In the summer of 1988, Wayne Gretzky was traded to the Los Angeles Kings. "The Trade" as it was known, changed the sport for many years to come. This particular design was worn by the centerman between 1992-95, including his last Stanley Cup Finals appearance where they lost to the Montreal Canadiens in 1993.
At the time of his arrival in Tinsel Town, the new ownership of the LA Kings changed the colours and logo to the to popular silver and black, modelling themselves after the city's football team.
Every jersey must have the matching hat. Big thanks to Pickering Pro Image for placing one out of six New Era snapback caps on hold for me and throwing in a discount.
Career Highlights and Awards with the Los Angeles Kings:
1989 Hart Trophy, 6x NHL All-Star [1988-94], 1989 All-Star Game MVP, 3x Art Ross Trophy ['90, '91, '94], 3x Lady Byng Award ['90, '91, '94].
Became the all-time points leader scoring his 1851st point on 15 October 1989.
Became the all-time goals leader scoring his 802nd on 23 March 1994.
Jersey #99 retired in his honour.
Additional Career Highlights and Awards:
18x NHL All-Star, 1999 NHL All-Star Game MVP, Lady Byng Award [1999], all time leader in regular season/playoff goals [894/122], assists [1,963/260], hat tricks [50/10], and points [2,857/382], ranked #1 in The Hockey News’ Greatest Players of All Time [1998], Hockey Hall of Fame inductee [1999].
After his final game in 1999, the NHL retired his #99 across the league.
In 2002, He founded the Wanye Gretzky Foundation, a charity organization helping young and underpriveleged children enjoy the game of hockey.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." - Wayne Gretzky
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