For the first time in his NHL career, Gretzky was not named captain, although he briefly wore the captain's "C" in 1998 when captain Brian Leetch was injured and out of the line-up.
Po prvý raz v jeho NHL kariére nebol menovaný kapitánom tímu, aj keď krátko nosil kapitánske "C" v roku 1998, kedy bol kapitán tímu Brian Leetch zranený.