Not many people can argue that Wayne Gretzky dominated the game every time he stepped on the ice. No player is rewarded the name, “The Great One”, for no reason, and he has proven that since his first year in the NHL. Wayne Gretzky is by far, the greatest Canadian hockey player of all time. He holds the record for the most goals, assists, and overall points for both the regular season and the playoffs; he has won over 20 trophies throughout his career, and within his team(s) brought home four Stanley Cup wins, and three Canadian Cup championships.
Even when he was a tyke, Wayne was playing in leagues several years older then him and he was still racking in the points. When he was only 10, he played in his hometown hockey league in Brantford and parents could see this little boy had a talent. Scoring over 350 goals and over 100 assists (www.upperde ck.com/athletes/waynegretzky/profile) in that single season, it seemed he would be setting records for the rest of his life. Gretzky played a very short year of junior hockey, before being drafted into the NHL where he started his astonishing career and began collecting goals, assists, and his many unbeatable records. After his rookie year with the Edmonton Oilers, Wayne had already held a record; “Most assists by a player in his first NHL season”, and more and more followed as he played out his career. Gretzky holds the most goals in regular seasons at 894 (www.nhl.com/hockeyu/history/gretzky/61records.html), beating Gordi Howe’s record of 801 by almost 100 goals. He also holds the record for the most assists at a whopping 1,962, and has a total of 61 official records throughout the regular season, playoffs, and all star games.
