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Wayne Douglas Gretzky was born in Brantford, Ontario.
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At age 6 Gretzky was playing with boys 3 years older than him in a variety of leagues.
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At the end of his peewee season gretzky had scored an astonishing 378 goals.
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By this point he was getting known around Canada. He was drafted to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds at the age of 16. In his first and only season there he scored 182 points in 64 games.
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To start off his career he signed with with the Indianapolis Racers in the WHA.
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After only playing 8 games for Indianapolis he got traded to the Edmonton Oilers.
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The WHA folded so the Edmonton Oilers decided to join the NHL.
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18 year old Gretzky gets a point in his NHL debut.
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Gretzky won the Hart Mmeorial Trophy (MVP) in his first season in the NHL. He was the first player to ever win the league MVP in his first NHL season. He won this award 9 times from 1980-87 and in 1989.
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Gretzky was awarded the Lou Marsh award, which is given to the Canadian athlete of the year.
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Gretzky ended his 1981-1982 season with an incredible 212 points with 92 goals, breaking multiple NHL records. He finished 4 seasons in total with 200+ points.
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Wayne was the first ever Candian to win the Male Athlete of the Year award. He was also awarded Sports Illustrated Sportman of the Year.
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Wayne broke the annual All Star Game record by scoring 4 goals in 1 period.
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Wayne Gretzky and the Edmonton Oilers both win their first ever Stanley cup.
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The next year Gretzky and the Oilers win the Stanley Cup again for the 2nd time now.
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Gretzky finished the season with 163 assists and 52 goals finsihing the season off with 215 points, which is still the record for most points in a season.
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Gretzky and his Oilers win the cup for the 3rd time.
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Greatzky and his Oilers win the Stanley Cup for the 4th time.
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Wayne Gretzky gets married to his wife, Janet Jones and will eventaully have 5 children together.
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Gretzky got traded to the Los Angeles Kings. Gretzky, McSorley and Krushelnyski got traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelinas, $15 million in cash, and the Kings first-round draft picks in 1989
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This is Gretzkys last year to get awarded the Art Ross Trophy, which is awared to the player with the most goals.
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After almost 8 full seasons with the Los Angeles Kings he was traded to the St. Louis Blues for Patrice Tardif, Roman Vopat, Craig Johnson, and two draft picks.
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After a short time in St. Louis, Gretzky signed with the New York Rangers to play with his old teammate Mark Messier. New York would be Gretzky's last team.
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Wayne Douglas Gretzky plays his final NHL game, after a long 20 years.
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Wayne Gretzky was added into the Hockey Hall of Fame after 20 seasons in the NHL with an astnonishing 2857 points.
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Gretzkys number 99 was retired leuge wide because of his outstanding play and sportsmanship.
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Gretzky becomes the Phoenix Coyotes Head Coach and Part Owner.
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Wayne Gretky resigned from his coaching role after 3 seasons, but is still a part owner today.
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Wayne Gretzky is currently just a fan, but has told the NHL that he is interested in a team as a General Manager or President in the future.
