 In 1989 the City of Edmonton, in co-ordination with Northlands and Molson Brewery, commissioned the artwork of the bronze statue which was unveiled on August 27, 1989, one year after he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings, and moved to Rogers Place in 2016.Following Gretzky's retirement in 1999, there a second proposal to rename 99 Street brought forward by a fan; however Capilano Drive was ultimately chosen to be renamed Wayne Gretzky Drive.List of neighbourhoods Wayne Gretzky Drive runs through, in order from south to north