Ice hockey player
Wayne Gretzky, as a member of the
New York Rangers of the
National Hockey League (NHL) in 1997. Gretzky, nicknamed "The Great One", is widely considered the best hockey player of all time. Upon his retirement in 1999, he held forty regular-season records, fifteen playoff records, and six
All-Star records. He 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 15 NHL seasons, 13 of them consecutively. He is the only player to have his number (99) officially retired by the NHL for all teams.
Photo credit: Håkan Dahlström
