Janet Gretzky named in sports gambling case

The Toronto Star reports:

Wayne Gretzky’s wife and about a half-dozen NHL players placed bets — but not on hockey — with a U.S.-wide sports gambling ring financed by Phoenix Coyotes assistant coach Rick Tocchet, police said today.

Gretzky, hockey’s greatest player, is in his first season coaching the Coyotes and is a part-owner of the team.

Actress-wife Janet Jones was among those implicated, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because no bettors have been publicly identified.

This is just the beginning of a big story.