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Article content As the funeral procession pulled out of St. Mark’s Anglican Church on Saturday, the sound of a hundred hockey sticks tapping the sidewalk filled the air. It was a final tribute to Walter Gretzky, the world’s most famous hockey dad, Lord Mayor of Brantford, community booster extraordinaire, and all-round great guy, who died on Thursday evening at the age of 82. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Community pays tribute to Walter Gret...

Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky remembered his father as a man with a heart of gold on Saturday at Walter Gretzkys funeral in Brantford, Ont.

BRANTFORD, Ont. — Walter Gretzky’s family thought the end was coming quickly in the middle of February.

Wayne Gretzky said of his late father, known as Canada's hockey dad, “We’d be a way better world if there was so many more people like my dad.”

BRANTFORD, Ont. — Walter Gretzkys family thought the end was coming quickly in the middle of February.The father of hockeys greatest player had suffered a serious hip injury, and after battling . . .

Known as Canadas hockey dad, Walter Gretzky died Thursday at age 82. His passing prompted an avalanche of tributes for a genuine, approachable, authentic person who nurtured Waynes incredible talents on the familys famed backyard rink in Brantford, but also never forgot where he came from.

I dont think Ive ever met a prouder Canadian than my dad.