Wayne Gretzky: The Making of a Great One by Mark Messier, Brett Hull, Walter Gretzky
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: March 1998
- Publisher: Beckett Publications
- Format: Hardcover, 128pp
- ISBN-13: 9781887432474
- ISBN: 1887432477
- Edition Number: 1
Synopsis
No one knows how much time is left before it will be impossible to see Wayne Gretzky play live, so it is increasingly important to record his life and the unbelievable records he has set in the most amazing ice-hockey career in history. Think about this: As an 11-year-old playing in a Canadian youth league, in one season he scored 378 goals. How great is the Great One? Alone he has set or tied more than 50 NHL records. On October 26, 1997, his assist total (1,851 at the time) was greater than any other player's total points. This volume has the requisite pictures of Gretzky in his youth and with the Oilers, Kings, and Rangers, but the real joy comes from reading the stories recounted by other players in the league, like Grant Fuhr, of playing against Gretzky. What is interesting about their testimonies is that every single one of them remembers vividly the first time they saw Gretzky play. There will never be another NHL player to match his quickness, stick-handling magic, and goal-scoring power.
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