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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 131. Chapters: Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, Bobby Hull, Maurice Richard, Gordie Howe, Jacques Plante, Mario Lemieux, Ted Kennedy, Dominik Hasek, Sidney Crosby, Joe Sakic, Henrik Sedin, Peter Forsberg, Alexander Ovechkin, Bobby Clarke, Jaromir Jagr, Jose Theodore, Mark Messier, Howie Morenz, Sergei Fedorov, Eric Lindros, Brett Hull, Chris Pronger, Phil Esposito, Bryan Trottier, Guy Lafleur, Babe Siebert, Eddie Shore, Jean Beliveau, Frank Nighbor, Stan Mikita, Martin St. Louis, Andy Bathgate, Bernie Geoffrion, Elmer Lach, Milt Schmidt, Toe Blake, Al Rollins, Herb Gardiner, Sid Abel, Roy Worters, Billy Burch, Aurele Joliat, Babe Pratt, Ebbie Goodfellow, Nels Stewart, Max Bentley, Bill Cowley, Tommy Anderson, Chuck Rayner, Buddy O'Connor. Excerpt: Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC LLD (hc) (pronounced; born January 26, 1961) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player and former ice hockey coach. Nicknamed "The Great One," he is generally regarded as the best player in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL), and has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters, players, and the NHL itself. 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 season - a feat he accomplished four times. In addition, he tallied over 100 points in 16 professional 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. Despit...
