Wayne Gretzky is widely considered as the greatest hockey player to ever lace up a pair of skates. He owns multiple NHL records and put up some ridiculous stats in his career. We have put together a Wayne Gretzky quiz for you to test your knowledge. This included some specific questions about things that he accomplished. As a result, only his biggest fans will be able to get a perfect score. We have also included some additional tidbits about Wayne at the very end.
The Ultimate Wayne Gretzky Quiz
Instructions: All you have to do is answer the trivia questions below. At the very end of the quiz, it will let you know what you scored. To get to the next questions, make sure to hit ‘NEXT’ under the answers.
True Or False: Wayne Gretzky won the Calder trophy
How many Stanley Cups did Wayne Gretzky win in his career?
How many times did Wayne Gretzky score 50 goals in 50 games?
How did Wayne Gretzky and Team Canada do in the 1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships?
Wayne Gretzky holds the record for the most goals in one NHL season. How many did he score to cement that record?
Wayne Gretzky holds the record for the Most points in one NHL season at 215. What year did this happen?
Wayne Gretzky holds the record for the most consecutive years winning the Hart Trophy (aka the NHL MVP). How many years in a row did he win it?
Wayne Gretzky holds the NHL record for the most career assists. How many did he finish his career with?
True or False: Wayne Gretzky scored over 100 points in a season as a member of the New York Rangers
True Or False: Wayne Gretzky scored over a point-per-game during his final NHL season in 1998–99
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Wayne Gretzky Trivia Questions And Answers
Here are some more details on the answers (but only read AFTER you have taken the quiz). This will provide you with some additional context on each question.
1) True Or False: Wayne Gretzky won the Calder Trophy (NHL Rookie of the Year)
The answer is false as Gretzky was not eligible to win the Calder Trophy because he had played a full season the previous year in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Ray Bourque of the Boston Bruins won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1979-80 instead.
2) How many Stanley Cups did Wayne Gretzky win in his career?
The answer is 4 as Gretzky won the cup in 1984, 1985, 1987, and 1988. All 4 times came with the Edmonton Oilers.
3) How many times did Wayne Gretzky score 50 goals in 50 games?
Wayne did it three times in his career. That includes:
- 61 goals in 50 games (50 in 39) during the 1981–82 season.
- 61 goals in 50 games (50 in 42) during the 1983–84 season.
- 53 goals in 50 games (50 in 49) during the1984–85 season.
4) How did Wayne Gretzky and Team Canada do in the 1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships?
The answer is 3rd (BRONZE) as Team Canada lost in the semi-finals to Sweden. The Soviet Union ended up winning the Gold medal after beating Sweden. Wayne did finish the tournament as the points leader though, getting 8 goals and 9 assists.
5) Wayne Gretzky holds the record for the most goals in one NHL season. How many did he score to cement that record?
The answer is 92, which he scored during the 1981–82 season. He also came close during the 1983-84 season, scoring 87 goals. These are a pretty insane amount of goals and will likely never be broken.
6) Wayne Gretzky holds the record for the Most points in one NHL season at 215. What year did this happen?
The answer is 1985–86. His next closest was the 1981-82 season where he racked up 212 points. This is another record that will likely never be broken.
7) Wayne Gretzky holds the record for the most consecutive years winning the Hart Trophy (aka the NHL MVP). How many years in a row did he win it?
The answer is 8 but that streak was eventually snapped by Mario Lemieux in 1987. Wayne won it from 1979 to 1986 and won it one more time in 1988.
8) Wayne Gretzky holds the NHL record for the most career assists. How many did he finish his career with?
The answer is a ridiculous 1,963 career assists.
9) True or False: Wayne Gretzky scored over 100 points in a season as a member of the New York Rangers
The answer is false. Gretzky scored 97 points with the Rangers during the 1996–97 season and this was the closest that he got.
10) True Or False: Wayne Gretzky scored over a point-per-game during his final NHL season in 1998–99
The answer is false as Wayne finished the 1998 season with 62 points in 70 games.
Some Additional Wayne Gretzky Facts
Here are some additional tidbits about Wayne that we wanted to include but couldn’t find a spot for on our quiz.
Gretzky Before The NHL
Here are some tidbits about Wayne before he was a star in the NHL:
Wayne was the ‘Great One’ at an early age. At age 10, he scored an insane 378 goals in Brantford’s atom league. He also tallied 120 assists that same year.
At the age of 14, Wayne played Jr. B for the Toronto Nationals, a league that included players who were up to 20 years old. He collected 60 points in only 28 games in his first season. One year later as a 15-year-old, he scored 72 points in 32 games.
Wayne actually played in the OHL as a 15-year-old when he was called up from the Seneca Nats. Wayne played three games for the Peterborough Petes and tallied three assists.
Two teams passed on Wayne during the 1977 OHL entry draft. The Oshawa Generals selected Tom McCarthy first overall and the Niagara Falls Flyers selected Steve Peters second overall. Wayne was selected third overall by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. The Greyhounds took a risk picking Wayne as Walter Gretzky had informed the team before the draft that his son wouldn’t play for them due to their difficult travel schedule. They ended up picking Wayne and the team convinced him to play.
As many people know, Wayne’s idol growing up was Gordie Howe and he wanted to wear #9 in honor of him when playing for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. The #9 was unfortunately taken at the time by an older player (Brian Gualazzi), so he was given #19. A few weeks later, Gretzky ended up changing to #99 and never looked back.
Family & Personal Life
Here are some additional tidbits about Gretzky outside of hockey:
Wayne married Janet Jones on July 16th, 1988. His best man was Eddie Mio, who was a goalie who played with Wayne on the Indianapolis Racers and Edmonton Oilers. Wayne’s Groomsmen included Oilers teammates Mark Messier, Kevin Lowe, and Paul Coffey. His Groomsmen also included his brothers Glen, Brent, and Keith Gretzky.
Wayne and Janet have 5 children together: Paulina, Ty, Trevor, Tristan, and Emma.
Trevor Gretzky was drafted to the Chicago Cubs in the 7th round of the 2011 MLB draft. He spent several years in the minor leagues before transitioning into acting. Trevor has appeared in movies like Mile 22 and Lethal Weapon.
Paulina Gretzky’s partner is Dustin Johnson, who is one of the best golfers in the world. They have two children together, Tatum Gretzky Johnson and River Jones Johnson.
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