The newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is the definition of greatness personified in his arena and is synonymous with the game of hockey and that’s none other than Wayne “The Great One” Gretzky. Hockey isn’t that big of a deal in the states but when you earn the nickname “The Great One” in any major sport, you’re kind of a big deal. Wayne Gretzky was and probably still is hockey. Wayne Gretzky is probably by far the best greatest player of all time in all major sports where no one will argue his position as the G.O.A.T. in his sport. I don’t know much hockey but numbers don’t lie so here is a run down of Wayne Gretzky’s greatness. Wayne Gretzky played majority of his career for the Edmonton Oilers (1979-88) and from the on-set he turned the NHL into Wayne’s world. Wayne Gretzky won the Hart Memorial Trophy (Most Valuable Player) as a rookie and went on to win an astonishing 8 in a row and 9 total, Who does that? He won 10 including 7 in a row Art Ross Trophy’s (Most points in a season), 5 Lady Byng Trophy’s for Sportmanship and Performance, and 2 Conn Symthe Trophy’s for playoff MVP. Wayne Gretzky won 4 Stanley Cup Trophy’s (World Championship) as well. So Wayne was not the best during the regular season but also during the playoffs when it mattered most and he was a great sportsman by being humble and never bragging about his greatness. Wayne Gretzky was so great that he broke most scoring records within by his 2nd year in the NHL. Usually when records get broken in sports, they don’t go unbroken for a while and even rarer that the record holder breaks his own record repeatedly but this was commonplace for the rare breed known as Wayne Gretzky. “The Great One” broke the assist record during his 2nd year in the NHL with 102 and then proceeded to break it 4 more times in consecutive years with 120, 125, 135, and 163 assists, WOW!!! Wayne Gretzky is only player in NHL history to score 200 points in a season and he accomplished this feat 4 times. “The Great One” became the first hockey player and Canadian to win Male Athlete of the Year as well as being named the 80’s Athlete of the Decade by the Associated Press. Wayne Gretzky was a Canadian national treasure and god. So when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988, the Democratic Party House Leader demanded that the Canadian government block the trade but to no avail but BANANAS nevertheless. Even crazier, the Edmonton Oilers built a life-sized stature of Wayne Gretzky holding the Stanley Cup outside their arena. Wayne Gretzky was immortalized not only while still actively playing but playing for a different team altogether, UNFATHOMABLE. Wayne Gretzky played 8 seasons for the Kings then 3 seasons for the New York Rangers and retired in 1999. When it was all said and done, Wayne Greatzky owned 40 regular season records, 15 playoff records, and 6 all-star records for a mind-boggling 61 NHL records. Needless to say, the numbers show why Gretzky is by far and away no arguments from anyone the greatest hockey player of all time. The likes of his greatness will never be seen again, so without further ado the newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is Wayne “The Great One” Gretzky.
5 JerkishBehavior Moments
1. The moment Wayne Gretzky retired from the NHL in 1999, he was immediately inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and his #99 jersey was retired by every team in the National Hockey League, SPEECHLESS!!!
2. The moment Wayne Gretzky retired from the NHL in 1999, he was immediately inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and his #99 jersey was retired by every team in the National Hockey League, BONKERS!!!
3. The moment Wayne Gretzky retired from the NHL in 1999, he was immediately inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and his #99 jersey was retired by every team in the National Hockey League, REDONKULOUS!!!
4. The moment Wayne Gretzky retired from the NHL in 1999, he was immediately inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and his #99 jersey was retired by every team in the National Hockey League, CRAZY!!!
5. The moment Wayne Gretzky retired from the NHL in 1999, he was immediately inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and his #99 jersey was retired by every team in the National Hockey League, THANK ME LATER!!!
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