Wayne Gretzky

Birth Name:

Wayne Douglas Gretzky

Birth Place:

Brantford, Ontario, Canada

Profession

Actor

Holds or shares 61 records in the NHL, including most career points with 2,857 and most career goals with 894
Won the Hart Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the most valuable player, in 1980, which was the first time the trophy had ever been given to a first-year player
Was the first player to score more than 200 points in a single season in 1982, aided by a record 92 goals
Was inducted in to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999, only months after retiring from the sport
Spent much of his youth skating on the rink that his father built in their backyard when he was 6 years old
Would often play in leagues for boys older than himself, still scoring 378 goals in his final year of peewee hockey despite the added difficulty
Quote: "You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take․"
Best known as a former hockey player nicknamed "The Great One" for his many achievements on the ice
During his career he played for the Edmonton Oilers, the St․ Louis Blues, the Los Angeles Kings, and the New York Rangers
The Canadian government issued a dollar coin in his honor in 1983

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