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    This document compares Wayne Gretzky and Maurice Richard as the greatest Canadian hockey player. It provides statistics on their careers, including Gretzky playing for 20 seasons and holding 60 NHL records, while Richard played for 18 seasons and was the first player to score 50 goals in a season. The document concludes that while both were great players, Gretzky should be considered the greater player based on his records and awards. It poses two questions asking how many seasons Gretzky played and who is considered the greater Canadian player.

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    This document compares Wayne Gretzky and Maurice Richard as the greatest Canadian hockey player. It provides statistics on their careers, including Gretzky playing for 20 seasons and holding 60 NHL records, while Richard played for 18 seasons and was the first player to score 50 goals in a season. The document concludes that while both were great players, Gretzky should be considered the greater player based on his records and awards. It poses two questions asking how many seasons Gretzky played and who is considered the greater Canadian player.

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    This document compares Wayne Gretzky and Maurice Richard as the greatest Canadian hockey player. It provides statistics on their careers, including Gretzky playing for 20 seasons and holding 60 NHL records, while Richard played for 18 seasons and was the first player to score 50 goals in a season. The document concludes that while both were great players, Gretzky should be considered the greater player based on his records and awards. It poses two questions asking how many seasons Gretzky played and who is considered the greater Canadian player.

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    COMPARISON

    ESSAY
    WAYNE GRETZKY
    V.S.
    MAURCIE
    RICHARDS
    By: Nicholas Paiva and Dayton Coutts

    THE MOST FAMOUS CANADIAN


    ONTARIO COLLEGE STUDENTS
    KNOW OF IS:
    Wayne Gretzky
    100%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    0%

    Greater
    Canadian

    WHO IS THE GREATEST


    CANADIAN?
    Who's Greater?
    80%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    0%

    80
    %
    Who's
    Greater?
    20
    %

    WAYNE GRETZKY (THE GREAT


    ONE)

    WAYNE GRETZKY (THE GREAT


    ONE)
    20 seasons 1979-1999
    Played for 4 teams
    4 Stanley cups
    9 Hart trophies
    10 Art Ross trophies

    2 Con Smyth
    He still holds 60 records
    Inducted into the Hall of

    Fame immediately after


    retiring

    MAURCIE RICHARDS
    (MAURCIE ROCKET RICHARD)

    MAURCIE RICHARDS
    (MAURCIE ROCKET RICHARD)
    18 seasons 1942-1960
    All for one team
    8 Stanley cups
    5 in a row
    1 Hart trophy

    First player to reach 50 goals

    in one season
    First to record 500 goals
    Inducted to Hall of Fame

    after retiring

    COMPAIRASON
    Maurcie

    Richards

    Wayne Gretzky
    4 Stanley cups

    8 Stanley cups

    9 Hart trophies

    5 in a row

    10 Art Ross trophies

    1 Hart trophy

    2 Con Smyth

    First player to reach 50 goals

    Holds 60 records

    in one season

    Conclusion: Wayne Gretzky is the Greater Canadian/Hockey


    Player.
    The controversy over the greatest Canadian Hockey player should be over. Between
    setting and holding 60 records, 25 overall trophies and the seven medals earned in
    international play who could argue. Wayne Gretzky is the greatest Canadian Hockey
    player of all time!

    QUESTIONS:
    1) How many seasons did Gretzky play?
    2) Who do you think is The Greater Canadian?

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