MacGyver is called 'Bud' by his grandfather.
Included on the Fan Favorites: The Best of MacGyver DVD.
The Edmonton Oilers actually did play the Los Angeles Kings on Dec. 14th, 1986. The final score: 4-2 Oilers with Wayne Gretzky recording two assists.
Tricia O'Neil(Victoria James) & John Anderson(Harry Jackson, MacGyver's grandfather) appeared in different episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).