He also potted 60 hat tricks during his career — 50 in the regular season and 10 in the playoffs. When he hung up his skates in , Gretzky retired holding or sharing 61 NHL records. Since then, he lost two regular-season overtime assists and All-Star game assists but gained back points-per-game average — which leaves him with?
You guessed it, With the big birthday, the hockey and sports world sent b-day wishes to the GOAT. Happy 60 birthday buddy, no hard feelings! Happy 60th Birthday, Wayne Gretzky! Wayne Gretzky, the man who could peer around corners and see the near future, turns 60 today. He awed us all. Happy 60th to the Great One! I looked up to you and tried to play just like you when I hit Junior. Born on this date Now a grandfather of two and an executive with the Edmonton Oilers, Gretzky turned 60 years old Tuesday.
Records are made to be broken, and some of the significant standards Gretzky set may someday fall. I was fortunate enough to cover him over the years and to get to know him and his wife, Janet Jones, a bit. I saw him win the Stanley Cup four times and win the scoring title and most valuable player awards, but two less public memories stick with me.
Islanders goaltender Bill Smith had been merciless in his criticism of Gretzky, taunting his supposed defensive deficiencies by saying someone would have to take Gretzky by the hand and introduce him to his own goalie, among other slights. With other reporters, I stood backstage waiting to interview players. Smith got his award and walked off the ice. He passed Gretzky as he left. Gretzky, with ultimate class after a tough loss, extended his hand to congratulate Smith, who hesitated for a moment but then shook it.
For Wayne Gretzky, the big sneaked up on him. Gretzky and the Oilers won their first Stanley Cup the following season, beating Smith and the Islanders in five games. Soon after the Oilers pulled even in the game, power went out in the arena.
As the ice melted it was decided to continue the series in Edmonton. Use it as fun information for a birthday party or a game at another type of celebration. Start a scrapbook of everyone born on your birthday or give a gift of a scrapbook of everyone born on a loved one's birthday.
Take a look at the currently trending celebrities, the most popular birthdays for a specific day or jump to a random or recently added celebrity's page if you're not looking for anything specific. Photo by User:Kmf No machine-readable author provided. Aude assumed based on copyright claims. Wayne Gretzky Canadian ice hockey player and coach Birthday : January 26 , Birthplace : Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
Age : 60 years old. Sign : Aquarius. Wayne Gretzky Rank th most popular person ever 9th born on January 26 8th born in 7th year-old 65th most famous Canadian 1st most famous hockey player th Aquarius. Personal Life He married actress Janet Jones in Trivia He has dual citizenship with Canada and the United States.
He stands at cm tall. Wayne Gretzky photo gallery. Rick Dikeman.
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