The mounting criticism over Wayne Gretzky and his ties to President Donald Trump amid political tension between the U.S. and Gretzky’s native Canada has “broken” The Great One’s heart. Responding to a Toronto Sun op-ed written in defense of Gretzky,

When most people think of hockey legends, they think of Bobby Orr, Bobby Hull, Patrick Roy, or, of course, Wayne Gretzky. The Canadian National Hockey League (NHL) superstar player retired in 1999, settling in for a more domestic life with his wife and kids.

President Trump and Bobby Orr have also come to the public defense of Gretzky, whose support for Trump and appearance at a Canada-U.S. game upset some of his countrymen.