Born as Wayne Douglas Gretzky on the 26th January 1961 in Ontario, Canada, Wayne Gretzky was a professional Hockey player. Wayne’s net worth is estimated to be $220 million as of 2017. Wayne loved playing hockey from early childhood. Most of his friends didn’t want to play with him and even avoided playing hockey together because Wayne was always such a fast and skilled player even when he was a little kid. His career started when he was signed to the famous Indianapolis Racers but he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers, who he led to victory in the National Hockey League with almost no effort whatsoever. Wayne was traded a couple of times after that, because of how valuable a player he was– truly a professional. These teams included the St Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings, as well as for the New York Rangers.
Wayne Gretzky Net Worth $220 Million
Due to Wayne being one of the most important players, his teams have won the Stanley Cup four times. Gretzky retired after spending twenty years playing the sport. During those years he received the award for the most valuable hockey player nine times, decided by the jury of Hart trophies. Not only that, but he has also received a total of four awards for scoring the most points and even five awards under the umbrella of Lester B. awards. The list of awards goes on and on as Gretzky has even received the famous Conn Smith Trophy twice for being the MVP in the playoffs.
Immediately after his retirement from professional hockey, Wayne was included in the National Hockey League Hall of Fame, as Gretzky set more than 60 National Hockey League’s records in both regular season games and playoffs. He also holds six of the All Star records. Given that he ended his playing career in sports, the legendary star then became a producer and the director for the Canadian Men’s National Hockey Team when the Winter Olympics were broadcast. Wayne has also been known for his nickname The Great One due to his fortunate success of being the only hockey player in the history of the National Hockey League to score over 200 points in one season. Gretzky has achieved this four times.
Speaking about his personal life, the star is married to Janet Jones who is a famous American actress. They were married in a ceremony that took place in 1998. Wayne and Janet have five children: Emma, Tristan, Trevor, Ty and Paulina. Gretzky’s son Trevor has been signed to play for the Cubs. Ty had been playing ice hockey as his father, but eventually he quit the sport to get a degree at Arizona State University.
