To those who know..."The great one" is the greastest hockey player ever....rivalling...dare I say it...Don Bradman in dominance.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Gretzky
Nicknamed "The Great One", he has been called "the greatest hockey player ever"[1] by many sportswriters, players, and the NHL itself. He is the leading scorer in NHL history, with more goals and more assists than any other player. He scored more assists than any other player scored total points, and is the only NHL player to total over 200 points in one season – a feat he accomplished four times. In addition, he tallied over 100 points in 16 professional seasons, 14 of them consecutive. At the time of his retirement in 1999, he held 61 NHL records: 40 regular-season records, 15 playoff records, and six All-Star records.[1] As of 2014, he still holds 60 NHL records.[2]
This guy was just phenomenal!!!!
You wanna know how many records he has?
A friggen truck load:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by_Wayne_Gretzky
If this doesn't impress you.....you are dead.....
Regular season records (40)[edit]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Gretzky
Nicknamed "The Great One", he has been called "the greatest hockey player ever"[1] by many sportswriters, players, and the NHL itself. He is the leading scorer in NHL history, with more goals and more assists than any other player. He scored more assists than any other player scored total points, and is the only NHL player to total over 200 points in one season – a feat he accomplished four times. In addition, he tallied over 100 points in 16 professional seasons, 14 of them consecutive. At the time of his retirement in 1999, he held 61 NHL records: 40 regular-season records, 15 playoff records, and six All-Star records.[1] As of 2014, he still holds 60 NHL records.[2]
This guy was just phenomenal!!!!
You wanna know how many records he has?
A friggen truck load:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by_Wayne_Gretzky
If this doesn't impress you.....you are dead.....
Regular season records (40)[edit]
- Most goals: 894 in 1,487 games
- Most goals, including playoffs: 1,016 in 1,487 regular season and 208 playoff games
- Most goals, one season: 92 in 1981–82, 80-game schedule
- Most goals, one season, including playoffs: 100 in 1983–84, 87 goals in 74 regular season games and 13 goals in 19 playoff games
- Most goals, 50 games from start of season: 61 in 1981–82 (7 October, 1981 to 22 January, 1982, 80-game schedule) and 1983–84 (5 October, 1983 to 25 January, 1984), 80-game schedule
- Most goals, one period: 4 (Tied with 10 other players) 18 February, 1981
- Most assists: 1,963
- Most assists, including playoffs: 2,223
- Most assists, one season: 163 in 1985–86, 80-game schedule
- Most assists, one season, including playoffs: 174 in 1985–86, 163 assists in 80 regular season games and 11 assists in 10 playoff games
- Most assists, one game: 7 (tied with Billy "The Kid" Taylor) on three occasions—15 February, 1980; 11 December, 1985; 14 February, 1986
- Most assists, one road game: 7 (tied with Billy "The Kid" Taylor) 11 December, 1985
- Most points: 2,857 in 1,487 games (894 goals, 1,963 assists)
- Most points, including playoffs: 3,239 in 1,487 regular season and 208 playoff games. (1016 goals, 2223 assists)
- Most points, one season: 215 in 1985–86, 80-game schedule (52 goals, 163 assists)
- Most points, one season, including playoffs: 255 in 1984–85; 208 points in 80 regular season games and 47 points in 18 playoff games
- Most overtime assists, career: 15
- Most goals by a centre, career: 894
- Most goals by a centre, one season: 92 in 1981–82, 80-game schedule
- Most assists by a centre, career: 1,963
- Most assists by a centre, one season: 163 in 1985–86, 80-game schedule
- Most points by a centre, career: 2,857
- Most points by a centre, one season: 215 in 1985–86, 80-game schedule
- Most assists in one game by a player in his first season: 7 on 15 February, 1980
- Highest goals-per-game average, one season: 1.18 in 1983–84, 87 goals in 74 games
- Highest assists-per-game average, career (300 min.): 1.321 -- 1,963 assists in 1,487 games
- Highest assists-per-game average, one season: 2.04 in 1985–86, 163 assists in 80 games
- Highest points-per-game average, one season (among players with 50-or-more points): 2.77 in 1983–84, 205 points in 74 games
- Most 40-or-more goal seasons: 12 in 20 seasons
- Most consecutive 40-or-more goal seasons: 12 from 1979–80 to 1990–91
- Most 50-or-more goal seasons: 9 (tied with Mike Bossy)
- Most 60-or-more goal seasons: 5 (tied with Mike Bossy)
- Most consecutive 60-or-more goals seasons: 4 from 1981–82 to 1984–85
- Most 100-or-more point seasons: 15
- Most consecutive 100-or-more point seasons: 13 from 1979–80 to 1991–92
- Most three-or-more goal games, career: 50 -- 37 three-goal (hat trick) games; nine four-goal games; four five-goal games
- Most three goal games, one season: 10 (done twice) in 1981–82 and 1983–84
- Longest consecutive assist scoring streak: 23 games in 1990–91, 48 assists
- Longest consecutive point-scoring streak: 51 Games in 1983–84 (October 5, 1983 to January 28, 1984, 61 goals, 92 assists for 153 points)
- Longest consecutive point-scoring streak from start of season: 51 in 1983–84; 61 goals, 92 assists for 153 points (October 5, 1983 to January 28, 1984)
- Most playoff goals, career: 122
- Most playoff assists, career: 260
- Most assists, one playoff year: 31 in 1988 (19 games)
- Most assists in one series (other than final): 14 (tied with Rick Middleton) in 1985 Conference Finals (six games vs. Chicago)
- Most assists in final series: 10 in 1988 (four games, plus suspended game vs. Boston)
- Most assists, one playoff game: 6 (tied with Mikko Leinonen) on 9 April, 1987
- Most assists, one playoff period: 3 -- Three assists by one player in one period of a playoff game has been recorded on 70 occasions, five of them by Gretzky
- Most points, career: 382 -- 122 goals and 260 assists
- Most points, one playoff year: 47 in 1985 (17 goals and 30 assists in 18 games)
- Most points in final series: 13 in 1988 three goals and 10 assists (four games plus suspended game vs. Boston, three goals)
- Most points, one playoff period: 4 (tied with nine other players)
- Most short-handed goals, one playoff year: 3 (tied with five other players) 1983
- Most short-handed goals, one playoff game: 2 (tied with eight other players) 6 April, 1983
- Most game-winning goals in playoffs, career: 24 (tied with Brett Hull)
- Most three-or-more goals games (hat trick): 10 (eight three-goal games, two four-goal games)