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The Great One

Early Years
Wayne

Gretzky was born on January 26,

1961 in Ontario, Canada

He

started playing hockey at a very young

age and had always been a standout player
as a child with 1,000 goals scored by the
time he was 13

World Hockey Association

In

1978 Gretzky was signed to the

Edmonton Oilers which at that time was
apart of the World Hockey
Association(WHA)

The

WHA was shut down in 1979 and

Oilers, along with Gretzky, were merged
with the National Hockey
Association(NHL)

Career
He

played in the NHL for 20 seasons (1979-1999)

for four different teams

He

retired in 1999 after his season with the New

York Rangers

Achievements

Wayne Gretzky is known as the greatest hockey player ever

In his 20 seasons he scored 894 goals, and 1,963 assists and holds 60
NHL records

He won the Stanley Cup 4 times and the Hart Memorial Trophy 9
times

His number was retired after his last game

After Retirement
After

retirement, in 2005, Wayne Gretzky was

hired as the head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes

He

coached for five unsuccessful seasons and

stepped down from head coach