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Wayne Gretzky: Tunisia and Family Training

wayne gretzky: I'm very proud to play for my country, to represent my family," he said, adding that 95 per cent of his relatives still live in Tunisia, according to CBC. Znaki is currently in Tunisia visiting with family and training for the tournament. Wayne Gretzky promoting hockey Down Under The 24-year-old Rosemont resident started playing hockey shortly after his arrival in Canada as a five-year-old immigrant, and says he keen to apply the skills he acquired here with the Tunisian squad. "It means a lot. But with no ice rinks in the country, training involves running on the beach and working out, he said. The small size of the ice rink in Rabat means the teams will play three-on-three. The round-robin tournament begins July 24 and will pit Tunisia against the national teams of Morocco, Algeria and Egypt. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.