal for the transaction, NHL sources said Friday.
		Pocklington said speculation in Edmonton that the sale has been finalized is erroneous.
		Pocklington's debt is the primary reason the Oilers are for sale and, even though the team sold virtually every seat to every game last season and has a small player payroll, it still lost money.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/page1/97/10/25/nhl.html (1028 words)

	101 people who are screwing up Canada (and 10 who are not): #99 – Peter Pocklington
		In 1979, Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington signed an unprecedented deal with 18-year old Wayne Gretzky for 21 years and $21-million dollars.
		We owe a lot of that to Peter Pocklington’s infamous trade.
		And blaming basic economics/ticket prices for a sport that was already well on it's way to becoming big business is really reaching as far as I'm concerned...
	101people.blogspot.com /2006/12/99-peter-pocklington.html (506 words)

	Janet Jones-Gretzky sets record straight
		"Peter Pocklington is the reason Wayne Gretzky is no longer an Edmonton Oiler." she told The Edmonton Sun.
		But Pocklington's published comments about Gretzky having an ego the size of Manhattan and his suggestion that Gretzky's press conference tears were all an act was the final straw.
		Pocklington and Glen Sather were on a fishing trip in the Arctic and they had Bruce McNall place that call.
	slam.canoe.ca /Gretzky/gretzky_janet_speaks.html (992 words)

	The shocking trade - The Great Wayne Gretzky - CBC Archives
		As heard in this CBC Radio clip, Canadians, particularly Edmontonians, are stunned by the news that owner Peter Pocklington has traded Canada's greatest hockey player to the Los Angles Kings.
		Hockey commentators Don Cherry and Roy McGregor tell the CBC's Mary Lou Finlay that the trade is a loss for Gretzky, for Edmonton and for all of Canada.
		And that it was also Pocklington's idea to make it seem like the trade was Gretzky's idea.
	archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-41-1093-6058/sports/gretzky/clip9 (825 words)

	Oilers History
		With Peter Pocklington playing a prominent role, the Oilers along with three other WHA teams - Winnipeg Jets, Quebec Nordiques and Hartford Whalers - were accepted into the National Hockey League.
		That commitment carried them to the finals of the Stanley Cup playdowns, only to be eliminated by the New York Islanders, but the team now had a taste of success, and it seemed only a matter of time before they would ascend to the throne.
		As the 1983/84 season dawned, the prophetic words of Peter Pocklington were recalled.
	members.tripod.com /oilers_rule1/id6.htm (2844 words)

	Pocklington Poor Law Union and Workhouse
		Pocklington Poor Law Union was formed on 22nd October 1836.
		The population falling within the Union at the 1831 census had been 14,236 with parishes ranging in size from Waplington (population 18) to Pocklington (2,048).
		The Guardians then agreed to erect a new workhouse for 113 inmates, was situated at the south-east of Pocklington on the road to Burnby.
	users.ox.ac.uk /~peter/workhouse/Pocklington/Pocklington.shtml (360 words)

	TSN.ca - Print Story - Canada's Sports Leader (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As Gretzky prepared to marry Janet Jones, he approached Pocklington about the rumors and was told they were all false.
		But from a business point of view, Pocklington knew the time was right to get maximum return for Gretzky.
		Glen Sather, coach and general manager of the Oilers at the time, says he tried to talk Gretzky out of the deal moments before the official press conference in Edmonton but it was too late to repair the damage.
	www.tsn.ca /tools/print_story.asp?id=109074 (430 words)

	MUSEUM SECURITY MAILINGLIST REPORTS
		Pocklington is trying to claim ownership of art that no longer belongs to him, an angry Mr.
		Pocklington said the Sotheby's auction of those two paintings won't prevent him from forging ahead with his art sale because he will simply choose other works from his extensive collection.
		Pocklington filed an affidavit in the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench earlier this week in which he outlined plans to sell five paintings.
	www.museum-security.org /99/026.html (3491 words)

	The Royal Wedding
		"Peter Pocklington is the reason Wayne Gretzky is no longer an Edmonton Oiler,'' she began.
		Wayne said to Pocklington: 'I can't believe you coming to me with this the day after we win the Stanley Cup.' It was obvious Peter did not have Wayne's backing and he backed out of the Vancouver deal.
		Pocklington suggested Wayne come to his office to talk about it.
	www.canoe.ca /GretzkyRetires/apr19_99edm_bio5.html (1095 words)

	Toronto Sun, August 10, 1988
		Responding to the obvious insinuation that his bride of three weeks, actress Janet Jones, had insisted upon the move, Gretzky strongly denied it.
		Over the past few seasons, Pocklington has said he would trade his superstar for cash, but waited for Gretzky's blessing.
		"I have mixed emotions and a heavy heart." But Pocklington has also restored order to his payroll, which became severely bloated last summer when he signed Gretzky to a five-year personal services contract, paying him $1.4 million next season, and allowing him to retire in two years.
	www.canoe.ca /Gretzky/gretztrade.html (790 words)

	LE REVUE GAUCHE - Left Analysis And Comment: Pro Sports and Criminal Capitalism
		In the Wild West of the boom economy of the late Seventies and early Eighties in Alberta, businessmen like Nelson Skalbania and his partner Peter Pocklington were implicated in wrong doing in both the Alberta and B.C. stock exchanges as well as shady business dealings with their flipping of businesses they bought to buy more.
		The partner was Peter Pocklington, whose business background also included auto sales.
		Clearly, Skalbania and Pocklington were two of the most colourful and controversial figures in the Oilers’ history.
	plawiuk.blogspot.com /2005/12/pro-sports-and-criminal-capitalism.html (3770 words)

	UK Plus - Pocklington shopping
		Peter Pocklington says Lowe's sale of Ryan Smyth to the New York Islanders...
		Pocklington information guide and directory of local information with tourist guides...
		Anglers found stretches of the Pocklington canal, a well-known fishing water...
	www.ukplus.co.uk /Pocklington/shopping/default.ashx?xargs=12KPjg1yVR1YS9h7Pbb4z4fMqXwSoZl%2DmO5I03WtZ0fLUj5XBoUpEhM%2DHUmLF5WO5hn1qWnKzHqfNrU4eYIMi5UF2bRieJbdDLpdKfidRgb7fAadADtYZXn7S%2D5dkQa9c0ekaAYrqOidb9P5fIbr5w4dsz1QWoIdV5Xf%2Ds1dW%2DIgr56icwqg%2DQhbu43791s9ukGeV0PhphZ22oRxSJyKxXG%2D6psPrUDjiWGTza1F5O%2DwTbZCgrnraFTLtX5PfkmfuZSNPN (319 words)

	Peter Pocklington - The Business of Business - Current Business Involvement
		Over the years, Peter Pocklington has owned and headed a wide variety of businesses in Canada and the United States.
		Pocklington's newest business ventures include Sonartec Golf and GolfGear International.
		You can be sure there's more to come on the horizon.
	peterpocklington.com /bb_cbi.html (769 words)

	Lynn Pocklington information about artist and paintings (Site not responding. Last check: )
		BC Artist, Lynn Pocklington, grew up in North Vancouver and completed the Art Program at Capilano College in 1986.
		After a 6 year stint in the Vancouver commercial art scene she and family moved to the Pemberton Valley and there opened her own business, Whistler Graphic Designs.
		Lynn lives in Pemberton with her husband Peter and three children.
	www.lynnpocklington.com /about_lynn_pocklington.htm (429 words)

	1980 NHL Entry Draft -- Paul Coffey
		Pocklington earlier had enraged Badali and Coffey by questioning Coffey's courage on the phone with Badali -- saying that Coffey had at times upset management and the fans by being afraid to go into the corners.
		Pocklington's final offer was $3 million over six years, plus ownership of an apartment building in Edmonton.
		In early November, Pocklington put this final offer on the table and then shut down all negotiations with Coffey so that he could take a vacation in Australia.
	www.hockeydraftcentral.com /1980/80006.html (2282 words)

	USATODAY.com - $299 club has new meaning after tsunami (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Peter Pocklington seems to find himself in sensitive situations.
		Pocklington inherited the name when he bought GolfGear two years ago.
		Pocklington says he's kept a low profile since leaving hockey because of criticism he received for trading Gretzky.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/golf/2005-01-17-tsunami-club_x.htm (404 words)

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