Wayne Gretzky

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Wayne Gretzky is described as a legendary Canadian hockey player in the provided snippets, recognized for his historic achievements in the National Hockey League (NHL). He held the record for most goals in NHL regular seasons with 894 goals across 1487 games, a record that stood for over 25 years before being surpassed. His total of 1016 points across regular seasons and Stanley Cup playoffs remains higher than Alexander Ovechkin's 1006. Gretzky is consistently referenced as a benchmark in hockey history within the context of scoring records.

Events

• Moscow, Oct 18. The transfer of Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin…
• Russian Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin announced…

Recent coverage

• Ovechkin scored first goal of the season and broke one of Gretzky's records — Вечерняя Москва
• Alexander Ovechkin sets new NHL record — Вести
• Gretzky: Ovechkin's last season in the NHL will be great for the league — Вести
• Ovechkin with family arrived at Domodedovo airport before flight from Moscow, reports TASS correspondent. Hockey player u... — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Ovechkin assesses possibility of returning to Russia after updating Gretzky record — Вести
• Nagovkina boasted of defeating Ovechkin in a competition — Москва 24