Description:Chapters: Wayne Gretzky, Walter Gretzky, Brent Gretzky, Keith Gretzky. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 47. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC LLD (hc) (pronounced; born January 26, 1961) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. Nicknamed "The Great One," Gretzky was called "the greatest player of all time" in Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the NHL. He is generally regarded as the best player in the history of the NHL, and has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters, players, and coaches. Upon his retirement on April 18, 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 seasona feat he accomplished four times. In addition, he tallied over 100 points in 15 WHA/NHL seasons, 14 of them consecutive. Gretzky's jersey number, 99, has been retired by all teams in the National Hockey League. He was voted one of six players to the International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) Centennial All-Star Team in a poll conducted by a group of 56 experts from 16 countries. Born and raised in Brantford, Ontario, Gretzky honed his skills at a backyard rink and regularly played minor hockey at a level far above his peers. Despite his unimpressive stature, strength and speed, Gretzky's intelligence and reading of the game were unrivaled. He was adept at dodging checks from opposing players, and he could consistently anticipate where the puck was going to be and execute the right move at the right time. Gretzky also became known for setting up behind the net, an area that was nicknamed "Gretzky's office" because of his skills there. In 1978, he signed with the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association (WHA), where he br...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=33422We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Canadians of Belarusian Descent: Wayne Gretzky, Walter Gretzky, Brent Gretzky, Keith Gretzky. To get started finding Canadians of Belarusian Descent: Wayne Gretzky, Walter Gretzky, Brent Gretzky, Keith Gretzky, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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48
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Books LLC
Release
2010
ISBN
1157060943
Canadians of Belarusian Descent: Wayne Gretzky, Walter Gretzky, Brent Gretzky, Keith Gretzky
Description: Chapters: Wayne Gretzky, Walter Gretzky, Brent Gretzky, Keith Gretzky. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 47. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC LLD (hc) (pronounced; born January 26, 1961) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. Nicknamed "The Great One," Gretzky was called "the greatest player of all time" in Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the NHL. He is generally regarded as the best player in the history of the NHL, and has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters, players, and coaches. Upon his retirement on April 18, 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 seasona feat he accomplished four times. In addition, he tallied over 100 points in 15 WHA/NHL seasons, 14 of them consecutive. Gretzky's jersey number, 99, has been retired by all teams in the National Hockey League. He was voted one of six players to the International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) Centennial All-Star Team in a poll conducted by a group of 56 experts from 16 countries. Born and raised in Brantford, Ontario, Gretzky honed his skills at a backyard rink and regularly played minor hockey at a level far above his peers. Despite his unimpressive stature, strength and speed, Gretzky's intelligence and reading of the game were unrivaled. He was adept at dodging checks from opposing players, and he could consistently anticipate where the puck was going to be and execute the right move at the right time. Gretzky also became known for setting up behind the net, an area that was nicknamed "Gretzky's office" because of his skills there. In 1978, he signed with the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association (WHA), where he br...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=33422We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Canadians of Belarusian Descent: Wayne Gretzky, Walter Gretzky, Brent Gretzky, Keith Gretzky. To get started finding Canadians of Belarusian Descent: Wayne Gretzky, Walter Gretzky, Brent Gretzky, Keith Gretzky, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.