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  All About The Great One    
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So you know Wayne Gretzky. Try your luck at some of these questions. Some are easy while others only the true fan will know. If you have followed Gretzky's career, this will not be that difficult. Have fun!
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  Wayne Gretzky    
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Wayne was the best, but how much do you know about him?
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  Impossible Stats of the Great One    
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Wayne Gretzky is the Great One. The next phenom may take a while to get near his accolades.
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  Gretzky's Records    
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Wayne Gretzky is arguably the best player ever. He held or shared 61 records at the time of his retirement. Here's a look at some of his records.
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  The Great One    
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Quizz about 'The Great One' - Wayne Gretzky
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trivia question Quick Question
How many consecutive games did Gretzky collect a least one point in his longest streak during his career?

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Wayne Gretzky Trivia Questions
1. Wayne Gretzky scored 802 goals, breaking his idol Gordie Howe's all time record. What team did Wayne score this milestone goal against?

From Quiz Impossible Stats of the Great One

Answer: Vancouver Canucks

Wayne beat goalie Kirk McLean of the Vancouver Canucks for this milstone.

2. Wayne set a record for most career NHL goals. How many goals did he score in his career?

From Quiz Gretzky's Records

Answer: 894

He did it in 1487 games.

3. How many times did Wayne Gretzky win the Stanley Cup as a player?

From Quiz Wayne Gretzky

Answer: 4

Wayne Gretzky won all four of his Stanley Cups while playing for the Edmonton Oilers in 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1988. He also made it to the finals on two other occasions, in 1983 with Edmonton and in 1993 while playing for the Los Angeles Kings.

4. How many games did Gretzky play against Nashville Predators during his career?

From Quiz The Great One

Answer: 2

The Predators came into the NHL during his last year of professional hockey. He still managed to score 1 goal and give 7 assists totalling 8 points.

5. When did Wayne Gretzky play his last game?

From Quiz All About The Great One

Answer: April 18, 1999

Gretzky played his last game in New York against the Penguins. The Rangers lost the game in overtime. Gretzky recorded his final assist on a goal by Brian Leetch

6. How many assists did Wayne Gretzky score in his NHL career?

From Quiz Impossible Stats of the Great One

Answer: 1963

When he retired, Wayne had more assists than any other player had total points.

7. Wayne was the first player in NHL history is break the 200-point plateau in a season. How many points did he get in the 1985-86 season?

From Quiz Gretzky's Records

Answer: 215

He scored 200+ points four times in his career. He recorded 212 points in 1981-82, 205 points in 1983-84, and 208 points in 1984-85.

8. Wayne Gretzky was the first player in NHL history to surpass 200 points in a single regular season. How many times did he have over 200 points?

From Quiz Wayne Gretzky

Answer: 4

Wayne scored 212 points in 81-82, 205 in 83-84, 208 in 84-85 and in 85-86 he had is best total 215. In 82-83 he fell just 4 points shy of 200 with 196. Mario Lemieux in the only player even close to hitting 200 his closest was 199 in a season in which he missed 4 games.

9. With how many team-mates named Dave did Gretzky play for more than 200 games (on the same team) during his career?

From Quiz The Great One

Answer: 4

Those Daves were Dave Hunter (613 games), Dave Semenko (453), Dave Lumley (379) and Dave Taylor (327).

10. What part of the ice is known as 'Gretzky's Office'?

From Quiz All About The Great One

Answer: Behind opposition's net

This is where Gretzky is his most dangerous. He has amazing vision of the ice and can feather a pass from almost anywhere on the ice.

11. Wayne Gretzky finished his NHL career with how many total points?

From Quiz Impossible Stats of the Great One

Answer: 2857

Wayne retired holding this National Hockey League record by a good margin. He was the first player to score over 200 points in a season. He reached this marked four times in his career.

12. One of the most renowned feats in the NHL is 50 goals in 50 games. Maurice Richard was the first player who accomplished this feat. Wayne achieved this 3 times. What was the number of games it took Wayne to score 50 goals in 1981?

From Quiz Gretzky's Records

Answer: 39

He also did it in 42 games (1983) and 49 games (1984).

13. How many times did Gretzky pick up 100 assists in one season?

From Quiz Wayne Gretzky

Answer: 11

Wayne had 11, 100 assists seasons including 163 in 85-86, which set a new record for the NHL. Wayne has the 7 best single season assists totals and in 88-89 tied with Mario Lemieux at 114 for the 8th spot. That was Mario's only 100 assist year, Bobby Orr is the only other player with 100 assist with 102 in 70-71.

14. For which team did Gretzky total 517 points (378 goals and 139 assists) in one season?

From Quiz The Great One

Answer: Brantford Nadrofsky Steelers

He was quite a phenomenon back then... 1971-72 :) That was in 85 games!

15. Who did Wayne Gretzky have his only on ice fight with?

From Quiz All About The Great One

Answer: Neal Broten

Gretzky had a fist fight with Neal Broten the same night he was presented with the Sports Illustrated's 'Sportsman of the Year' award.

16. Wayne scored his NHL milestone 1,851st point against his former team, the Edmonton Oilers. What date in history did Wayne accomplish this feat?

From Quiz Impossible Stats of the Great One

Answer: 15 October, 1989

Wayne was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings on 9 August, 1988. It seemed only fitting that when he reached the all time career point milestone that it be against the team that started his career.

17. Wayne shared the record for most goals scored in one period of an All-Star game. He scored 4 goals in the third period in what year?

From Quiz Gretzky's Records

Answer: 1983

He was tied with Mike Gartner and Adam Oates when he retired.

18. What was Wayne's best goal total in a season?

From Quiz Wayne Gretzky

Answer: 92

Wayne had 92 goals in 81-82, breaking the record held by Phil Esposito of 76.

19. His 1,000th career game: for which team was Gretzky playing?

From Quiz The Great One

Answer: Los Angeles Kings

January 6th, 1993 after recovering from a herniated thoracic disk.

20. How many 40 or more goal seasons did Wayne Gretzky have?

From Quiz All About The Great One

Answer: 12

Gretzky had 12 seasons with 40 or more goals. He had a brilliant season in 1981-82 with 92 goals.

21. While playing for the Edmonton Oilers, how many times did Wayne have a negative plus/minus rating?

From Quiz Impossible Stats of the Great One

Answer: 0

Wayne never had lower than + 15 of the plus/minus rating while playing with the Edmonton Oilers. His highest rating was +98.

22. Who was Wayne's favourite player when he was growing up?

From Quiz Wayne Gretzky

Answer: Gordie Howe

One of the most famous pictures of Wayne as a kid was when he was photographed with Gordie.

23. Who tied the record for most assists in one final game with Gretzky?

From Quiz The Great One

Answer: Mikko Leinonen

Others are just famous Finnish hockey players.

24. How many assists did Wayne retire with? (Including playoffs)

From Quiz All About The Great One

Answer: 2,223

Wayne finished his career with 2,223 assists - 1,963 regular season assists and 260 playoff assists.

25. When Wayne played on the Los Angeles Kings, how many times did he have a negative plus/minus rating?

From Quiz Impossible Stats of the Great One

Answer: 4

Wayne had a -12 rating in the 1991-92 season, a -25 rating in the 1993-94 season, a -20 rating in the 1994-95 season, and -7 rating in the 1995-96 season when he was sent to the St Louis Blues.

26. Wayne had the most career playoff goals, assists and points. How many playoff points did he have?

From Quiz Gretzky's Records

Answer: 382 points

He has 122 goals and 260 assists.

27. What is Gretzky's personal record for goals made in one period?

From Quiz The Great One

Answer: 4

He made it only once, February 18th, 1981, at Edmonton, 3rd period against St. Louis.

28. How many consecutive years did Wayne have 100 or more points?

From Quiz All About The Great One

Answer: 13

Gretzky scored 100 or more points from the 1979-80 season to 1991-92.

29. The highest penalty minutes Wayne received was 59 minutes in a season. How many times did he win the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for sportsmanship?

From Quiz Impossible Stats of the Great One

Answer: 5

In Wayne's career he totalled 577 Penalty in Minutes (PIM). His lowest PIM in a season was 6 PIM. He had good sportsmanship and often spoke out against fighting in the National Hockey League. This trait gave him the edge to win the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy multiple times.

30. How many consecutive games did Gretzky collect a least one point in his longest streak during his career?

From Quiz Wayne Gretzky

Answer: 51 games

During the 83-84 season Wayne collect 61 goal 92 assists for 153 points in just 51 games. This set a new mark for the longest streak.

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