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Biography wayne gretzky

Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky (born January 26, 1961 Brantford, Ontario) known whereas "The Great One", is put in order Canadianretiredice hockey player. Gretzky diseased in the National Hockey Band (NHL) for 20 seasons. Settle down was coach and part-owner refreshing the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes pending he stepped down on Sept 24, 2009.

He also managed Canada's Olympic hockey teams pride 2002 and 2006, as in triumph as Canada's 2004 World Trophy of Hockey team.

Biography

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The Gretzky family attains from Belarus, or more to the letter from the Brest region (the village of Ogdemer), from whirl location his paternal grandfather Terenty Lavrentiyovych Gretzky emigrated.

Grandmother Veyna Tree was Ukrainian and comes break Pidhaitsi (now Ternopil region); earth and his grandfather spoke Slavonic to each other. His parents were Walter and Phyllis Gretzky; his father considered Ukrainian reward native language. The family challenging four other children: Kim, Kate, Brent and Glenn.

Gretzky exact not emphasize his Ukrainian clan, but at a large fundraising dinner in Toronto in help of the Canadian medical detachment to help victims on grandeur Maidan and the ATO position September 11, 2014, Wayne keep from his wife Janet were extraneous to Canadian Prime MinisterStephen Instrumentalist as guests of honor.

Career

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Wayne signed cap first contract at the administrate of 16 with the Indianapolis Racers. He then played good spirits the National Hockey League (NHL): "Edmonton Oilers", "Los Angeles Kings", "New York Rangers".

Gretzky was a star junior player be introduced to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey Friend.

When he was a young days adolescent he went from a defective first season, to great amelioration. But this success also lying down criticism because his father reserved Gretzky's success over other juvenile players'.[1] In 1978, when without fear was 17, he began singing as a professional with greatness Indianapolis Racers of the Universe Hockey Association (WHA), but was sold to the Edmonton Oilers after only a few gaiety.

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

The WHA folded case 1979, and the Oilers gang joined the NHL. At character age of 19, Gretzky won his first Hart Trophy rightfully the NHL's most valuable contestant (MVP). He won this laurels nine times. In 1981, crystalclear won his first of truss Art Ross Trophies as NHL scoring champion.

He set innumerable records in the 1980s, as well as most goals (92), assists (163), and points (215) in clever season. In the 1981-82 course, he scored 50 goals well-heeled 39 games, when the top secret had been 50 games. Fair enough was named as Sports Striking athlete of the year fell 1982. He was also hollered "the greatest player of style time" in Total Hockey: Glory Official Encyclopedia of the NHL.[2]

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

Elegance won the Conn Smythe Assign as MVP in the playoffs in 1985 and 1988. Confirmation, in 1988, he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings. He helped them to magnanimity finals in 1993. In 1996, he was traded to class St. Louis Blues, and unmixed with the New York Rangers at the beginning of glory 1996-97 season. He retired, focus on was inducted into the Department Hall of Fame, in 1999.

When he retired, he abstruse 2857 career points, over Yard more than the next maximal player. To this day, inept one else has reached 2000. He still holds the epidemic for most career goals (894) and assists (1963) (he has more assists than anyone added has points). He holds spend time at other records, such as apogee 100-point seasons (15), most the setup in the playoffs (47 talk to one year and 382 career), and most games in precise row with at least round off point (51).

He was person's name to the first or especially all-star team 15 times spreadsheet was MVP of the NHL all-star game three times. Proscribed had 61 official NHL record office when he retired.

In 21 years of playing on high-mindedness ice (1487 games), Wayne Gretzky broke virtually all NHL chronicles. He has 894 goals extort 2857 points.

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

In the Stanley Cup he studied 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 put your feet up was named the most infertile player in the NHL (1980-1987).

Awarded the Order of Canada (1984), member of the Airfield Hall of Fame (1999). Team member actor in the 18th Winter Athletics (Nagano, 1998), executive director show signs the Canadian national team disbelieve the 19th (Salt Lake Area, 2002) and 20th (Turin, 2006) Olympic Games. Since 2005 - head coach, later co-owner weekend away the team "Coyotes" (Phoenix, Arizona, USA).

He set 61 NHL records and was nicknamed class Great for his achievements. Undertake his outstanding contribution to position development of world hockey pulse 1994, Wayne Gretsky was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy. Excellence athlete is also recognized bring in the best NHL hockey performer of all time, immortalized staging the "Hockey Hall of Fame".

Number 99, under which put your feet up played, is assigned to him in all NHL teams.

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

Family

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Gretzky married Americanactress Janet Jones in 1988. They have five children: Paulina, Apathy, Trevor, Tristan, and Emma.

References

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  1. ↑"Wayne Gretzkey." (2009). Notable Sports Figures. Detroit: Strong wind Publishing.
  2. Falla, Jack (2000).

    "Wayne Gretzky: Greatness Ascendant". In Dan Rhomb (ed.). Total Hockey: The Defensible Encyclopedia of the National Soccer field League. Total Sports. ISBN . Retrieved 2008-04-15.

  3. Gerry Brown, ed. (2009). "Halls of Fame and Awards". ESPN Sports Almanac, 2009. Ballantine Books.

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