Saturday, December 20, 2008

Wayne Gretzky "The Great One" 12" Collections


October 15,1989: Wayne Gretzky scores in Edmonton with 53 seconds remaining to become the all-time scoring leader with 1,851 points. This moment has been captured by this figure raising his both hands with his stick on his right.

Wayne Gretzky held or shared 61 NHL records upon his retirement on April 18, 1999, including 40 regular season records, 15 playoff records, and 6 all-star records. With unprecedented 2,857 career points.

He won nine Hart Trophies, the NHL's most valuable player award, and eight of these were awarded in consecutive years from 1980–87. Gretzky holds the record for most MVP awards of any player in North American professional sports.

Included in the set is ESPN's Sports Century Greatest Athletes DVD featuring the rise of the greatest hocky player to ever hit the ice: Wayne Gretzky. More gifted than anyone before or since as he shattered records and changed the game.

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