Commentary

Wayne Gretzky's records examined

Five are looked at -- could a modern player topple them? (It's not likely.)

Originally Published: January 26, 2011
By Tom Awad | Hockey Prospectus

Wayne Gretzky entered the NHL in 1979, and by the time he retired 20 years later he had rewritten the NHL record book so thoroughly that it was unrecognizable. Gretzky set 61 league records, and 12 years later only one of them -- most career overtime assists -- has been broken. Many of the rest are so far ahead of their runners-up that we wonder if they would be broken even if the NHL lasts for another 100 years.


For the full take here, you need to be an Insider.

SPONSORED HEADLINES

MORE NHL HEADLINES

MOST SENT STORIES ON ESPN.COM