Which NHL team did Gretzky join after leaving the Los Angeles Kings in 1996?

After leaving the Los Angeles Kings in 1996, Wayne Gretzky joined the St. Louis Blues.

The Kings traded Gretzky to St. Louis on February 27, 1996. The deal sent Craig Johnson, Patrice Tardif, Roman Vopat and draft picks to Los Angeles. Gretzky became the Blues’ captain and played 18 regular-season games for the club before appearing in 13 playoff games.

His time in St. Louis was brief but memorable. The Blues defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in the opening playoff round, then lost a seven-game conference semifinal to the Detroit Red Wings. Gretzky finished his Blues stint after rejecting a new contract and signing with the New York Rangers as a free agent in July 1996.

The common mix-up is to name the Rangers, because they were Gretzky’s next team after St. Louis. The question asks which team he joined immediately after leaving Los Angeles, so St. Louis is the single correct answer.