Wayne Gretzky
Full Name: Wayne Douglas Gretzky
Nickname: The Great One
Birthday: January 26, 1961
Position: Centre
Shot: Left
(Retired Canadian Ice Hockey Player, Former Ice Hockey Coach)
He has been called the best hockey player ever, and is regarded as the best player in the history of the National Hockey League.
Retirement Date: April 18, 1999
He held 40 regualr season records, 15 playoff records, and six all star records. He is the only NHL player to get over 200 points in one season; which he completed 4 times!
Jersey Number: 99 (No one can use this number in hockey ever again! It's retired!)
Height: 6 ft
Weight: 185 Lb
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame: November 22, 1999. (Last player to do so!)
Television appearances: Dance Fever, The Young and The Restless, Vladislav Tretiak (Acted as a Russion Goaltender), Saturday Ngiht Live, Prostars, etc.
Spouse: Janet Jones
Children: Paulina Mary Jane, Ty Robert, Trevor Douglas, Tristan Wayne, and Emma Marie.
Played For: Indianapolis Racers, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers
Nickname: The Great One
Birthday: January 26, 1961
Position: Centre
Shot: Left
(Retired Canadian Ice Hockey Player, Former Ice Hockey Coach)
He has been called the best hockey player ever, and is regarded as the best player in the history of the National Hockey League.
Retirement Date: April 18, 1999
He held 40 regualr season records, 15 playoff records, and six all star records. He is the only NHL player to get over 200 points in one season; which he completed 4 times!
Jersey Number: 99 (No one can use this number in hockey ever again! It's retired!)
Height: 6 ft
Weight: 185 Lb
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame: November 22, 1999. (Last player to do so!)
Television appearances: Dance Fever, The Young and The Restless, Vladislav Tretiak (Acted as a Russion Goaltender), Saturday Ngiht Live, Prostars, etc.
Spouse: Janet Jones
Children: Paulina Mary Jane, Ty Robert, Trevor Douglas, Tristan Wayne, and Emma Marie.
Played For: Indianapolis Racers, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers
Bobby Orr
Full Name: Robert Gordon Orr
Nickname: Bobby Orr
Birthday: March 20, 1948
Birthplace: Parry Sound, Ontario
Position: Defence
Shot: Left
(Former Professional Ice Hockey Player)
Height: 5' 11 ft
Weight: 200 Lb
Orr is acknowledged to be one of the greatest hockey players of all time. He is the only defencemen to have won the league scoring title with two Art Ross Trophies, and holds the record for most points and assists in a signle season, by a defenceman.
Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame: 1979 (Age 31)
Played For: Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins
Last Goal Scored in NHL: October 28, 1978 (Against Detroit, Detroit's Olympia Stadium)
Wife: Margaret Louise "Peggy" Wood
Children: Darren, Brent
Nickname: Bobby Orr
Birthday: March 20, 1948
Birthplace: Parry Sound, Ontario
Position: Defence
Shot: Left
(Former Professional Ice Hockey Player)
Height: 5' 11 ft
Weight: 200 Lb
Orr is acknowledged to be one of the greatest hockey players of all time. He is the only defencemen to have won the league scoring title with two Art Ross Trophies, and holds the record for most points and assists in a signle season, by a defenceman.
Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame: 1979 (Age 31)
Played For: Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins
Last Goal Scored in NHL: October 28, 1978 (Against Detroit, Detroit's Olympia Stadium)
Wife: Margaret Louise "Peggy" Wood
Children: Darren, Brent
Gordie Howe
Full Name: Gordon Howe
Nickname(s): Mr. Hockey, Power, Mr. Everything, Mr. All-Star, The Most, The Great Gordie, the King of Hockey, The Legend, the Man, No.9, Mr.Elbows
Birthday: March 31, 1928
Position: Right Wing
Shot: Ambidextrous
Played For: Omaha Knights, Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers, Houston Aeros, New England Whalers, Detroit Vipers.
Birthplace: Saskatchewan
(Retired Canadian Professional Ice Hockey Player)
He is the only player that has competed in the NHL in 5 defferent decades. He was also the first person to recieve the NHL Lifetime Acheivment Award.
Wife: Colleen Howe
Children: Marty, Mark, Gordon, Murray
Statue: 12 ft, 4500 Lb, located in Joe Louis Arena
Television Appearances: In a Simpsons episode, "Bart, The Lover", Bart uses Howe's protrait in a series of lvoe letters sent to his teacher.The episode ends with the protrait, and a list of Howe's stats. Also, in the movie "Ferris Buller's Day Off", Cameron Frye (One of the co-stars) wears a Howe #9 jersey from the beginning of the movie to the very end of the movie.
Nickname(s): Mr. Hockey, Power, Mr. Everything, Mr. All-Star, The Most, The Great Gordie, the King of Hockey, The Legend, the Man, No.9, Mr.Elbows
Birthday: March 31, 1928
Position: Right Wing
Shot: Ambidextrous
Played For: Omaha Knights, Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers, Houston Aeros, New England Whalers, Detroit Vipers.
Birthplace: Saskatchewan
(Retired Canadian Professional Ice Hockey Player)
He is the only player that has competed in the NHL in 5 defferent decades. He was also the first person to recieve the NHL Lifetime Acheivment Award.
Wife: Colleen Howe
Children: Marty, Mark, Gordon, Murray
Statue: 12 ft, 4500 Lb, located in Joe Louis Arena
Television Appearances: In a Simpsons episode, "Bart, The Lover", Bart uses Howe's protrait in a series of lvoe letters sent to his teacher.The episode ends with the protrait, and a list of Howe's stats. Also, in the movie "Ferris Buller's Day Off", Cameron Frye (One of the co-stars) wears a Howe #9 jersey from the beginning of the movie to the very end of the movie.
