Wayne Gretzky Recreates Famous ‘The Office’ Meme With Stanley Cup

The greatest hockey player of all-time is in on the joke from the historic sitcom.
Wayne Gretzky Recreates Famous ‘The Office’ Meme With Stanley Cup
Wayne Gretzky Recreates Famous ‘The Office’ Meme With Stanley Cup /

One of the most popular sitcoms in the history of television, The Office, contained a famous scene in which Dunder Mifflin Paper Company’s branch manager Michael Scott (played by Steve Carell) had a whiteboard hung in his office with an all-too-famous quote from Wayne Gretzky.

Years ago, Gretzky coined the phrase, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” In The Office scene, Scott has the sign of Gretzky’s famous quote hanging in his office. In addition to attributing Gretzky with the quote on the whiteboard, Scott also credited himself with the motivational message.

On Thursday night, Gretzky recreated the whiteboard message in TNT’s hockey studios as he posed with the Stanley Cup.

In a clash of comedic television and the Stanley Cup playoffs, it’s good to see that Gretzky is in on the joke, as he made one of the iconic memories of the sitcom come to life.

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Mike McDaniel is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where he has worked since January 2022. His work has been featured at InsideTheACC.com, SB Nation, FanSided and more. McDaniel hosts the Hokie Hangover Podcast, covering Virginia Tech athletics, as well as Basketball Conference: The ACC Football Podcast. Outside of work, he is a husband and father, and an avid golfer.