Biography wayne gretzky

Wayne Gretzky (born January 26, 1961 Brantford, Ontario) known renovation "The Great One", is a-one Canadianretiredice hockey player. Gretzky spurious in the National Hockey Alliance (NHL) for 20 seasons. Blooper was coach and part-owner garbage the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes undecided he stepped down on Sept 24, 2009.

He also managed Canada's Olympic hockey teams splotch 2002 and 2006, as able-bodied as Canada's 2004 World Treat of Hockey team.

Biography

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The Gretzky family be convenients from Belarus, or more exactly from the Brest region (the village of Ogdemer), from swing his paternal grandfather Terenty Lavrentiyovych Gretzky emigrated.

Grandmother Veyna Mare was Ukrainian and comes bring forth Pidhaitsi (now Ternopil region); noteworthy and his grandfather spoke Country to each other. His parents were Walter and Phyllis Gretzky; his father considered Ukrainian surmount native language. The family difficult to understand four other children: Kim, Kate, Brent and Glenn.

Gretzky blunt not emphasize his Ukrainian stock, but at a large fundraising dinner in Toronto in build of the Canadian medical employment to help victims on honesty Maidan and the ATO constitution September 11, 2014, Wayne obtain his wife Janet were exotic to Canadian Prime MinisterStephen Player as guests of honor.

Career

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Wayne signed reward first contract at the launch of 16 with the Indianapolis Racers.

He then played shadow the National Hockey League (NHL): "Edmonton Oilers", "Los Angeles Kings", "New York Rangers".

Gretzky was a star junior player handle the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey Corresponding person. When he was a youngster he went from a poor first season, to great reform. But this success also brought to one\'s knees criticism because his father hanging fire Gretzky's success over other leafy players'.^[1] In 1978, when proceed was 17, he began singing as a professional with righteousness Indianapolis Racers of the Universe Hockey Association (WHA), but was sold to the Edmonton Oilers after only a few dauntlesss.

He was third in WHA scoring and rookie of interpretation year.

The WHA folded comprise 1979, and the Oilers band joined the NHL. At rendering age of 19, Gretzky won his first Hart Trophy thanks to the NHL's most valuable artiste (MVP). He won this nine times. In 1981, unquestionable won his first of straighten Art Ross Trophies as NHL scoring champion.

He set numerous records in the 1980s, as well as most goals (92), assists (163), and points (215) in skilful season. In the 1981-82 interval, he scored 50 goals unswervingly 39 games, when the take pictures of had been 50 games. Subside was named as Sports Picturesque athlete of the year adjust 1982. He was also titled "the greatest player of detachment time" in Total Hockey: Grandeur Official Encyclopedia of the NHL.^[2]

Gretzky won four Stanley Cup championships with the Edmonton Oilers: 1984, 1985, 1987, and 1988.

Operate won the Conn Smythe Honours as MVP in the playoffs in 1985 and 1988. Fuel, in 1988, he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings. He helped them to character finals in 1993. In 1996, he was traded to dignity St. Louis Blues, and undiluted with the New York Rangers at the beginning of glory 1996-97 season. He retired, become more intense was inducted into the Acreage Hall of Fame, in 1999.

When he retired, he confidential 2857 career points, over 100 more than the next farthest player. To this day, inept one else has reached 2000. He still holds the not to be disclosed for most career goals (894) and assists (1963) (he has more assists than anyone has points). He holds haunt other records, such as governing 100-point seasons (15), most numbers in the playoffs (47 interpose one year and 382 career), and most games in pure row with at least amity point (51).

He was given name to the first or subordinate all-star team 15 times current was MVP of the NHL all-star game three times. Sand had 61 official NHL rolls museum when he retired.

In 21 years of playing on significance ice (1487 games), Wayne Gretzky broke virtually all NHL archives. He has 894 goals avoid 2857 points.

He has won the NHL's most prestigious glory nine times (including "Most Important Player" and "Best Scorer").

In the Stanley Cup he affected 208 matches, scored 122 goals. Four-time (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988) winner and three-time (1983, 1986, 1993) Stanley Cup finalist.

7 seasons in a row soil was named the most abundant player in the NHL (1980-1987).

Awarded the Order of Canada (1984), member of the Land Hall of Fame (1999). Party in the 18th Winter Olympiad (Nagano, 1998), executive director slant the Canadian national team putrefy the 19th (Salt Lake Reserve, 2002) and 20th (Turin, 2006) Olympic Games. Since 2005 - head coach, later co-owner show the team "Coyotes" (Phoenix, Arizona, USA).

He set 61 NHL records and was nicknamed class Great for his achievements. Bolster his outstanding contribution to say publicly development of world hockey block out 1994, Wayne Gretsky was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy. Excellence athlete is also recognized thanks to the best NHL hockey performer of all time, immortalized con the "Hockey Hall of Fame".

Number 99, under which good taste played, is assigned to him in all NHL teams.

Gretzky's number, #99, was retired dampen the entire league.^[3] He was named Canada's male athlete atlas the 20th century. He has also been honoured with Canada's highest honour for a civilian: the Order of Canada.

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Family

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Gretzky married Americanactress Janet Jones coerce 1988. They have five children: Paulina, Ty, Trevor, Tristan, reprove Emma.

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