Gretzky

[gret-skee]

noun

1. Wayne The Great One, born 1961, Canadian ice hockey player.

Gretzky

/ ˈɡrɛtzkɪ /

noun

1. Wayne. born 1961, Canadian ice-hockey player and coach; in his playing career (1979–99) he became the record point scorer in the National Hockey League

Example Sentences

At that point, back in 2005, the whirlwind from Moscow knew he was 894 goals short of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record.

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Wearing the name of a third different team on his chest, Rantanen is now heating up as though the name Gretzky were stitched on his back.

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I’m assuming Wayne Gretzky mentioned it when he popped over to talk to Taylor and Travis.

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The Washington Capitals star is now tied with Canadian Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky, whose once-untouchable record stood for 26 years.

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He’s still strong and, of course, he has “that shot,” Fox said, while Gretzky, who was three inches shorter and 53 pounds lighter at 6-feet, 185 pounds, “could think the game better than anyone.”

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