Starting Lineup WAYNE GRETZKY YORK RANGERS 1997 NHL Action Figure & Exclusive FLEER '96/'97 Collector Trading Card

WAYNE GRETZKY / NEW YORK RANGERS 1997 NHL Starting Lineup Action Figure & Exclusive FLEER '96/'97 Collector Trading Card. Figure measures approximately 4 inches tall. Includes one exclusive NHL FLEER '96/'97 collector trading card. Ages 4 and up. From Kenner. Wayne Douglas Gretzky, (born January 26, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. Nicknamed "The Great One", he is generally regarded as the best player in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL), and has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters, players, and the NHL itself. Upon his retirement on April 18, 1999, he held forty regular-season records, fifteen playoff records, and six All-Star records. He is the leading point-scorer in NHL history, as well as the only NHL player to total over 200 points in one season - a feat he accomplished four times. In addition, he tallied over 100 points in 16 professional seasons, 14 of them consecutive. Gretzky's jersey number, 99, has been retired by all teams in the National Hockey League. He was voted one of six players to the International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) Centennial All-Star Team in a poll conducted by a group of 56 experts from 16 countries. In addition to being its greatest scorer, Gretzky was the most gentlemanly superstar in the modern history of the National Hockey League. He won the Lady Byng Trophy, awarded for "sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability," more than any other player since the 1930s-five times. During his playing career he often spoke out against fighting in hockey.