Wayne Gretzky

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Wayne Gretzky is a legendary Canadian ice hockey player widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes in the history of the sport, holding numerous NHL records for scoring and assists.

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The Great One 2
Gretzky 1
Wayne Douglas Gretzky 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Hockey League player
human
ice hockey player
awardReceived Art Ross Trophy
Conn Smythe Trophy
Hart Memorial Trophy
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
Lester B. Pearson Award
child Paulina Gretzky
coachOf Arizona Coyotes
surface form: Phoenix Coyotes
competedIn World Cup of Hockey
surface form: Canada Cup

XIX Olympic Winter Games
surface form: Winter Olympics (as executive/manager, 2002)
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1961-01-26
draftStatus undrafted in NHL Entry Draft
familyName Wayne Gretzky self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gretzky
father Walter Gretzky
fullName Wayne Gretzky self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wayne Douglas Gretzky
givenName Wayne
HockeyHallOfFameInductionYear 1999
holdsRecord most 100-point seasons in NHL
most 50-goal seasons in NHL
most career NHL playoff points
most career NHL regular-season assists
most career NHL regular-season goals
most career NHL regular-season points
jerseyNumber 99
league National Hockey League
leagueWideNumberRetiredBy National Hockey League
memberOfSportsHallOfFame Hockey Hall of Fame
nationalTeam Canada men's national ice hockey team
NHLDebutSeason 1979-1980
NHLTeamNumberRetiredBy Edmonton Oilers
Los Angeles Kings
New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues
nickname Wayne Gretzky self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Great One
notableFor widely regarded as one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time
numberOfArtRossTrophies 10
numberOfChildren 5
numberOfHartTrophies 9
numberOfStanleyCupsWon 4
occupation ice hockey coach
sports executive
placeOfBirth Brantford
surface form: Brantford, Ontario, Canada
playedFor Edmonton Oilers
Los Angeles Kings
New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues
positionPlayed centre
residence United States of America
surface form: United States
retirementDate 1999-04-18
roleIn2002Olympics executive director of Team Canada men's ice hockey
sexOrGender male
shoots left
sibling Brent Gretzky
Keith Gretzky
sport ice hockey
spouse Janet Jones
StanleyCupChampionWith Edmonton Oilers

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Mario Lemieux contemporariesIncluded Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky familyName Wayne Gretzky self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky fullName Wayne Gretzky self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wayne Douglas Gretzky
Wayne hasFamousBearers Wayne Gretzky
Brantford hasHometownOf Wayne Gretzky
IIHF Hall of Fame hasInductee Wayne Gretzky
Pontiac GTO marketedAs Wayne Gretzky
this entity surface form: The Great One
Hart Memorial Trophy mostWinsPlayer Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky nickname Wayne Gretzky self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Great One
Art Ross Trophy notableMultipleWinner Wayne Gretzky
1991 NHL All-Star Game notablePlayer Wayne Gretzky
1992 NHL All-Star Game notablePlayer Wayne Gretzky
NHL All-Star Game 1993 notablePlayer Wayne Gretzky
subject surface form: 1993 NHL All-Star Game
1994 NHL All-Star Game notablePlayer Wayne Gretzky
1996 NHL All-Star Game notablePlayer Wayne Gretzky
Edmonton Oilers notablePlayer Wayne Gretzky
Los Angeles Kings notablePlayer Wayne Gretzky
subject surface form: 1997 NHL All-Star Game
Lou Marsh Trophy notableRecipient Wayne Gretzky
Jari Kurri notableTeammate Wayne Gretzky
Arizona Coyotes retiredNumberHolder Wayne Gretzky
this entity surface form: Wayne Gretzky (league-wide)
2010 Winter Olympics torchLighter Wayne Gretzky