Los Angeles Kings Wayne Gretzky accepts the NHL Milestone Award, which commemorates his 1000th NHL game from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, while Kings owner Bruce McNall looks on.

March 2, 1993 at Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California.

Gretzky had already played his 1000th NHL game on January 6, 1993.

- Gretzky would play 3 more seasons in Los Angeles, a quick stint with St. Louis Blues and finished his career with 3 seasons with New York Rangers, retiring in 1999.

- This was the 1st major award that Bettman has presented, as he had just become The Commissioner of the NHL on February 1, 1993.

- Bruce McNall, the chairman of the NHL Board of Governors at the time, would soon default on a large bank loan and be forced to sell controlling interest of the Los Angeles Kings in May, 1994, also resigning as chairman.