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Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky went to Los Angles along with Mike Krushelnyski and Marty McSorley for Jummy Carson, Martin Gelinas, three first round draft picks and cash. Edmonton's loss was certainly LA's gain as Gretzky ushered in a new era for hockey in Southern California. He surpassed Gordie Howe's records of all-time goals and points leader and had a very successful seven year stint in LA. In 1993 he led the Kings team all the way to the Stanley Cup final, where they lost to the Montreal Canadiens. In 1994 Gretzky went on to break Gordie Howe's record of most goals scored when he notched his 802nd NHL regular season goal. At the trade deadline in 1996 he was traded to the St. Louis Blues for Craig Johnson, Roman Vopat, Patrice Tardiff and two draft picks. Wayne Gretzky would only be a Blue for the remainder of the 1996-97 season as he signed on with the New York Rangers as an unrestricted free agent and retired in 1999. Wayne had been involved in hockey since his retirement, most notably with Hockey Canada and as a minority owner with the Phoenix Coyotes. In 2005, Gretzky made his return to the NHL, not as a player but as head coach of the Coyotes. Here is a summary of Wayne Gretzky's NHL accomplishments; Year Team GP G A Pts Pim 1979-80 Edmonton Oilers 79 51 86 137 21 1980-81 Edmonton Oilers 80 55 109 164 28 1981-82 Edmonton Oilers 80 92 120 212 26 1982-83 Edmonton Oilers 80 71 125 196 59 1983-84 Edmonton Oilers 74 87 118 205 39 1984-85 Edmonton Oilers 80 73 135 208 52 1985-86 Edmonton Oilers 80 52 163 215 46 1986-87 Edmonton Oilers 79 62 121 183 28 1987-88 Edmonton Oilers 64 40 109 149 24 1988-89 Los Angeles Kings 78 54 114 168 26 1989-90 Los Angeles Kings 73 40 102 142 42 1990-91 Los Angeles Kings 78 41 122 163 16 1991-92 Los Angeles Kings 74 31 90 121 34 1992-93 Los Angeles Kings 45 16 49 65 6 1993-94 Los Angeles Kings 81 38 92 130 20 1994-95 Los Angeles Kings 48 11 37 48 6 1995-96 Los Angeles Kings 62 15 66 81 32 1995-96 St. Louis Blues 18 8 13 21 2 1996-97 New York Rangers 82 25 72 97 28 1997-98 New York Rangers 82 23 67 90 28 1998-99 New York Rangers 70 9 53 62 14 NHL Totals 1487 894 1963 2857 577Team Pages: Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers Other Wayne Gretzky Resources |
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