Gretzky Highlight Video

The Great one. So may records to hard to put all his highlights into one Video but here are a few.

[@Wad9591]

Unfortunately, I was only able to see Wayne play once live. It was in Buffalo. I made up my mind to watch him specifically. Only him. I wondered what made this guy so good, so I focused on him alone. The fucking guy was a magician. No look behind the back passes, eluded his check with ease, knew where everybody and everything was on the ice, could use the boards like a pool table. It was incredible. Fantastic player. Come from a great family in small town Ontario. What a HUGE boost for the game of hockey. His accomplishments will likely never be challenged.

[@michaelgriffiths8068]

“Could use the boards like a pool table.” Underrated comment, and exactly true.

[@deathshadow69]

I'm a lifelong Hawks fan, but even I enjoyed watching him stuff our nets. You gotta admire such talent. Long live the Great One!

[@TbagNS]

1984 Scoring Wayner Gretzky at 208 points, and Kurri, Hawerchuk etc around 130. People don't seem to understand how far ahead of the other players Wayne was, he was more than a generational talent - he actually changed the way the game was played forever. Crosby, Ovi, etc. the game itself now evolved because of Wayne and how he saw the game and played it. Scoring was not that much up, and thats a wide margin - Crosby doesn't win the scoring race by a 35% margin. Crosby is like greztky, generational talent but sitll not in the Great One's League. The Greatest Player to ever play the game.

[@TheJasonFreeman]

I'm always been more impressed by his assists than his goals. I love that he used to use the glass to see behind him and make "blind passes". No one knew how he did that until he retired, everyone thought he had eyes in the back of his head.

[@VidFeed1]

Excellent video. He was truly great. I'm lucky to have seen him play

[@good2goskee]

Here is something to chew on.... Many people argue which superstar is greater Orr? Lemeiux, or Gretz...... Here's how great The Great One is: #99 total NHL career points= 2857 #99 total NHL standing records= over 60 Orr (+) Lemeius total NHL career points= 2638 Orr (+) Mario's NHL standing records= under 25 nuf said!

[@jdawgdabeast]

Lol, I could destroy you

[@alexanderbaker4083]

All were great, and clearly all three of them changed certain aspects of the game. Numbers alone don't tell the story.

[@alexanderhubner8531]

ALEXANDER BAKER Sorry, but as much as I love Mario or Bobby. Gretzky ruled the game. He had a sense of domination and control that no one else had, not only did he control the team but the entire game. We can say the same for Bobby, but Bobby controlled one aspect which were offensive break outs, Mario could be the only compared to Gretzky but even then Lemieux wouldn't even be enough to stack to Gretzky. If there's one player that can come close, in my opinion that player would be Valeri Kharlamov of the USSR. The way I see things, concentration and poise play a huge role to the success of Wayne, something the great Soviet teams of the 70's and 80's had, much more so to Kharlamov. Like the Soviets, Gretzky didn't seek to win, rather dominate. And right then and there shows the thin line to great victory and winning. If you seek to be victorious, you will find all means to do so and exhaust those means until there isn't any left, winning is just winning. Winning does not mean that you have won the war. And the numbers posted by Wayne seem to be line to his victory. But again, I respect your opinion greatly. But I feel that Gretzky is the greatest that has ever played because he sought after victory.

[@ralphyization]

Wayne played here in Sault Ste. Marie in his one and only junior year, before he went pro. Went to highschool here, and though we fill the seats anyway, when he played here, he made sure of it! My cousin still holds one of the only few records that Gretzky didn't smash while he was here. John Tavella still hold the record for most short handed goals in a season. I think it's because with Gretzky on the team, there were no need for penalties!

[@TwanDeezy]

Gretzky would still be ridiculously good by today's standards. He had 163 points in the '90-'91 season with the Kings. In '90-'91, the game was pretty much exactly the same game it is today. The most points Crosby had in a season was 120. Not even close to a pretty normal season for Gretzky throughout his career.

[@aleciscool1231]

not even close to the same and the fact that you believe that shows you know nothing about hockey

[@Shinyshoesz]

Wayne Gretzky was a fantastic hockey player, probably the best ever. Many try to dampen his accomplishments, citing improvements in goal tending and defensive play in the modern NHL. Yet, disregarding his outstanding point totals, Gretzky still would be the greatest player ever. Why? He legitimized hockey in the Western United states. San Jose, Phoenix, Dallas - all those franchises, and thus fans were born largely by him playing in LA. He was my idol growing up as a young player - in SoCal.

[@mikekeenan820]

Scoring goals galore Confers world recognition The Great One indeed

[@CCredwing37]

Man, I do miss the days of watching Gretzky play.

[@WranglerJess97]

I love Hockey, Love the history just as much as the game. Legends of Hockey is a great documentary. I was born in 1997 so I never saw Gretzky play, but reading the history, watching the old games, and listening to his peers talk about him, it's pretty clear that he absolutely dominated, nobody even came close! Also, what's with the game today??? I watch games from the 90's, and all decades before the 90's, and it all seems like better Hockey? IMHO, faster doesn't mean better. Reduce the goalie pad size, put the two line pass back in, and let the players fight more. Let's Go Brandon!

[@beauch1119]

One thing I noticed while watching this video and that a lot of young players could learn from, is that Wayne scored a lot of goals with the puck right on the ice. A lot! Nothing flashy. Not a ton of top shelf shots. But the puck went in more often than not. What a hockey player!!!

[@donutsubscribe3751]

beauch11 dude, you can't pull any of his moves in today's nhl...Worst advice ever

[@SteroidsMakeMeStrong]

+Donut Subscribe lol this.

[@Gerardo5d]

So true lol

[@Taranofsky]

Can't believe I had to listen to Bush to watch that, but it was still worth it.

[@stjap19]

greatness is usually defined towards people who aren't really hockey fans. i admit i am not a hockey fan and i don't know too much about anyone, i haven't heard of Lemieux, but i have heard of Gretzky .....

[@ponnapal]

I never liked Gretzky at the outset and I have watched hockey since the 70s. My dislike was based on the fact that the NY Islander dynasty lived in his shadow. As I observed him over the years, it's obvious he is/was a true offensive genius. It does not matter which era he played in. No one could hit him because he read the ice and the position better than anyone else. He is the absolute greatest. You may as well give him the top 10 spots for all time greats and start everyone else off a #11.

[@JM-gs1gr]

Can someone please digitize and create HD video of the greatest hockey player to ever live please? I'd pay to see that!

[@johnnytorrance]

#99 is the greatest hockey player to ever play the NHL, yesterday, today and tomorrow. Some of his records will never be broken. I hear the argument that goalies werent as good, didnt have as much bulk. but all you have to do is watch what Gretzky did with the puck. he could use any part of his blade and put it where ever he wanted, from dead stop to full speed. his awareness of where everyone was on the ice, what opposing goalies were doing, about to do.

[@buzzezevideo]

My GREATEST Moment In My Hockey History, Playing Against Wayne, in Grimsby, while as like 10 year old,s JUST working on Our In Flight Slap Shots, while on the bench, Wayne came over the red line, and WINGED a SLAP SHOT, "DING" RIGHT UNDER THE CROSS BAR, WOW, I MEAN WOW, HOO, IS THIS GUY, "WAYNE GRETZKY" "THE GREAT ONE"

[@crashburn3292]

Look at 2:22. At the end of the game, he hit the side of the goal on purpose, knowing it would bounce out to him. He did it in practice a lot and finally did it in that game. AMAZING.

[@ginpok6640]

With such a lethal slap shot he was able to hold up and simply put the puck right around the goalie.

[@joevarrone1971]

"Come Down" by Bush

[@mikawar1124]

Awesome video great variety of goals. Nice ending

[@doman006]

haha they will never too be some kind of a man who name wayne douglas gretzky ! ..greatings from poland :)

[@drm2566]

I totally agree with Da Choppa if you a champion in one era of sport you would be one in any

[@CCredwing37]

@CourtneyJensrud But what you don't understand was that one of the main reason's the game has changed so much is because he is the one who pioneered that playing style. He was so far ahead of his time, no one in his era could compete. He brought something new to the game and that ''new'' is what your watching on T.V. now.

[@lukaww4391]

Wayne Gretzky is the best hockey player ever Most points all-time (2857) 61 NHL records

[@Jsmoken]

That ending was awesome.

[@michaeljoseph8674]

Equipment back then was very heavy and fatigued many goaltenders, skates where all leather and sticks weighed a ton. Not to mention it was a different era these guys went out and drank beers and partied it up. There was very little off season conditioning. This truly was my favorite era of hockey. Goaltenders today are better. Harder to beat lighter pads and bigger to boot. Everyone is in better condition its not a fair comparison. At his time Wayne was the best the world new of

[@tustari]

In basketball people say Michael Jordan would not be as dominant in today's game. They are actually right. He would be even MORE dominant because of the weaker defenses (no hand-checking allowed, more favourable calls for offenses). The same applies to 99. There is no one on his skill level today. Not even close. He would destroy the competition

[@nicolasenepekides1296]

Honestly i think if crosby were put into Gretzky's time or Gretzky in todays time crosby would outperform him, look at his goals in this video and you have to admit that a modern day goalie would have saved most of them.

[@good2goskee]

Nicolas Enepekides Red line off-side, Denis Potvin (and the like) destroying him at every turn with dirty hits, hold-up clutching, goons with seek and destroy missions on Sid...... LMFAO. Don't think it works both ways little boy. Gret's would thrive with the open play and sid would be smothered by the rough hitting and grabbing. G was the Great One b/c of his super human hand-eye coordination, intelligence, and vision/anticipation...Crosby would be good but G would be great

[@Siniset]

Had to watch this due to his birthday. Great video, especially some nice clips from Racers era. but I think it was lacking a bit of goals he assisted. Especially some assists from the office.

[@TitsMcGee526]

he still is the best today no question

[@mrlebowski562]

the great one indeed. too good

[@shazariahl]

Gretzky had a ton of goals where he picked the top corners; watch a game or 2. Try watching the one where he gets 50 in 39 games - 3 goals were top corner while dodging players and using them as screens. His goal on Vernon was top corner in OT, inc playoffs over 1000 goals. You think he didn't hit a few corners in that time? lol. Brett Hull played same era as Wayne, against same goalies, never scored as much. Same with Mario for much of his career. Besides, Wayne also had 120+ assists most yrs

[@devontucker5171]

GRETZKY..THE GREATEST HOCKEY PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF PLANET EARTH.. .PERIOD!

[@TumeThePro]

He is just the best.. he have very sharp shoot

[@Scoclamor]

@zouzai00 Don't forget that Gretzky also had a near 200 point season in 82/83 (196) and 168 points with LA in 88/89...he would have had 200 had he stayed in Edmonton that year!

[@wertydoodle]

No, I think gretzky's success was in his ability to make decisions. He could decided in a split second the way to deke a goaltender by the way he was standing and could predict what the D would do, even when you listen to gretzky today, he knows every single detail of every moment of his career, you can ask him about a certain play back in 1985 and he will cut you off and start talking about it

[@123mmatrix]

The EXPERT.. the show man of NHL...

[@TheWafflepvvn]

That would be a difficult decision but it all depends on what your team is looking for, if your team has weak defense but killer offense then take Orr. If its the other way around then trade for Gretzky. Both of them fit into their teams well, but Ray Bourque broke most of Orrs records with Boston.

[@dfx13...]

@OneBloodOneGame I agree. It would have been a lot harder to set those records in the NHL today. Goalies are so much more skilled and athletic these days. It is a much different game. Gretzky is still an amazing player, but I think there are some players that are even more talented than he was.

[@holobalobalo]

@OvechkinCCM They said the same thing when he came to the NHL back then too. He would easily be an mvp player today.

[@theSnapcaseLIVE]

NYE 2019.. cheers fellas

[@davidcampbell7831]

New Years Day here.

[@MrPs103]

many of the attempted saves in this video looked like these goalies didn't even know how to play their position. there's one where gretzky is far right and the goalie dives away from the net....i wonder if he would have been so successful were there more mature goalies in front of the net? regardless of that fact, the man is a hockey legend.

[@ari1234a]

It is always hard, dosent matter what decade it was played.This argument that Gretzky couldnt score against current goalies is moot, because they werent there.And secondly Gretzky didnt have the skates or the sticks as good as someone like Crosby has now.

[@XXBROOKKROOKXX]

hes so fucking good that some people doesnt even want to admit it.

[@TommyC503]

Even with Coffey on the Pens in 87 has not comparison to what Gretzsky had with the Edmonton teams - no comparison. Imagine a youn and healthy Lemieux playing Center for the 2009 Pens with a young Paul Coffey too - thats what Gretzsky had.

[@CCredwing37]

@Taranofsky What are talking about? This song went perfectly with this video.

[@TJBDBand]

Only Gretzky could make all those goaltenders fall down

[@everendinghockey]

he picked 99 because he knew he'd be a lvl 99 for every hockey video game

[@unwinsis]

@gth419 It was because of Gretzky that the game got better in general. He changed the game, period. Is it any wonder that his scoring slowed down once the league adapted to his style? There is not many athletes that can say their style and their strategies literally changed the sport they played, but Gretzky can.

[@user-cp6yu9mz6l]

if you say this is true, why didn't everyone that played during gretzky's time put up those kind of numbers. some struggled to put up a point per game.

[@hockeyfan66]

@Kep0v A prime Gretzky only being a 130 point player at best? Gretzky in the dead puck era, at the age of 36 and 37 and with an injured back put up 97 and 90 points (tied for the league lead in assists both years). With no help on a horrible Rangers team. Gretzky in his prime was outscoring his nearest competitor by 60,70, 80 points in the scoring race. That is a level of dominance against his peers that is absolutely incredible and is something that Ovechkin and Crosby will not touch.

[@Rocketboy5]

The Great one. So may records to hard to put all his highlights into one Video but here are a few.

[@Gabmiggy]

Someone please remind me this song title? Thanksss! (Good to see the great one!)

[@MrTnClark]

DIRTY! Legend.. nuff said

[@styylinmark]

GREATESTY............period

[@phillergy]

HQ version now uploaded.

[@boipinoi604]

what skates are those?

[@IzakD8]

2:22 that was pretty sweet

[@sfb4577]

what's the title of this song?

[@XXsabbaXX]

absolutly true !

[@bmh17444]

technology has made players more well prepared and fit to play in todays nhl. goalies have larger pads. the new nhl has made it highly improbably that anyone will break gretzky's records. nobody will ever beat his records, no ovechkin or crosby.

[@Serarar]

Good stuff

[@Chris-tk9hy]

If I was a goalie I'd gain 500 pounds, get in my equipment and just sit in front of the net for the whole game.

[@sah2750]

What is this insanity? If Gretzky never scored a single goal in the NHL he's still hold the record for most points in the NHL.. Absorb that.

[@Opensecrets101]

Who is Wayne Gretski?

[@garrettdownz6254]

well certainly when mario when he came back had alot of time off,so he was not tired,gretzy played so much hockey over a 100 games a year in ,pre season,regualr season,all star games etc etc,lemieux wouldnt play back 2 back all the tme or made excuses,gretz playe the game tired/hurt or not!! Oh did i mention Lemieuz turned down TEAM CANADA on more than 1 OCCASION,so he was more ready/healthy/physically fit and not tired 2 play in regualr season as 99 NEVER TURNED HIS BACK ON HIS COUNTRY,

[@hockeyfan66]

@ebtricks Oh I definitely agree with you on the fact that the league has changed! If you look at it on a player by player basis, the NHL today is stronger than in the 80's. However, the top line talent of the 80's (Gretzky, Lemieux, Yzerman, Bourque, Coffey, Chelios, Bossy, Trottier, Messier, etc) is just as good, if not better than the top end talent today. It's the bottom end players of today that are superior to their 80's counterparts.

[@tomasdelonge182]

shit mate...you scared me for a sec...i thought he was dead!

[@Mr_Jish]

@washintoncaps All of those players may be better than Gretzky skill wise... Hell, more than half the players he played against were more skilled. He wasn't a great skater, he didn't have the greatest shot, he wasn't an enforcer... He was the Great One because he knew where the puck was going to be, he always thought 2 steps ahead of everyone and everything on the ice. Nobody has ever had the same thought process as Gretzky had, that is why he was and is a legend.

[@infiniteblue434]

yep, fair enough

[@Xyoutubx3rsunit]

whats his team?

[@Scoclamor]

@Matt7960 I remember his last game. I popped it in last night. We will never see his likes again!

[@allmusicinthisworld]

and wayne was playing with an amazing (oilers) for most of his career , lemieux was kind of alone until jagr came in later on..

[@zaaaaak17]

Gretzky = Best player ever Lemieux = Almost best player ever

[@MrEttolruf]

then why has he slowed down lately?

[@jcamp193709]

Gretzky was the shit, and would still be one of the best today. but he would NOT score 92 goals, or 215 points against today's competition. the goaltending is worse today? the goalies today are bigger, quicker, and have much larger equipment than they did in the 80's.

[@lindehit]

Gretzky - Lemieux - Crosby

[@Beef_Wagon]

I'm not a fan of hockey at all but I just spent 45 minutes reading about him and watching that last clip of his last game almost made me tear up.. What a goddamn legend. He must have had such an amazing life and time playing, would be so hard to say goodbye to that.

[@Ckdude100]

Dev Prior same for me, I don't particularly like hockey but this guy was an absolute legend. He was better at his sport than anyone else in history at their sport in my opinion

[@Mets12543]

Gretstky is not only the most dominant Hockey player ever by a wide margin. He is the most dominant athlete of any sport ever. His 2,857 PTS is nearly 1,000 more than second place. It would be the equivalent of someone hitting 1200 home runs in baseball. THE GREAT ONE

[@babysmuggler]

you guys obviously never heard of Bo Jackson, or Lebron James, or Pele, Messi, Michael Phelps, Roger Federer - and if you want to call racing a sport there are even more impressive athletes... You are making a bold comment. Hockey is still a developing sport with players like Crosby, Ovi, Chara, Kane/Toews, and J. Quick trailblazing the path.

[@good2goskee]

babysmuggler babysmuggler (lol) developing sport? It offers the oldest cup in professional sport-the NHL is almost a century old and hockey is even older. It is the last medal event at the Olympics b/c it is considered the top event at the Winter Games...OVI/Sid trail blazing? LMFAO... ever heard of Wayne Gretzky who essentially put hockey on the map in the USA in the 90s? Dude, G was voted best athlete of the DECADE by the american biased sports rag SI.

[@MattF-ns9lw]

Ricky Carmichael, 10 outdoor motocross championships in a row

[@jasonl8326]

Gretzky's greatest weapon was his ability to hold onto the puck for that extra second or two while making plays. This usually caused the opponent to overreact or commit too early, giving Gretzky extra time and space to operate and finish plays. A lot of the top players are able to do this to one degree or another, but he was the best at it.

[@bixbybixby]

+Jason L I agree. Thats what I saw here, he controls the puck as long as possible until just the right moment...bang! Have to be damn good to control the puck as long as possible, thats first, then wait till the right moment, thats second, then know when its the right moment to shoot and then shoot well, thats third. All 3 add up to pretty damn good scoring. Just have to do all 3...consistently...that's all. Which makes a great one.

[@eab1230]

GRETZKY = GREATEST EVER.. Nobody is even close.. 99

[@kevinbrands5988]

I seriously wonder how guys like gretzky and others from his era like lemieux (early portion of his career) would perform today. I mean both these guys, for example, put up what today are asinine shots per season, like well over 300 each and every season and shot at above 20% clips..... UNHEARD of today. A player today might get close to a 20% shooting percentage one season in his career, but for a career rate no one today who is putting up a ton of shots is exceeding 15%...... some struggle to shoot at a 10% clip. I mean since then defensive schemes changed CONSIDERABLY and goalie pads got bigger I wonder if these guys would be more like Crosby or more like Patrick Kane. I mean watching highlights from the 80s and even early 90s the game is soooooooooo much slower back then. Defenses are primitive at best, and yes, the goalies look like amateurs flailing around in the net..... sure that era produced some solid goalies but not many. I mean the best one to come to mind is Patrick Roy. He is a friggin HOFer. Yet look at how many goals he allowed per game early in his career. Top Goalies today are having GAAs like barely over 2 and if a goalie is over 2.5 he is considered average.... anyone over a 3 GAA is considered pretty shitty. Roy? I'd say his GAA in the 80s and first half of the 90s was closer to 3.00 than 2.50. His career save percentage is .910....... .910 That's pretty mediocre by today's standards, at least compared to someone like Tuukka Rask's percentage so far in his career of .926 (also, his career GAA is 2.15.... yeah). So to say the goalie position and defensive schemes of the 80s and early 90s. or lack there of, didn't play a SIGNIFICANT factor in Gretzky and Lemieux's career numbers is foolish. This is why I have a hard time anointing Gretzky as the clear cut best player to ever play the game. I will say he took advantage of the era he played in by being way ahead of his time, but does that make him the best.... just because he played in a soft era? Finally, for those saying if defenses were so bad and goalies were so pathetic than why did no one else put up insane numbers like Gretsky. First off, guys did put up insane numbers like Gretsky, Lemiuex for one. Second, look at the oilers 81-82 team. On that team ALONE here were their leading point getters: Gretzky 212 points, Glenn Anderson 105 points, Paul Coffey (defenseman mind you) 89 points, Mark Messier 88 points, Jari Kurri 86 points, and Dave Lumley 74 points. (next scorer was another defenseman with 69 stickin points..... two Dmen with forward-like point totals in today's game..... on the same damn team..... see why people say it was a different game now?) That's 6 guys with very solid point outputs by today's standards. Today's standard though are if you can average a point/game you are a stud and bonafide Hart trophy contender. It's not very common a guy today score over 100 points. In the 80s and early 90s though 100+ points was way more common. I mean the oilers had 2 guys do it in 81. And guess what..... in the 82-83 season the Oilers had 4.... FOUR guys with 100+ points. So yeah, people were putting up crazy numbers back then.

[@ubestbegood]

i dont know much about hockey, but gretzky also had TONS of assists. maybe look at another team's record and let me know what kind of points they put up. again, i don't know much about hockey. i'm jus saying that gretzky's ability to assist and command the rink could possibly attribute to the high numbers of points his team scores.

[@zeroceiling]

you are being fooled slightly..try watching an 80's game with todays camera work and you may see it differently.. there are changes..certainly...but Gretzky for example did what no-one does even today..skate end to end without looking at the puck on his stick once....that is what made him different other then going a 100 miles an hour and stop on a dime.....

[@BorealisBliss]

Thanks to KZbin to make Gretzky more than some Statistics lost in times........

[@rudy1999]

His records never to be broken for sure: 92 goals in a season (Lemieux was close with 85) 4 200 pt+ seasons 215 pts in a season 163 assists in a season 47 pts in 18 playoff games 2,857 career points(reg. season)

[@Underpantsniper]

+Rudy Cooper Thats why hes the great one and there is no debating it...

[@DalePalmer-dt8fc]

Ovi)

[@mattnathan2514]

Hull was closer with 86

[@m.alexanderzagorski2438]

It's highly unlikely anyone will touch Jagr's 1,921 career points!

[@cynthiasmith9783]

Gretkzy's first 8 seasons he averages 59.875 points more than the next player. Nearly 60 points more than the next NHL player of that day. If Gretzky came on the scene today and was just introduced he would score on average 140 points per season. Mathematically I compared the average and the points which indicated this specific figure. To get over 200 points in today's age would be a near impossible feat. The great one in his prime in this specific hockey age would perhaps get 170 in his highest point season. This is a phenomenal figure in today's NHL. And quite doable for the great one. This is how good he was compared to the next player in his prime. Imagine that.

[@GrahamCStrouse]

Pretty reasonable adjustments for today's game, IMHO. I think what a lot of people fail to understand is tht when you're on skates being lighter & having a lower center of gravity are actually pretty big advantages. You have less inertial mass to deal with. You can stop, turn & pivot far more easily than a larger guy.

[@shivakrishnarama]

Can you even skate? I bet you don't even know how to shoot? Idiot comment. Gretzky would lick sack if you put him on bad team in today's league. All the passing in the world can't beat the defensive structure and elite goaltending.

[@cynthiasmith9783]

shivakrishnarama Your comment conveyed cannot be calculated by any intelligent response. If I responded to you with a defense I would lower my own intelligence to your level of intelligence. Therefore no comment in response for a defense will be given since no credence applies to your statement. I stand my ground on the initial statement made. Good day to you.

[@shivakrishnarama]

Cynthia Smith Did you even graduate college? The word calculate is incorrectly used in your opening sentence. Yeah, you're stupid and of course that's why you're a Wayne Gretzky fan.

[@cynthiasmith9783]

Gretzky has the records. Case closed. There is no need to respond to you. I feel I will lower my own intelligence by responding to trolls like you on the internet.

[@Jtdubbzz]

Gretzky was a lot of fun to watch. Yea Crosby and Ovi are great players but it's still, not the same. Sure, everything about hockey has changed in the last 20 years, the gear is much better, light weight, more flexible. Training is more dynamic, diets and nutrition are better. Athletes now have the advantage to become more exceptional. But you're still a product of your environment and nobody has made the impact on hockey like Gretzky. Maybe someday...

[@brianallen2358]

We can hope, right? I hope that the second coming doesn't wear an Oilers jersey, and as a bonus is a woman.

[@dustinvanhee4589]

It wasn't skill, speed or his fancy moves that led him to all of his records, in fact he wasn't that athletic to begin with. It was because he knew where every player on that ice was doing, what they were gonna do next and how to beat them. He knew the game better than anybody to every lace up a pair of skates. They said the same thing when he enter the league. They said he was too small, not fast enough and would be crushed by every defenseman in the NHL. He made every critic eat their words. He was like the Einstein of hockey. It was his awareness and his knowledge about the game that made him unstoppable.

[@Hawktotalwar]

It was the goalie, back then they didn't know how to stop pucks like doing butterfly style. Though there are a few that did well like dryden

[@GrahamCStrouse]

Curtis I The goalies have gotten a lot better. But a young Gretzky today would still be lighting them up. Maybe not to the tune of 215 points in a season but he'd still be lethal. A Young Wilt Chamberlain wouldn't average 50 & 25 today but he'd still probably average 30-35 with 15-17 rebounds. Some guys just are that good.

[@Hawktotalwar]

Graham Strouse Yeah its natural talent you can't get it by training hard. Gretzky has that talent, he is god of hockey.

[@humankirk9196]

@@Hawktotalwar butterfly don't mean sh!t, Cam Neely regularly owned the master of the butterfly, Patrick Roy. Butterfly opens up the top shelf. Top scorers can always improvise against any tactic, as they *always* have. The Soviets regularly owned Dryden, both in the 1972 Summit Series and in the 1975 Super Series.

[@Hawktotalwar]

@@humankirk9196 You dont know what you are talking about. How about trying to look at the statistics and explain why goals have dropped so much since the introduction of butterfly goaltending?

[@deanchar108]

In the dead puck era he still managed to get 90 points so in his prime today he would still be best ever.

[@hamzahirani5901]

Dean Char 90 points in his LATE THIRTIES... (7-8 years past his prime). That's just ridiculous

[@nickrizzo4635]

On goalies that didn’t go to the ground...

[@Notorious_Gz]

If he stayed in Edmonton he would have won them a few more cups for sure.

[@ice-cold_3469]

hockey is a business. whats good for the business is good for the sport. usa needed more ticket sales so the nhl trade him to la. unfortunately the stanley cup is nothing more then selling tickets. its all about $ now. sports entertainment for the huddled masses. hockey has joined baseball, basketball, football. all sold out.

[@evenmix1466]

Gretzky meant bad fucking. News when he played against your team !!!

[@xCoreProductions]

Dustiest bender ever... I can't even post this comment without feeling shame immediately

[@bloodsportstar]

He retired to early....could have gotten 3000 pts

[@antoinevermette6277]

He had to retire in 99...the year was for him

[@hord81]

Those who write that goalies were so bad in gretzkys days.why nobody else came up with those numbers that he had if all goalies were crap? But he has most points in nhl history without scoring a single goal anyway.

[@wyattbarnes9641]

Pretty sure there were average players scoring 40 and 50 goals like it was nothing back then, precisely because the goalies and defence were so bad.

[@MattF-ns9lw]

Wyatt Barnes he was still 30% points higher than the second leading scorer. That would be like someone averaging 40ppg in the nba while Lebron is only at 30ppg. Your argument is flawed

[@humankirk9196]

@@wyattbarnes9641 goalies were not bad. If they were... Tretiak wouldn't have been stealing the Summit Series. The problem with comments like yours is that of course goalies look bad. Look at Mario's dekes around even HoFer Raymond Bourque. Look at Bobby Orr's end to end rushes as if the opposing team wasn't even there. They were geniuses. They always make the opposition look bad. Goalie technique improved. The butterfly changed goaltending by making garbage goals harder. But it does nothing against a perfect Gretzky pass, a perfect Jagr deke, or a perfect Mario shot.

[@wyattbarnes9641]

@@humankirk9196 I mean you can say they were good for that era, it’s all relative. Gretzky was impressive in the era of high flying offense, zero defensive structure and bad goaltending technique. He outpaced every single player in that era. That being said, just with his speed a guy like Darren Helm could’ve put up 40 in the 80’s and that’s not really even a debate. Bad technique makes the goalies bad historically speaking, because the goalies of the last 20 years exist. So, I think Mcdavid doing what he is doing against goalies that put up consistent .920-.930 save percentages is more impressive than Gretzky deking a goalie out of his jockstrap with an nhl leading .870 save percentage. Just my thoughts, feel free to disagree.

[@donnieanderson2682]

Gretzky was good in his era and was able to shine with goons to protect his back. In today's game which is more physical, minus the goons, he may not be as dominant. It's every man for himself now, with no goons or fighting to back you up. His 200 point seasons would be approximately 100 point seasons if he would be able to compete in today's league at an all star level. Gretzky no doubt had terrific vision, great skill, but today is a different game. I don't think he'd have the physical strength to be as dominant. Today players are fighting off 3 defenders, diving, and pretty much flying all over the place, and the goaltenders are making incredible highlight saves. Gretzky seems to be pretty much open for most of these goals with lots of time to react without being defended. Gretzky himself stated publicly that he was great in his day, but put players like Crosby and Kane in the 80's and they would be just as dominant. Gretzky also stated that he doubts he would be as good in today's league. I think I recall hearing Gretzky saying that Crosby is the best player he ever saw play the game in his lifetime. No denying that Gretzky dominated his time, but be real, you can't deny the change in today's game and the fact Gretzky's skills back then may be shut out today by the defense. His particular skill set may not suit today's game.

[@Gerardo5d]

He just knew the game extremely well and had great accuracy. He knew the weakand spots in the game. Plus it seemed to me there wereno several times in that video alone he should've gotten clobbered but the players just didn't check him. I didn't have the pleasure of watching him but i hope he wasn't a crosby(no one can hit him w.o a penalty), or lebron bein allowed to carry 7 steps to the hoop, etc. But all the things i stated as facts coupled together led to his doninence. Referring to the exceptions for certain skilled players, thats done to increase interest in the sport.

[@Gerardo5d]

Stats of goals per game show avg 4.9 in 80's and 2.39 in recent seasons. So just about cut his stats in halfan and probably take even more off bc of the physicality of today's game andv yeah...just would notbe bethere able to put up those numbers guaranteed.

[@zeroceiling]

they tried...they really tried...but he was like hitting a piece of rope...but more importantly..he never had to look down to see where the puck was on his stick...,that is usually when guys get nailed..check out Lindros.. Gretzky was the only guy that could skate end to end without looking down once...tough to hit a guy like that.. ...and yes if you really got out of hand in trying to nail him...there were a few guys that would make you reconsider...

[@crunch0536]

Wow after reading these comments half of you must of been born in the 90's and 2000's. What made Gretzky so great was he could read the ice like a chess board he was always 5 moves ahead. 2 he passed better than everyone else in the league and would make Crosby look like Mike Green. 3 He would probably excel in today's league for you youngsters who don't know they made a rule if 2 men get called for roughing it would still be a 5 on 5 this became known as the Gretzky rule. The Oilers who just shit on everyone in 4 vs 4 hockey was just amazing to watch. this rule was then changed back in the 90's.

[@babycankles297]

Gretzky was the most dominant athlete in his sport, easily. LeBron and Jordan were generational talent, but Gretzky's vision and hands are just one of kind talent. I still believe he'd be the best player today. Jordan and LeBron didn't revolutionize their sport like Gretzky. 99, the great one.

[@tustari]

I just laugh at these youtube bums who say #99 would not be nearly as good in today's game. Hockey or any other sport sport is more than just being bigger and stronger its about SKILL. And has there ever been someone as skilled as this guy? His hand-eye coordination, reflexes were out of this world.