NHL legend Wayne Gretzky came to Oakmont Country Club this week to support his daughter\u2019s fiance, Dustin Johnson, as he competes in the U.S. Open.<\/p>\n
But the nine-time Hart Trophy winner couldn\u2019t stand to make the trip to the Pittsburgh area without visiting an old friend: the Stanley Cup.<\/p>\n
Gretzky said he and his wife, Janet, \u201craided the little barbecue\u201d at Penguins coach Mike Sullivan\u2019s house Thursday night. Former Penguins winger and current assistant Rick Tocchet, a teammate of Gretzky\u2019s with the Los Angeles Kings from 1994-96, also was there, along with a group of Penguins assistant coaches and, of course, the Cup.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo that was fun,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Gretzky, who won four Stanley Cups of his own with the Edmonton Oilers, still holds the NHL scoring record with 2,857 career points. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999.<\/p>\n
The trip is the first to Pittsburgh for his wife, Janet, who is \u201cthoroughly impressed by the architecture.\u201d<\/p>\n
They were equally impressed by the play of Johnson, who finished the first round without a bogey and sat near the top of the leaderboard throughout Friday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really like his game plan and his focus on how he\u2019s playing the golf course,\u201d Wayne Gretzky said. \u201cObviously, when you get to the U.S. Open, it\u2019s a tough course, especially this course is really difficult and he\u2019s got a game plan.\u201d<\/p>\n