Who is Wayne Gretzky?
After breaking or tying more than sixty records in hockey, it's no wonder that Wayne Gretzky is known as "The Great One." Born in Brantford, Ontario, on January 26, 1961, in a nation obsessed with the sport, he threw himself into the game practically from the time he first laced up a pair of skates....
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, New York :
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC,
[2015]
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| Series: | Who was-- ?
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| Summary: | After breaking or tying more than sixty records in hockey, it's no wonder that Wayne Gretzky is known as "The Great One." Born in Brantford, Ontario, on January 26, 1961, in a nation obsessed with the sport, he threw himself into the game practically from the time he first laced up a pair of skates. When he retired from the NHL in 1999, he had led several teams to Stanley Cup victories, competed in the Olympics, and changed the way hockey was played forever. |
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| Physical Description: | 106 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105). |
| ISBN: | 9780448483214 9780606365956 |
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