Last month, the NHL announced that Wayne Gretzky would be making a guest appearance on an episode of The Simpsons in December.

 

A little sneak peek at The Great One in the next episode of The Simpsons. (📷: @NHL)

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On Sunday, the episode featuring The Great One aired, making Gretzky the first hockey player to lend his actual voice to the show. Here's the scene Gretzky appeared in on Sunday night.

 

Gretzky appeared in Maggie's dream and was referred to as one of the heroes of winter, along with Jack Frost and the Abominable Snowman, by Santa Claus.

(H/T Sports Illustrated)