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Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky. By Harinder & Amrit. Information.

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Wayne Gretzky

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  1. Wayne Gretzky By Harinder & Amrit

  2. Information Wayne Gretzky was born on January 26 1961 in Brantford, Ontario and his current age is 52. His hockey career started in 1978 and ended in 1999. He’s married to Janet Jones and has 5 kids (Paulina Gretzky, Emma Gretzky, Tristan Gretzky, Ty Gretzky, Trevor Gretzky). He has 4 siblings (Brent Gretzky, Keith Gretzky, Kim Gretzky, Glen Gretzky). He shoots with his left and play center, he's 6ft tall and weighs about 185 lbs. Wayne Gretzky won 4 Stanley Cups in 1984, 1986, 1987 and 1988. He won all the Stanley Cups when he was still playing with Edmonton Oilers and made two more trips to the finals and finished his career with 894 goals

  3. Wayne started skating at age of 2, two months before his third birthday. At age of six he was playing in a team of 10 year olds. His first NHL game was in season 1979-1980. Wayne played for 10 different teams Brantford 1974-75 (but didn't play any games) Vaughan 1975-76 Seneca 1976-77 Peterborough 1976-77 Sault Ste. Marie 1977-78 Indianapolis Racers 1978-79 Edmonton 1979-80 to 1987-88 Los Angeles 1988-89 to 1995-96 St Louis 1995-96 NY Rangers 1996-97 to 1998-99 Those are all the teams he played for and the years he was with them.

  4. Awards!!! • 1979-80 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy • 1979-80 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy • 1980-81 NHL Art Ross Trophy • 1980-81 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy • 1981-82 NHL Art Ross Trophy • 1981-82 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy • 1981-82 NHL Lester B. Pearson Trophy • 1982-83 NHL Art Ross Trophy • 1982-83 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy • 1982-83 NHL Lester B. Pearson Trophy • 1983-84 NHL Art Ross Trophy • 1983-84 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy • 1983-84 NHL Lester B. Pearson Trophy • 1984-85 NHL Art Ross Trophy • 1984-85 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy • 1984-85 NHL Conn Smythe Trophy

  5. Awards Continued • 1984-85 NHL Lester B. Pearson Trophy • 1985-86 NHL Art Ross Trophy • 1985-86 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy • 1986-87 NHL Art Ross Trophy • 1986-87 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy • 1986-87 NHL Lester B. Pearson Trophy • 1987-88 NHL Conn Smythe Trophy • 1988-89 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy • 1989-90 NHL Art Ross Trophy • 1990-91 NHL Art Ross Trophy • 1990-91 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy • 1991-92 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy • 1993-94 NHL Art Ross Trophy • 1993-94 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy • 1998-99 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy • Overall he won 31 awards

  6. Trophies in total • 9 Hart Memorial trophies • 5 Lady Byng Memorial Trophies • 10 Art Ross Trophies • 5 Lester B. Pearson Trophies • 2 Conn SmytheTrophies • overall Gretzky won 31 trophies

  7. Retirement Wayne Gretzky immediately inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, making him the most recent player to have the waiting period waived. The NHL retired his jersey number 99 league-wide, making him the only player to receive this honour. He was one of six players voted to the International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) Centennial All-Star Team.

  8. Gretzky became executive director for the Canadian national men's hockey team during the 2002 Winter Olympics, in which the team won a gold medal. In 2000, he became part owner of the Phoenix Coyotes, and following the 2004–05 NHL lockout he became the team's head coach. In September 2009, following the franchise's bankruptcy, Gretzky resigned as coach and relinquished his ownership share.

  9. Here’s a video!! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJBylN-RER0

  10. THE END By: AmritGakhal & HarinderSidhu

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