Question 1

True or false: Gretzky won the Hart Trophy as MVP in eight consecutive seasons.

Accepted Answer

True. Gretzky won the Hart from 1980 to 1987—eight straight, a record no other player has come close to matching.

Question 2

True or false: Gretzky's 215 points in the 1985-86 season set the NHL single-season record by over 30 points.

Accepted Answer

False. Gretzky's record 215 points topped Mario Lemieux's 199 by only 16 points, not over 30.

Question 3

True or false: Gretzky's number 99 was retired league-wide by the NHL.

Accepted Answer

True. The NHL retired 99 for all teams in 2000—the only league-wide jersey retirement in major North American sports.

Question 4

True or false: Gretzky has more career assists than any other player has total points.

Accepted Answer

True. He had 1,963 assists; second-place Jaromir Jagr had 1,921 points. No one else has more total points than Gretzky's assists.

Question 5

True or false: Wayne Gretzky never won an Olympic gold medal as a player.

Accepted Answer

True. Gretzky played for Canada in 1998, where they placed fourth. He never won gold as a player; his only Olympic gold came as an executive in 2002.

Question 6

True or false: Gretzky's 92 goals in a single season came during his rookie year.

Accepted Answer

False. His 92 goals were in 1981-82, his third season. He scored 51 as a rookie in 1979-80.

Question 7

True or false: Gretzky never played a full season with a team other than the Oilers or Kings.

Accepted Answer

False. Gretzky played three full seasons with the New York Rangers from 1996 to 1999, and also spent part of the 1995-96 season with the St. Louis Blues.

Question 8

True or false: Gretzky was traded from Edmonton because the Oilers needed salary cap room.

Accepted Answer

False. He was traded in 1988 due to owner Peter Pocklington's financial troubles, not a salary cap—the cap didn't exist until 2005.

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