Wayne Gretzky Biography

Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League for four teams from 1979 to 1999. Nicknamed "The Great One", he has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters, players, and the NHL itself. He is the leading point-scorer in NHL history, with more assists than any other player has points, and is the only NHL player to total over 200 points in one season – a feat he accomplished four times. In addition, he tallied over 100 points in 16 professional seasons, 14 of them consecutive. At the time of his retirement in 1999, he held 61 NHL records: 40 regular-season records, 15 playoff records, and six All-Star records. As of 2009, he still holds 60 NHL records.

Born and raised in Brantford, Ontario Gretzky honed his skills at a backyard rink and regularly played minor hockey at a level far above his peers. Despite his unimpressive stature, strength and speed, Gretzky's intelligence and reading of the game were unrivaled. Source: Wikipedia

Marriages

• 1988-07-17
  NHL ice hockey star player Wayne Gretzky (27) weds actress Janet Jones (27) at St. Joseph's Basilica in Edmonton, Canada

Wayne Gretzky Timeline

• 1979-10-14
  NHL's greatest scorer Wayne Gretzky scores his 1st NHL goal
• 1980-04-01
  Wayne Gretzky breaks Bobby Orr's record with 103rd assist
• 1981-12-27
  Oiler Wayne Gretzky becomes fastest NHLer to get 100 pts (38th game)
• 1981-12-30
  Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record of 50 goals by 39th game of season
• 1982-02-12
  Wayne Gretzky scores 153rd point of season, breaking NHL record
• 1982-03-25
  Wayne Gretzky becomes 1st NHL to score 200 points in a season
• 1983-02-08
  Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period
• 1983-04-17
  Islanders tie NHL record with 3 shorthanded playoff goals vs Rangers Rangers 7-Isles 6-Patrick Div Finals-Isles hold 2-1 lead Wayne Gretzky scores 7 points in one Stanley Cup playoff game
• 1983-11-19
  Edmonton Oilers beat NJ Devils, 13-4, Wayne Gretzky calls the Devils "a Mickey Mouse organization"
• 1984-12-19
  Wayne Gretzky, 23, is 18th & youngest NHL-er to score 1,000 points
• 1985-03-29
  Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 126th assist
• 1985-04-25
  For 2nd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 points in a Cup game (3 goals, 4 assists)
• 1986-03-07
  Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 136th assist
• 1986-04-04
  Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season
• 1987-04-05
  Wayne Gretzky wins 7th straight NHL scoring title
• 1987-04-09
  For 3rd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 points (1 goal, 6 assists) in a Stanley Cup game and passes Jean Beliveau as all time playoff scoring champ
• 1988-03-01
  Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howe with his record 1,050th NHL assist
• 1988-08-09
  Edmonton Oilers trade Wayne Gretzky to LA Kings for $15-$20 millions
• 1989-01-21
  Wayne Gretzky passes Marcel Dionne to become NHL's 2nd all time scorer
• 1989-06-07
  Wayne Gretzky wins his 9th NHL Hart (MVP) Trophy in 10 years
• 1989-10-15
  Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howes as NHL's all time top scorer
• 1991-04-10
  LA King Wayne Gretzky scores NHL record 93rd playoff goal
• 1994-03-21
  Wayne Gretzky ties Gordie Howe's NHL record of 801 goals
• 1994-03-23
  Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 802 goals scored
• 1999-04-18
  Wayne Gretzky plays his last game in the NHL, as his New York Rangers lose 2-1 to the Pittsburgh Penguins

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