Gretzky captured nine Hart Trophies as the most valuable player, 10 Art Ross Trophies for most points in a season, two Conn Smythe Trophies as playoff MVP and five Lester B. Louis Blues before finishing his career with the New York Rangers. Gretzky's trade to the Los Angeles Kings on August 9, 1988, had an immediate impact on the team's performance, ultimately leading them to the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals, and he is credited with popularizing hockey in California.
When the WHA folded, the Oilers joined the NHL, where he established many scoring records and led his team to four Stanley Cup championships. In June 1978, he signed with the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association (WHA), where he briefly played before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers. Gretzky was the top scorer in the 1978 World Junior Championships. Gretzky became known for setting up behind his opponent's net, an area that was nicknamed "Gretzky's office". He was adept at dodging checks from opposing players, and consistently anticipated where the puck was going to be and executed the right move at the right time.
Despite his unimpressive size and strength, Gretzky's intelligence, stamina, and reading of the game were unrivaled. īorn and raised in Brantford, Ontario, Gretzky honed his skills on a backyard rink and regularly played minor hockey at a level far above his peers. At the time of his retirement in 1999, he held 61 NHL records: 40 regular season records, 15 playoff records, and 6 All-Star records. In addition, Gretzky tallied over 100 points in 15 professional seasons, 13 of them consecutive.
He is the only NHL player to total over 200 points in one season, a feat he accomplished four times. Gretzky is the leading goal scorer, assist producer and point scorer in NHL history, and has more career assists than any other player has total points. Nicknamed " the Great One", he has been called the greatest ice hockey player ever by many sportswriters, players, The Hockey News, and by the NHL itself, based on extensive surveys of hockey writers, ex-players, general managers and coaches. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999.
Wayne Douglas Gretzky CC ( / ˈ ɡ r ɛ t s k i/ GRET-skee born January 26, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach.
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