Wayne Gretzky believes the international hockey world should make a statement against Russia in response to the nation's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, a conflict the Great One called a "senseless war."

"I think international hockey should say, 'We're not gonna let them play in the world junior hockey tournament,'" Gretzky said during NHL on TNT on Saturday night. "I think we gotta, as Canadians, take that stance since the games are going to be played in Edmonton."