Wayne Gretzky: 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee 18

1979-80 O-Pee-Chee 18 Wayne Gretzky Hockey Card (Front)

1979-80 O-Pee-Chee 18 Wayne Gretzky Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Wayne is considered the best prospect to turn professional since Guy Lafleur. Wayne debuted in WHA at age 17.

En Français

On considère que Wayne est le meilleur espoir professionnel depuis Guy Lafleur. Wayne débuta dans l’Association Mondiale à l’âge de 17 ans.

Details

Interestingly, the 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky rookie card is an ERROR card. The game total from the 1978-79 season on the back of the card should be 80 and not 60. These stats are from the WHA. Wayne started the season with the Indianapolis Racers but after eight games found himself with the Edmonton Oilers where he played another 72.

The best prospect since Guy Lafleur came out on top of the comparison in his rookie NHL season. Wayne scored 51 goals for the Oilers, one more than Guy’s 50. Gretzky placed tied for fifth in the category with Mike Bossy. For assists, The Great One led the NHL with 86 while The Flower finished third with 75. In the race for the Art Ross Trophy, Gretzky tied Marcel Dionne at the top with 137 points while Lafleur finished third with 125.

Of course, what came in the years after was, in 1980, beyond anyone’s imagination. Wayne would set many records that may never be broken. He scored 92 goals in 1981-82 and had 163 assists and 215 points in 1985-86. He is the only player to top 200 points in a season and did it four times.

Between 1979-80 and 1988-89, Wayne Gretzky appeared in 1,487 regular season and 208 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999.

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Wayne Gretzky NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979-80	Edmonton Oilers	79	51	86	137	21
1980-81	Edmonton Oilers	80	55	109	164	28
1981-82	Edmonton Oilers	80	92	120	212	26
1982-83	Edmonton Oilers	80	71	125	196	59
1983-84	Edmonton Oilers	74	87	118	205	39
1984-85	Edmonton Oilers	80	73	135	208	52
1985-86	Edmonton Oilers	80	52	163	215	46
1986-87	Edmonton Oilers	79	62	121	183	28
1987-88	Edmonton Oilers	64	40	109	149	24
1988-89	Los Angeles Kings	78	54	114	168	26
1989-90	Los Angeles Kings	73	40	102	142	42
1990-91	Los Angeles Kings	78	41	122	163	16
1991-92	Los Angeles Kings	74	31	90	121	34
1992-93	Los Angeles Kings	45	16	49	65	6
1993-94	Los Angeles Kings	81	38	92	130	20
1994-95	Los Angeles Kings	48	11	37	48	6
1995-96	Los Angeles Kings	62	15	66	81	32
1995-96	St. Louis Blues	18	8	13	21	2
1996-97	New York Rangers	82	25	72	97	28
1997-98	New York Rangers	82	23	67	90	28
1998-99	New York Rangers	70	9	53	62	14
	Totals	1487	894	1963	2857	577

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979-80	Edmonton Oilers	3	2	1	3	0
1980-81	Edmonton Oilers	9	7	14	21	4
1981-82	Edmonton Oilers	5	5	7	12	8
1982-83	Edmonton Oilers	16	12	26	38	4
1983-84	Edmonton Oilers	19	13	22	35	12
1984-85	Edmonton Oilers	18	17	30	47	4
1985-86	Edmonton Oilers	10	8	11	19	2
1986-87	Edmonton Oilers	21	5	29	34	6
1987-88	Edmonton Oilers	19	12	31	43	16
1988-89	Los Angeles Kings	11	5	17	22	0
1989-90	Los Angeles Kings	7	3	7	10	0
1990-91	Los Angeles Kings	12	4	11	15	2
1991-92	Los Angeles Kings	6	2	5	7	2
1992-93	Los Angeles Kings	24	15	25	40	4
1993-94	Los Angeles Kings	0	0	0	0	0
1994-95	Los Angeles Kings	0	0	0	0	0
1995-96	Los Angeles Kings	0	0	0	0	0
1995-96	St. Louis Blues	13	2	14	16	0
1996-97	New York Rangers	15	10	10	20	2
1997-98	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1998-99	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	208	122	260	382	66