NHL legend Wayne Gretzky had an exceptional nine-year tenure with the Edmonton Oilers, where he came to be known as "The ...

Alex Ovechkin, after surpassing Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record, remains remarkably focused on the present, deferring ...

Wayne Gretzky opens up on his legacy, father’s influence, and Hockey’s cultural impact Wayne Gretzky narrates some of the incidents of his childhood where he becomes a celebrated player of ...

August 9, 1988. Many remember exactly where they were. Edmonton wasn’t just quiet—it was stunned. Out of nowhere, the ...

Wayne Gretzky was once Edmonton’s favourite adopted son. The greatest ice hockey player in the history of the game had made that town’s team, the Oilers, the best in the game, winning four ...

Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s record by scoring his 895th career goal in the Washington Capitals’ game Sunday against the New York Islanders, beating fellow Russian Ilya Sorokin on a power ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin could not contain his happiness moments after scoring his 895th goal to break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and etch his name into the history books. “We did it ...

Edmonton's Connor McDavid landed hockey's ultimate endorsement. Wayne Gretzky anointed McDavid the NHL's premier talent after the Oilers' Game 1 Stanley Cup Final win.

Overtime was added prior to Gretzky's fifth season in the league in 1983-84 and remained 5-on-5 until it was changed to 4-on-4 in the 1999-2000 season, one season after Gretzky retired.

Ice legends: Alex Ovechkin, Wayne Gretzky had different paths to 894Apr 4, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (right) speaks at a press ...