Wayne Gretzky: Hockey Player looks at the life and career achievements of "The Great One." Wayne Gretzky is considered by many to be the best hockey player ever to put on skates. Gretzky, who was coached by his father during his childhood, excelled at his chosen sport at an early age and signed his first professional contract at age 18. In the years that followed, he dominated hockey, winning four Stanley Cup championships, igniting the popularity of hockey in the western United States, playing in the Olympics, and setting 61 National Hockey League records in his 20-year career. Gretzky was inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame in 2000.

 

This book is part of a book series called Ferguson Career Biographies .

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Facts On File Inc .

Michael Benson is a journalist and maker of documentary films, including the award-winning Predictions of Fire (1995). His work has been published in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, and The Nation, among other publications and he has been a television (CNN) and radio (NPR) reporter.