HNIC - Gretzky's Last Game - Final Minute of Regulation

[calixa]

GRETZKY! GRETZKY!  Best Ever. Will never be equalled. I love you wayne, your cousin, Jeb.

[Jimmya125]

Simply the BEST

[AmaziinqVids]

man the NHL really sucks these days

[Corpzmaker91]

No doubt the best pointscorer and forward that i know of, i don't know anyone that was even close to as much points on a single season that he did.

[meganinjadeath]

99 likes is too perfect. don't touch it.

[niagarapete]

@kokojon youre right ... francis retired just before/during lockout... i was thinking the 2005 -2006 but it was rod brindamour that was the go to veteran that year in Carolina. Like you said there is no comparison between semenko and francis/stevens ... i'd take Francis or jagr slightly ahead of kurri to ...no disrespect to kurri he was good player ... just my opinion.

[kokojon99]

@niagarapete Ron Francis never won a cup as a member of the Hurricanes. They went to the Finals, but lost to Detroit in 5 games

But....your comparison between the type of line mates is bang on. Lemieux had Jagr and Francis or Kevin Stevens on his wings, while Gretzky had Semenko or another tough guy with him......alongside Jari Kurri

[yrnehs1027]

go lemuix

[niagarapete]

@mrktyb ...lemieux most certainly was surrounded by great players... Jagr and Francis for starters... Francis won a cup without Mr Lemieux in Caorlina and Lemeiux probably would have, should have, could have, finished with more career points than Francis but he didn't!Often Jagr, Lemieux, Francis were on the same line. Gretzky often had a goon on one wing and a skilled forward on the other so please. don't tell me lemieux didn't have anyone that could keep up with him.

[EtownKilla250]

@niagarapete Lemieux is the reason why jagr become what he did gave jagr the confidence.

[Starfleet56]

I had the privilge of attending many games in Edmonton during the 1979 - 85 time frame and it was a glorious time if you really, really loved the game. It was fast, entertaining and those lads really did play for the love of the game. They never believed that they could not win a game. Oct 19, 1983 was a perfect example of that spirit.

[MitchL17]

i watched this game, still brings a tear to my eye

[llortatsujmai]

#1 Alexandre Daigle

#2 Patrik Stefan

#3 Wayne Gretzky

[luf4rall]

@llortatsujmai lol, you have two draft busts on that list

[nano4288]

I'd say he's the most dominant player of any sport. He dominated hockey more than Jordan dominated basketball, more than Pele dominated soccer, more than Federer or Woods dominate Tennis and Golf. You couldn't even get close to his level. Fantasy teams would ban him because it would mean an automatic win for whoever owned him. It was insane how much better he was from the field.

[mrktyb]

@nano4288

I think Mario was better.

Lemieux was not playing with a bunch of stars like Messier, Kurri, Coffey, Anderson and so on.

And also lemieux was severely handicaped by pains in his back and in top of that, he had cancer.

[ThePmo09]

you talk about role models in Sports, all the best ones come from Hockey. Wayne is perhaps the greatest role model in Sports history

[Dohphlex]

Thumps up if you wish you were in the "Gretzky Era". Instead we get Crosby.

[avsrule247]

@Dohphlex You say that like it's a bad thing.

[themeatetarian]

why couldnt the penguins just let him score? just let him through!!! one game wouldnt mean much to the entire career of wayne GREATzky!!

[mick3635]

@themeatetarian true i was wondering that 2. give u thumbs up:)

[PsD14JR]

True sport hero and gentleman.

[majast20]

one of the greatest class acts of all time

[gooober87buddy]

no person ever should be allowed to wear the number 99 in hockey for the rest of time

[CountSlippers]

@gooober87buddy The retired his number throughout the leauge, so nobody will.

[carter2]

Can you imagine if Gretzky scored when he hopped on the ice in the last minute?

[bensdadfrank]

@carter2 Good thing he didn't, as everybody would have yelled FIX. Such a classy guy, (should we pronounce that Geee) . I love his comments after this game, he was worried about the spectacle of his retirement overshadowing the fact that the Penguins still were playing for their lives. True class, putting the importance of the game, ahead of the fact that he, by most opinions, the greatest ever , was retiring.

[SSSILENTPRODUCTIONS]

WTF TREVOR?

[skyroe2]

trottier was better all around center

[iangoblin71]

Today's best...Crosby, Ovechkin and co. can't compete.

[watso2828]

@iangoblin71 disagree.

[comicozy87]

The most classy player ever

[mArIoGaMeR100]

thumbs up for the car at the end

[punjabimunda4lyfe]

fyi he was and always will be remembered as an edmonton oiler!!!!

[vancitiesfinest69]

@punjabimunda4lyfe Nope. He cried tears of happiness when he got traded to L.A. Who wants to live in a shit-hole like Deadmonton, not the greatest Hockey player that ever lived.

[NewCoulddousin]

@vancitiesfinest69 then who is?

[seanaverypwns]

let the record show that Mike Ritcher single handeldy extended Gretzkys career by 5 min with the save at 3:05 , and the pure robbery of jagr at 3:39.

[thegamegametime]

thank god for jaromir jagr :-)

[bigair1433]

this was my first hockey game ever. I will always remember that.

[VandeVids]

My uncle has had dinner with him, u have no clue how much i envy him

[thespyhunter86]

G.O.A.T.

[bstims37]

That would have been so epic if he scored coming off the bench with 52 seconds left.

[professordavoid]

He had 61 records when he retired 11 years ago. Now he has 60, (his all star game assists record was broken, (big deal)). He has some records that are practically impossible to break like the season he scored in all but 3 games. It's been a long time since a TEAM has scored in all but three games! He was not "the good one" he was "The Great One." Still is.

[ConfusedSanity]

@professordavoid if he had never shot the puck in the nhl he would still be the all time leader in points.

[VivaLaEric21]

Brings tears to my eyes. I remember watching this on TV. I was 13 years old. That was a special, special night. He IS the greatest ever.

[Deenijel]

Gretzky, Jordan and Maradona! 3 most dominant athletes to ever play any sport!

[TheMehFilms]

Who ended up winning that game?

[samppus]

@TheMehFilms Pittsburgh won 2-1 on over time

[ripwtc91101]

@samppus i was so pissed that day they showed the pregame and overtime on my fox affiliate but they put the flyers/bruins game on and im thinking ummmm the greatest hockey of all time past, present, and future is playing his last ever game on sports' greatest stage not even flyers fans give a fuck about the flyers today what the hell is wrong with them?!

[redwingsmike3718]

Bobby Orr is the greatest of all time not Wayne.

[MrRob7004]

@redwingsmike3718 Orr as two records,both are only by a couple points.Gretzky as 61 most will never be touched,

[redwingsmike3718]

@MrRob7004

That's only because Orr only played 10 seasons. And besides I'll take the greatest dman of all time over the greatest forward all day every day. Defensemen make more an impact on a team's fortunes. Great defense renders great offense useless.

[RichardDonovan10]

@redwingsmike3718 You're a fool.

[AlwaysRi]

moments like this are why life is worth living

[narutogods68]

the great gretzky was awesome

 but id prefer mario lemuix

[DoYouThinkForUrselF]

Gretz even at the end of his career put up good point totals.  But i dare say another Oiler had a bigger impact on NY rangers. They called him the messiah in NY. THE MOOSE, Mark was a raging bull =P I miss the Old oilers, glory days =P

[SteveO1887]

define irony, gretzky calls the devils a micky mouse organization then he retires with one

[pfmo5678ramone]

@SteveO1887 you're talking about one of the original six, you do realize that don't you?

[SteveO1887]

@pfmo5678ramone yea i know, but nothing defends the fact that they are a mickey mouse organization

[Reinpret]

I remember being like 17 or so watching this live, holding in my anger in the form of tears that I wasn't going to get to watch him play again. But when they played the song " there goes my hero " that was the breaking point.

[surfer53]

After he left the Oilers, nobody knew what to do with him. By the time he got to New York, the game had changed so much and so had he. He needed to be a speedster and at 39, he couldn't be that guy. Glen Sather made his career and then promptly ended it.

[GregGumbel]

@surfer53 uh no

[surfer53]

@GregGumbel Rebuttal?

[GregGumbel]

@surfer53 1993 Stanley Cup Finals. also you're retarded.

[surfer53]

@GregGumbel Wow calling names really wins you an argument.

[jamilioestevez]

He did everything right on the rink... Stud... Not a fan of the bimbo wife, but that's just me.

[kingssat06]

over 800 goals.

WTF u have to score over 50 goals for the next 16 seasons .

he s hockeys god period.

[fijiian4life01]

ya in the shittiest, least competitive eras

[balzac1x]

If Gretzky had of scored that goal in the last 4 seconds, it would have been the greatest finish in sports history.

[SteveO1887]

define irony, gretzky calls the devils a mickey mouse organization and then he retires with one, talk about ironic

[bukakee1]

Did Gretzky even wear decent gear? Always seems like he wore the lightest crappiest looking gear.

[dccoulthard]

@bukakee1 always wore the Jofa helmet, love it!

[jmp29er]

gordie, lemieux, orr were all amazing legends but you will never ever ever ever see a player like gretzky ever again. he is the great one!

[spermijs]

what about Gordie ?

[TommyVenagence]

this might be one of the greatest things i have ever read

[mr694you]

Can you imagine IF Greatzky got that breakaway goal? That would have been the GREATEST moment to end a career for an athlete like Wayne. It would've been a picture perfect hollywood finish. Either way, it's an honour to see this greatest player of all time.

[BK0922]

geez you got Gretz, Jagr, Leetch and Richter. What a game full of legends.

[hockeychickadee]

when does he retire?

[bufalosabresrock4444]

@hockeychickadee tomorrow

[Railfan2103]

This was '99, right?

[chaingangmarine]

he was the greatest no matter who u compare to him... love this man

[K0JAX]

Glad Sidney Crosby can carry the NHL now...

[Rich0591]

Yeah right he was the scoring leader once so far.

[hockeychickadee]

yep

[shanetika1]

man I wish wayne gretzky didn't retire:(

[JBthree24]

I'm a Devils fan, but I was crying SO much that day....The greatest althele in North American sports history

[giannitodaro]

who won the game?

[KWCline91]

Penguins! In overtime

[PachydermStomp]

The greatest of all time. One of the most dominant athletes in any sport.

[ApachePiL0T]

Just shows you're a fucking moron. A stupid fucking moron.

[JCMoney]

I would agree that Bobby Orr was the greatest hockey player of all time. Bobby Orr transcended the game and if doctors did not butcher his knee it would be undisputed that he is the best.

[hockeychickadee]

better than gretzky? don't think so gretzy and lemieux were probably the 2 best players ever to play the game, orr was pretty freakin amazing though

[landrykkb]

@JCMoney Taking nothing away from Gretzky's impact on the game as a forward and overall talent,but Bobby Orr revolutionized the game for all defencemen.

[AbsolutZeroGI1]

@landrykkb

With all due respect, Orr revolutionized the game for defense men but Gretzky revolutionized the game for everyone. No one will ever be to hockey what he was.

[BetoG34]

if Wayne only had assists and some how never got a goal in his career he would still have more points than anyone else in the NHL. now thats What you call dominance.

[grenadier33]

Gretzky was the greatest of all time.

Donald Bradman, not Michael Jordan, was the most dominant player in any sport ever.

[Demo9237]

nope

[grenadier33]

Yup.

[Ljohanns]

the greatest of all-time