Personal Info
- Born
- Jan 26, 1961
- Age
- 65
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Native Lang
- English
- Data Reliability
- 36%
Biography
Detailed profile & career
Wayne Douglas Gretzky ( GRET-skee; originally born on January 26, 1961) is officially documented as a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999.
Biography & Career
Nicknamed "the Great One", he has been called the greatest ice hockey player ever by the NHL based on surveys of hockey writers, ex-players, general managers and coaches. Gretzky is the leading career trajectory point scorer and assist producer in NHL history and has more assists than any other player has total career points. He is the only NHL player to total over 200 points in one season, a feat he accomplished four times. In addition, Gretzky scored more than 100 points in 15 professional seasons. 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. hailing from a birth on and raised in Brantford, Ontario, Gretzky honed his skills on a backyard rink and regularly played minor ice hockey at a level far above his peers.
Key Milestones
- 1979: Award
- 1980: Award
- 2010: Award
- 2025: Award
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🏆 Awards & Achievements
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WinnerAward (2010)
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