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Wayne Gretzky
(1961-)
Who Is Wayne Gretzky?
Wayne Gretzky is a Canadian-born hockey player and NHL Hall of Famer. He started skating at age 2 and by the age of 6 was regularly playing with older boys.
He played his first full NHL season in 1979-80 for the Edmonton Oilers.
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Over the next two decades, he dominated the sport, setting a host of league records. He retired in 1999 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame that same year.
Early Years
Widely considered hockey's greatest player, Wayne Douglas Gretzky was born on January 26, 1961, in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
A precise and hard-working player, Gretzky was just 2 years old when he first started skating.
The young Gretzky spent countless hours on the ice, honing his talents as a skater, shooter and passer. As a result, Gretzky often played in leagues that catered to older boys.
The age and size differences between Gretzky and his competition mattered little. In his final year of peewee hockey, he scored an improbable 37