@Marine5287 Figures u would say something like that...Thats why no one likes the States all u fuckers do is threaten people with war.. nuke this nuke that...great way to be a bunch of pussies. Ur no longer privileged with speaking to me. I done listening to ur warmonger ways.
@Veg2006 hahahahaahhaahahhaaha ya i'm the pussy, when you're the one blocking people cuz ur getting owned by an American! Dumbass. Hey don't be mad cuz we're better than you. :)
@Marine5287 ..u r a sickening person, u know that? grow up, and while ur at it, try growing a heart in the place of that hole in ur chest, eh? there's plenty of monsters in this world already
@armatageshanks06 I'm 11 and I play with freshman in high school and 8th graders and I'm leading my leauge in goals. Btw I play for the Junior Falcons(AAA)
I respect Gretzky's accomplishments because he dominated his era like no other professional athlete. That said, goaltending was a joke in the 80s (their equipment was obviously a huge factor).
1:54 how did he have that much time in the offensive zone without anyone around haha!! were they taking water breaks or sumthin!!! lmao.. wow!!! nice defense on that one
@RAM9119 I was just going to comment on that. That situation should never be possible in any hockey game. How could 99 be left so open?! There was no one else in the screen!!
@KGfan7 i agree to a certain point.. i think early 90's started getting better.. but his years in the 80's i agree were easier cause of his team being stacked!!! if he played for the Jets in the 80's he probably wouldnt have had as many records and pts as he does...
Gretzky's best known seasons are '82 (92 g, 212 pts) and '86 (163 a, 215 pts), his '84 season is often overlooked, that year he had 87 g, 205 pts, but he missed 6 games. He was on pace to score 94 g and 222 pts. There's no guarantee he would have kept the same pace for the games he missed but if he even scored 1 g and 2 pts/game for those missed (well beow his pace), he'd still have had 93 g, 217 pts. Also, that was the year of his 51 game pt streak where he scored 153 pts, exactly 3 a game.
Wayne Gretzky and his family have made the world a better place and what more can you ever ask. His kindness and giving family is owed a magnificent gratitude, helping millions in many ways. I'm proud to have met him and his Dad on a few occasions. This video is a great tribute to the person and upbringing taught him in the early years. His Dad is a wonderful human being who will do anything to help you, no mater what. Everything they have is respectfully deserved. God bless the Gretzky's.
wow, the 9 haters dont no anything about hockey. no matter what team gretzky played for, ive always loved the great one.... and always will.... BOW DOWN TO LORD GRETZKY THE HOCKEY GOD!
Softest hockey player ever. You can’t take away his records but the fact that he was more of a figure skater then a hockey player says everything. Mario had more stones then Gretz and I hate Penguins.
Sort of explains itself! I am am from Edmonton and we will never see another Gretz!!!!! I went to many games back in the 80's and was present for the 50 goals in 50 games!!!!!! Hockey isn't what it used to be. Thanks again Peter Puck! You have screwed with everyone that has come into your life! We still love ya Wayne! Pocklington, you are a first class ass and you are falling fast!!!!!! Jerk! Karma's a bitch hey Pete?
everyone seems to forget that he was also attracting media attention and breaking records since the age of nine......Best ever of course, since his was 9!!!
Just for the Record as a Manitoban I'm against the NHL coming back here because our wages are the lowest in the land and makes it impossible to afford to bring your whole family to a game
great compilation... thanks. I love how this video not only shows the greatness of Gretzky, but how hockey is the ultimate game of skill, intellegence, and speed.
Anyone who wants to argue against 99.... When Ovechkin and Crosby are done, we will see if they had to rewrite the rule book because of them --- they did or Gretzky would have had 120 goals in a season by the time he reached his prime.
you should take into account the size of goalie equipment back then compared to today have you seen Ryan miller with all his pads he is bigger then the net (95%?) but obviously ovy is not in the same class as gretzky
Regardless...he was still putting up numbers that were better than anyone else during that period....it does change over the decades....Ovie and Cros are great too! Not as great as Gretz...the greatest of all time
Totally agree. Gretzky has to be compared to players of his time. They all were in the same situation: the goalies didn't wear smaller pads and they sucked (as some jerks think) just when Gretzky was playing. I mean, all players were in the same conditions, yet only he become the God of hockey.
Also, players like him and Lemieux still dominated the league in the late 90s, even they were old and plagued by injuries.
come on, the goalies didn't suck for the 20 years that Wayne played in the NHL. I think he just made them look silly. The guy was just so smooth and consistent, the ultimate offensive threat. I'd take Wayne over any other player ever. Hands down. Remember this guy dominated hockey at every level, since he was a kid.
there is no doubt he dominated the league far more then anyone else ever has, but the style of play was so much different, the goalies sucked, defense was completely different, none of this argues against his vision and playmaking ability, but the game has changed, put a crosby or ovechkin in that league and i guarentee you they would have similar incredible numbers
Gretzky is truly in a league of his own. There is alot of talk that if Orr's knees held up, he would have broken Wayne's illustrious records.. Well I say, coulda, shoulda, woulda... didn't! Oh well, Orr is great but Gretzky's knees DID hold up and he is hands down the GREATEST in his sport, like Tiger, MJ, Federer in their respective sports.
Gretz scored several goals from behind the net by bouncing it off the goalie's back. Each time he apologized to the goalie in the post game interview. All class, and the best player ever.
i have that exact jersey the kings white 1 number 99 wita c and his name , i always get comments every time i wear it,1 of the best hockey jerseys ever ...agreed? that and the 94 canuck black 1's.
Oh, how I agree. Orr was/is recognized as being the best skater of all time, one of the best stick handlers, one of the best shots. The best defensive player in history, the best at controlling a hockey game. By far the best +/- a game 1.001 a game vs Gretzky's .35. By far the best gf-ga per game with a 1.46 vs Gretzky's 4th place .83. So..Orr crushes "the great one end of the ice" in many stats. When on the ice Orr simply ruled all 3 zones..99 ruled one zone. 99 = 2285 ga while on the ice.
I agree, but you are using defensive stats to judge an offensive player. That would be like me saying Gretzky was better than Orr because he had more goals, assists, and points. Gretzky wasn't as well rounded as Orr (Orr was the most well rounded player of all time - he could do everything) but it's a team game - he didn't have to be great on D because that's what the D are there for. He was there to score, and no one did it more or better than him, ever.
@shazariahl well said. However, the gf-ga stat actually favors high scoring forwards..more pp time, less pk time. On the ice when pressing for points, not on the ice as much when defending a lead. Offensive zone face-offs more..defensive zone face-offs less..you get the point. Gretzky simply was not good on D..and this showed his last 10 years when he ran negative numbers for 7 years and going -86 his last 8 years. Probably the greatest ever on offense...not in the top 100 in his own zone.
True to a point, but Gretzky was on 1st team PK for basically his entire career. He was usually on late protecting a 1 goal lead as well, so while what you said is generally true, it wasn't in his case. Gretzky has the best +/- of any forward in history, so by your logic he'd be the best defensive forward ever. That isn't really true either. gf-ga punishes players who killed penalties for 20 years, like Gretzky, and does so even more when they play for crappy teams, like he did his last few yrs.
Well argued...however, 99 was pretty much pulled from the pk in 90-91..his negative numbers dropped on pk goals against to an all time low of 10..they put him back on in 93/94 and his numbers spiked again...so he actually didn't spend much time on pk his last 9 nine years...and a -86 his last 8 years (-33 his last 11 years..ouch!!). Good thing he played 9 years with the oil. As an Oiler Gretzky was +551 in 696 games...Orr was +597 in 596 games (66 n/a). Go Orr (who played every pk possible!!)
@a3her Bobbie is truly the best all round player EVER. he did everything, including leading the league in scoring 2 or 3 times. he was also a tough guy. Wayne was a touch me not. i saw BOTH of their careers from start to stop. I'll tkae Bobbie Orr any day. Wayne was great, Bobbie was better.
Mario Lemieux was better then Gretzky and Orr he dominated while playing at 25% health Say what you want but the most offensively talented player ever was super mario actually you cant really say one over the other they had different play styles
@a3her bobby orr was a defense, and he played with the best team boston has ever had. In 1970-71 they had Phil Esposito (152) , Bobby Orr (139), Johnny Bucyk (116) and Ken Hodge (105), as 1, 2, 3, and 4 in scoring leaders having Wayne Cahsing (79), John McKenzie (77) and Fred Stanfield (76) at position 7, 8 and 11. I think they were more an ofeensive power at this time than the Oilers of the mid 80's. i'm just saying it's hard to compare forward and defense, but Orr was awesome, and spectacular
@a3her Bobby Orr is the leader in only two stats.Most points in one season by a defenseman Orr-139 Coffee-138 & Most assists one season by a defenseman Orr-102 Coffee-90.
@MrRob7004 Yet gf-ga is the only stat that ultimately matters..interesting eh. Ask any coach, or for that matter, any knowledgeable hockey person...what matters is what happens on the ice..at both ends. "The great one end of the ice" had the best stat filled career in history (he is my 3rd favorite player). However, he also had the record for most goals against while on the ice, ran negative +/- numbers for 7 years
there no question that gretzky was the best player in the history of hockey just based on the records he holds you can determine that i rememeber going to the Kings games as a 5 yr old kid gretzkys first year with the kings he was a amazing player the debate now is if gretzkys style of play would work in todays nhl would he be as effective even if he was in his prime i dont know what do other people think? but there was only one Great One
well he dominated in 1996,1997,1998 and was getting the same amount of points the leading scorers get today on brutal teams pushing 40 and playingbthur a back injury. An 18 yr old gretzky in todays game with no clutch and grabbing would be the leading scorer every year no doubt
If you are someone that thinks there was a better hockey player in the world than Wayne Greatzky...then you know nothing about the game of hockey...you should stick to ping pong...there was nobody who could have done...or will do what he has done...he shares or holds over 61 NHL records...yeah...that was through luck right...get a life you stupid assholes...go watch TV...ping pong is coming on...WAYNE GREATZKY...THE BEST THERE WAS...THE BEST THERE WILL EVER BE!!!
no sid and Mario WOULD be better and have those records IF sid played against the goalies that 99 played against and mario WOULD be better if he was playing on both legs.
@eddydavis00 Sorry eddy, I've seen 'em all since the 1950s and the top 10 ever goes like this: 1. Bobby Orr 2. Wayne Gretzky 3. Gordie Howe 4. Bobby Hull 5. Vladislav Tretiak 6. Mario Lemieux 7. Rocket Richard 8. Mark Messier 9. Paul Coffey 10. Valeri Kharlamov. Honourable mentions to Jacques Plante, Jaromir Jagr, Nicklas Lidstrom and Stan Mikita.
If you doubt Orr's credentials, Youtube it, man, and be in awe.
@eddydavis00 It not about luck dude people are just saying that back then it was alot and i mean ALOT easier. Back then the pads barely covered the net. Now if a goalie stand straight ther are barely any blind spots. The players and goalies were alot less of quality then now a days. Also ther equipement would actuly reflect light in ther eye...
All this sayed i still think wat he did was insane. He deserve his place hand down in the top 5 all time. But is he the n. 1? That is still for debate
If you think there was anyone else that was better than Greatzky...then obviously you know nothing about hocky...and you are a fucking moron...the best player of all time...is WAYNE GREATZKY!!!
i will agree with you. gretzky is a great player but lemieux would have had tied or broken some of gretzky's record if it was not for his injuries. there is only 2 players in the nhl to have more than 190 pts in a season. gretzky had 5 190 pts season and lemieux had 1 190 pts season
Gretzky put hockey on the map in LA. It wasn't that popular out here before that. Afterwards, San Jose, Anaheim, Dallas, Phoenix all sprang up as expansion franchises or were moved from other cities. Having a team in the south was unthinkable before that. It goes beyond who is the better player on the ice. Gretzky has just made a bigger impact. If Ovie can do the same for hockey, then I"ll say Ovie can "match" Gretzky. In skill, records held...99 is far superior.
Well my friend, I'm guessing your from Boston. Typical, Boston fans are the biggest yet loyal front runners in the world. If your seriously comparing Orr to Gretzky I'd have to believe your intoxicated. Simply put, had Gretzky never scored a goal in the NHL he'd still be the all-time leading scorer. Orr was great I'll give you that, but the same could be said that Mantle would have been the greatest if not for his knees.
Did you ever see Bobby Orr play? Obviously not. Did you ever see wayne gretzky play? I've seen them both. Gretzky is the Great One, but Orr is the Greatest of All Time.
Bobby Orr, the greatest Defensemen and the greatest player to ever play in the National Hockey League. Orr dominated the NHL, his knees betrayed him. If he had a good set of knees, he probably would have passed Goride Howe and Wayne gretzky would have been assaulting Orr's Records.
Doesn't matter if the game has changed. Would he get as many points today - no. Would he still lead the league in points - yes! Would he still be the smartest hockey player ever - Yes. Did he have Orr's control of the puck or Mario's reach and skill - NO. And we always hear what if Orr played longer, or Mario played longer. Well, what if Gretzky had Marios size and Orrs puck control and skating - what then? Maybe 300 points. Smartest player ever!
Gretzky deserves all he has and what he worked for, best NHL player all time but HE NEVER HAD THE HEART MARIO DID MARIO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND HIS BACK WAS BADLY HURT BECAUSE PEOPLE WHACKED AND HACKED HIM BUT HIS POINTS PER GAME AND ALL THAT ARE EQUAL OR MORE THAN GRETZKY
No disrespect to Crosby, but 20 years from now Gretzky will still own almost all of his 60 records. Crosby will be remembered as being a great player, like Bossy, LaFleur, Hull and many others. But he won't be anything like Gretzky.
i saw him when he played for the new york rangers. i have taped games when he played for four different teams; the oilers, the kings, the blues, and the rangers. the best player i ever saw on real-ice hockey, no doubt. my favorite moment was to have seen my favorite team, canadiens , to have beaten his los angeles kings' team in the '93 stanley cup finals.
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IceManNJD2 4 months ago
omg wtf wmg!
IceManNJD2 4 months ago
Once an Oiler, Always an Oiler
wegettinarabmoney 7 months ago
oujee!!!
jormatapio1000 8 months ago
oujee!!!
jormatapio1000 8 months ago
I my self still do think that Gordie is a better player but does that take anything away from 99? Hell no!
Deimiond 8 months ago
gretzky is nab
nolla7 8 months ago
Thanks everyone I had a good run. Anyone can do it if they focus. Thanks
buildpro621 9 months ago
fuck you copyright
shadowchaos88 11 months ago
kurri is from finladn GO KURRI
Elmooasd 11 months ago
Fuck Van Halen for bitching about the song.
DickMcPenis 1 year ago
gretzky is a ukranian-russian emigrant with polish ancestors and canadian passport...
aaaaaaaandi 1 year ago
LOVE THIS<3
Ovechkin941 1 year ago
song is
right now by van halen
garrettlove101 1 year ago
wat song
goaliefreak2943 1 year ago
what song is this bud?
ImKoolWithThis 1 year ago
Best Hockey player to have ever lived...this man right here. Wayne Gretzky. So proud to be Canadian
Veg2006 1 year ago
@Veg2006 You shoudn't be proud. Sorry to say, but USA will take Canada in two seconds. Then it will be another part of America. :)
Marine5287 11 months ago
@Marine5287 Ya right, U.S doesnt stand a chance against us. We proved that at the winter Olympic games.
Veg2006 11 months ago
@Veg2006 Say that to our military and we'll fucking nuke your country. Buh bye.
Marine5287 11 months ago
@Marine5287 Figures u would say something like that...Thats why no one likes the States all u fuckers do is threaten people with war.. nuke this nuke that...great way to be a bunch of pussies. Ur no longer privileged with speaking to me. I done listening to ur warmonger ways.
Veg2006 11 months ago
@Veg2006 hahahahaahhaahahhaaha ya i'm the pussy, when you're the one blocking people cuz ur getting owned by an American! Dumbass. Hey don't be mad cuz we're better than you. :)
Marine5287 11 months ago
@Marine5287 ..u r a sickening person, u know that? grow up, and while ur at it, try growing a heart in the place of that hole in ur chest, eh? there's plenty of monsters in this world already
Pearleace 8 months ago
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MrRob7004 11 months ago
You wanna know how good wayne gretzky was? When he was 10 he scored 378 goals in one season playing against 13 year olds. Enough said
armatageshanks06 1 year ago
@armatageshanks06 I'm 11 and I play with freshman in high school and 8th graders and I'm leading my leauge in goals. Btw I play for the Junior Falcons(AAA)
Marine5287 11 months ago
crosby is better
ishkabob99 1 year ago
@ishkabob99 CROSBY IS GOOD SURE, BUT HE'S GOT A WAY TO GO YET, HE'S STILL AT THE BASE OF WAYNE'S MOUNTAIN.....
znogypogy 1 year ago
@znogypogy i was joking
ishkabob99 1 year ago
I respect Gretzky's accomplishments because he dominated his era like no other professional athlete. That said, goaltending was a joke in the 80s (their equipment was obviously a huge factor).
woolsoflamb 1 year ago
This guy took hockey and NHL to a whole other dimension..
fillersZ 1 year ago 7
1:54 how did he have that much time in the offensive zone without anyone around haha!! were they taking water breaks or sumthin!!! lmao.. wow!!! nice defense on that one
RAM9119 1 year ago
@RAM9119 I was just going to comment on that. That situation should never be possible in any hockey game. How could 99 be left so open?! There was no one else in the screen!!
SGIGS 1 year ago
@RAM9119 Because hockey was easier back then. Ya thats right I said it
KGfan7 1 year ago
@KGfan7 i agree to a certain point.. i think early 90's started getting better.. but his years in the 80's i agree were easier cause of his team being stacked!!! if he played for the Jets in the 80's he probably wouldnt have had as many records and pts as he does...
RAM9119 1 year ago
AWESOME VIDEO
johnc385 1 year ago
Gretzky is THE nr.1 player of all time. His intelligence on the ice was truly remarkable...
ason5 1 year ago
Gretzky's best known seasons are '82 (92 g, 212 pts) and '86 (163 a, 215 pts), his '84 season is often overlooked, that year he had 87 g, 205 pts, but he missed 6 games. He was on pace to score 94 g and 222 pts. There's no guarantee he would have kept the same pace for the games he missed but if he even scored 1 g and 2 pts/game for those missed (well beow his pace), he'd still have had 93 g, 217 pts. Also, that was the year of his 51 game pt streak where he scored 153 pts, exactly 3 a game.
gymguy25 1 year ago
Whats the song?
shadowchaos88 1 year ago
@shadowchaos88
Van Halen - Right Now
Edinovich 1 year ago
Magic!
pat3663373 1 year ago
No one can Compare to him right now no one not Even Ovechkin or Crosby and Edmonton will have there Glory Days back
shadowchaos88 1 year ago
@pensrock8 um nooo Crosby can not!!!! even compare to Gretzky. Not until Cindy can score 92 goals in one season. then you can say he's great
Kain6644 1 year ago
Wayne Gretzky and his family have made the world a better place and what more can you ever ask. His kindness and giving family is owed a magnificent gratitude, helping millions in many ways. I'm proud to have met him and his Dad on a few occasions. This video is a great tribute to the person and upbringing taught him in the early years. His Dad is a wonderful human being who will do anything to help you, no mater what. Everything they have is respectfully deserved. God bless the Gretzky's.
gabbycan1 1 year ago 16
Well done and great job with the vid!
StalkerJamforx 1 year ago
wow, the 9 haters dont no anything about hockey. no matter what team gretzky played for, ive always loved the great one.... and always will.... BOW DOWN TO LORD GRETZKY THE HOCKEY GOD!
PrairieThunderFan1 1 year ago
Softest hockey player ever. You can’t take away his records but the fact that he was more of a figure skater then a hockey player says everything. Mario had more stones then Gretz and I hate Penguins.
AlekL12 1 year ago
0:33
99hockeynhl 1 year ago
legend
jepetzu 1 year ago
Sort of explains itself! I am am from Edmonton and we will never see another Gretz!!!!! I went to many games back in the 80's and was present for the 50 goals in 50 games!!!!!! Hockey isn't what it used to be. Thanks again Peter Puck! You have screwed with everyone that has come into your life! We still love ya Wayne! Pocklington, you are a first class ass and you are falling fast!!!!!! Jerk! Karma's a bitch hey Pete?
tshelly1623 1 year ago
4:07 hahaha It's Awesome!!
Patzzz60 1 year ago
hey peeps what's the song name
alexkvaskov 1 year ago
this was the former rangers song. DAMN! I HATE THOSE RANGERS! but i give credit to the gr8 one
IceManNJD 1 year ago
everyone seems to forget that he was also attracting media attention and breaking records since the age of nine......Best ever of course, since his was 9!!!
jjschuttler 1 year ago
song name ?
kepsutti 1 year ago
@kepsutti It's Van Halen's Right Now
Mrpretpakket 1 year ago
@Mrpretpakket Ty dude :D
kepsutti 1 year ago
I dunno can't argue the stats but I think Lemieux did more with less considering his teams in the 80s and his physical problems.
plaidchuck 1 year ago
The Greatest of all time!!!!!!! 99!!! Argue that til the day i die, nobody ever wins that arguement with me.. Mario who????? Thats right 99 for ever
downtownclydebrown 1 year ago
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Just for the Record as a Manitoban I'm against the NHL coming back here because our wages are the lowest in the land and makes it impossible to afford to bring your whole family to a game
ManitobaMooseJets 1 year ago
does anyone notice the st louis blues?
29obbie29 1 year ago
Did anyone else notice that this video didn't show him as a St. Louis Blue? He was on the Blues for one year during the 95-96 season.
hockeytink99 1 year ago
gretzky rocks
donato331 1 year ago
What's this song called?
hyperkid86 1 year ago
Van Halen Right Now
xjohn9968 1 year ago
great compilation... thanks. I love how this video not only shows the greatness of Gretzky, but how hockey is the ultimate game of skill, intellegence, and speed.
squijy 1 year ago
does anyone else find it funny that once gretzky left as coach phoenix is 1st all of a sudden??
kratoslinkmaster 1 year ago
anyone notice he helped develop the team and all the extremely good young players the coyotes thave right now???
squijy 1 year ago
@kratoslinkmaster yeah kinda eerie, but all the yotes fans I know say that Gretzky was a curse to the team
j73180 1 year ago
@j73180 coyotes fans? what fans lol
kratoslinkmaster 1 year ago
Hockey culture is not as authentic as it used to be. That's what made it great.
It is now all about money. A commercial type view of the sport. Before it was real, authentic and hit home.
Today's hockey will never fully compare to what it used to be. I could it a privilege to play years ago compared to what kids play today.
They had a higher level of respect and honor for the sport, for the Stanley cup and everything in between. I miss that purity.
That presence died when Gretzky left.
SpeakGodSpeak 1 year ago
Great highlights from the greatest player to ever live!
rsaran1288 1 year ago
Legend <3
TheFifa71 1 year ago
When Gretzy wore hited by Suter?
Slxand360 1 year ago
The best player of all time. And I think it takes very long time when someone beats his records. Gretzky <3
salekki 2 years ago
@salekki hmmmm i would say NEVER.
erimac1000 1 year ago
4:05 WOW!
ArthusfromBelarus 2 years ago
Anyone who wants to argue against 99.... When Ovechkin and Crosby are done, we will see if they had to rewrite the rule book because of them --- they did or Gretzky would have had 120 goals in a season by the time he reached his prime.
transws6am 2 years ago
Gretzky was never the same after that yank Gary Suter hit him from behind in the Canada Cup.
couter2000 2 years ago
You cant compare Gretsky to todays players..
ekkemoden 2 years ago
There is only oneway to compare different hockey players from different times.
its by their stats.
coolyankeestar 2 years ago
Very true.... and for all those Ovechkin and Crosby fans, how soon can we see 50 goals in 39 games from your guy?
Ovie is pretty good at 50 in 62 games, LOL! Not even in the same universe.
masydoc 2 years ago
@masydoc Just done some rough math.
It will take both Crosby and Ovechkin togather 15 years to match Gretzky points.Or Ovechkin, IF he could keep on is currant pace for 29 years.
I think Gretz is gone be on top for along time.
coolyankeestar 2 years ago
you should take into account the size of goalie equipment back then compared to today have you seen Ryan miller with all his pads he is bigger then the net (95%?) but obviously ovy is not in the same class as gretzky
kratoslinkmaster 1 year ago
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@coolyankeestar : There is only oneway to compare different hockey players from different times.
its by their stats.
WRONG u cant compare it.
oceanoxchubi 2 years ago
Regardless...he was still putting up numbers that were better than anyone else during that period....it does change over the decades....Ovie and Cros are great too! Not as great as Gretz...the greatest of all time
kerrycherone 2 years ago
can't beat 200 point seasons
dbzfan87 2 years ago
How could anybody ever beat 215? It's almost impossible
zaaaaak17 2 years ago
Totally agree. Gretzky has to be compared to players of his time. They all were in the same situation: the goalies didn't wear smaller pads and they sucked (as some jerks think) just when Gretzky was playing. I mean, all players were in the same conditions, yet only he become the God of hockey.
Also, players like him and Lemieux still dominated the league in the late 90s, even they were old and plagued by injuries.
Muxej 2 years ago
not only were their pads smaller, but their style sucked, and damn they were horrible goaltenders. I mean just watch them.
Slushplop 2 years ago
come on, the goalies didn't suck for the 20 years that Wayne played in the NHL. I think he just made them look silly. The guy was just so smooth and consistent, the ultimate offensive threat. I'd take Wayne over any other player ever. Hands down. Remember this guy dominated hockey at every level, since he was a kid.
mofomanu2 2 years ago
there is no doubt he dominated the league far more then anyone else ever has, but the style of play was so much different, the goalies sucked, defense was completely different, none of this argues against his vision and playmaking ability, but the game has changed, put a crosby or ovechkin in that league and i guarentee you they would have similar incredible numbers
klemwk213 2 years ago
The goalies did NOT suck they just had smaller pads
mongopojk 2 years ago
What a talent he was.. Amazing!!!!!
nesssaja 2 years ago
he and jari kurri were best player in world
peppupelittaja 2 years ago
jari kurri is on like 11th place...
mongopojk 2 years ago
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mongopojk 2 years ago
Gretzky is truly in a league of his own. There is alot of talk that if Orr's knees held up, he would have broken Wayne's illustrious records.. Well I say, coulda, shoulda, woulda... didn't! Oh well, Orr is great but Gretzky's knees DID hold up and he is hands down the GREATEST in his sport, like Tiger, MJ, Federer in their respective sports.
BlueyedPrince 2 years ago
In so many of these clips there is no defense even near him. Players that give up when someone blows by them are not worthy.
perryfan10 2 years ago
Gretz scored several goals from behind the net by bouncing it off the goalie's back. Each time he apologized to the goalie in the post game interview. All class, and the best player ever.
BrianC974 2 years ago
Very well made video
vicselbz 2 years ago
i have that exact jersey the kings white 1 number 99 wita c and his name , i always get comments every time i wear it,1 of the best hockey jerseys ever ...agreed? that and the 94 canuck black 1's.
fuckutube15 2 years ago
The 94 Jerseys for the Canucks were the absolute worst jerseys I had ever seen...
koradek 2 years ago
only miss by a fraction. set the little on your pace
ssssssspps 2 years ago
I loved Wayne, AMAZING player, broke my heart when he went hollywood.
However, Bobby Orr was the best I've seen.
Wayne wouldn't even be able to catch Bobby, let alone keep the puck.
richm4 2 years ago
Oh, how I agree. Orr was/is recognized as being the best skater of all time, one of the best stick handlers, one of the best shots. The best defensive player in history, the best at controlling a hockey game. By far the best +/- a game 1.001 a game vs Gretzky's .35. By far the best gf-ga per game with a 1.46 vs Gretzky's 4th place .83. So..Orr crushes "the great one end of the ice" in many stats. When on the ice Orr simply ruled all 3 zones..99 ruled one zone. 99 = 2285 ga while on the ice.
a3her 2 years ago
I agree, but you are using defensive stats to judge an offensive player. That would be like me saying Gretzky was better than Orr because he had more goals, assists, and points. Gretzky wasn't as well rounded as Orr (Orr was the most well rounded player of all time - he could do everything) but it's a team game - he didn't have to be great on D because that's what the D are there for. He was there to score, and no one did it more or better than him, ever.
shazariahl 2 years ago
@shazariahl well said. However, the gf-ga stat actually favors high scoring forwards..more pp time, less pk time. On the ice when pressing for points, not on the ice as much when defending a lead. Offensive zone face-offs more..defensive zone face-offs less..you get the point. Gretzky simply was not good on D..and this showed his last 10 years when he ran negative numbers for 7 years and going -86 his last 8 years. Probably the greatest ever on offense...not in the top 100 in his own zone.
a3her 2 years ago
True to a point, but Gretzky was on 1st team PK for basically his entire career. He was usually on late protecting a 1 goal lead as well, so while what you said is generally true, it wasn't in his case. Gretzky has the best +/- of any forward in history, so by your logic he'd be the best defensive forward ever. That isn't really true either. gf-ga punishes players who killed penalties for 20 years, like Gretzky, and does so even more when they play for crappy teams, like he did his last few yrs.
shazariahl 2 years ago
Well argued...however, 99 was pretty much pulled from the pk in 90-91..his negative numbers dropped on pk goals against to an all time low of 10..they put him back on in 93/94 and his numbers spiked again...so he actually didn't spend much time on pk his last 9 nine years...and a -86 his last 8 years (-33 his last 11 years..ouch!!). Good thing he played 9 years with the oil. As an Oiler Gretzky was +551 in 696 games...Orr was +597 in 596 games (66 n/a). Go Orr (who played every pk possible!!)
a3her 2 years ago
@a3her Bobbie is truly the best all round player EVER. he did everything, including leading the league in scoring 2 or 3 times. he was also a tough guy. Wayne was a touch me not. i saw BOTH of their careers from start to stop. I'll tkae Bobbie Orr any day. Wayne was great, Bobbie was better.
jackslicl100 1 year ago
Mario Lemieux was better then Gretzky and Orr he dominated while playing at 25% health Say what you want but the most offensively talented player ever was super mario actually you cant really say one over the other they had different play styles
kratoslinkmaster 1 year ago
@a3her bobby orr was a defense, and he played with the best team boston has ever had. In 1970-71 they had Phil Esposito (152) , Bobby Orr (139), Johnny Bucyk (116) and Ken Hodge (105), as 1, 2, 3, and 4 in scoring leaders having Wayne Cahsing (79), John McKenzie (77) and Fred Stanfield (76) at position 7, 8 and 11. I think they were more an ofeensive power at this time than the Oilers of the mid 80's. i'm just saying it's hard to compare forward and defense, but Orr was awesome, and spectacular
erimac1000 1 year ago
@a3her Bobby Orr is the leader in only two stats.Most points in one season by a defenseman Orr-139 Coffee-138 & Most assists one season by a defenseman Orr-102 Coffee-90.
Not really that dominating now is it.
That gf-ga you talk about thats not a NHL stat.
MrRob7004 2 years ago
@MrRob7004 Yet gf-ga is the only stat that ultimately matters..interesting eh. Ask any coach, or for that matter, any knowledgeable hockey person...what matters is what happens on the ice..at both ends. "The great one end of the ice" had the best stat filled career in history (he is my 3rd favorite player). However, he also had the record for most goals against while on the ice, ran negative +/- numbers for 7 years
Coughy isn't a top 8 dman or top 50 player
Orr ruled all aspects of the game!
a3her 2 years ago
1:55 lol Gretzky, the best to play our sport, ever
Oilblood87 2 years ago
hahaha yeah dirty move
boysnightout11 2 years ago
can anyone tell me - what music is it???can I doewnload it somewhere???
ezhongren 2 years ago
i put orr ahead of him
maxdanno115 2 years ago
me too
abbacoins 2 years ago
his style would have worked in any era, he played with the players almost always in front of him assuring he knew where everyone was
PhillaBong4Me 2 years ago
there no question that gretzky was the best player in the history of hockey just based on the records he holds you can determine that i rememeber going to the Kings games as a 5 yr old kid gretzkys first year with the kings he was a amazing player the debate now is if gretzkys style of play would work in todays nhl would he be as effective even if he was in his prime i dont know what do other people think? but there was only one Great One
streetLAkings 2 years ago
well he dominated in 1996,1997,1998 and was getting the same amount of points the leading scorers get today on brutal teams pushing 40 and playingbthur a back injury. An 18 yr old gretzky in todays game with no clutch and grabbing would be the leading scorer every year no doubt
MrRysdad 2 years ago
If you are someone that thinks there was a better hockey player in the world than Wayne Greatzky...then you know nothing about the game of hockey...you should stick to ping pong...there was nobody who could have done...or will do what he has done...he shares or holds over 61 NHL records...yeah...that was through luck right...get a life you stupid assholes...go watch TV...ping pong is coming on...WAYNE GREATZKY...THE BEST THERE WAS...THE BEST THERE WILL EVER BE!!!
eddydavis00 2 years ago 7
@eddydavis00 hey, ping pong is good game!
Slippar247 1 year ago
no sid and Mario WOULD be better and have those records IF sid played against the goalies that 99 played against and mario WOULD be better if he was playing on both legs.
97stones 1 year ago
@eddydavis00 If Bobby Orr had played a full career, he'd have more than 61 records.
gymguy25 1 year ago
@eddydavis00 Sorry eddy, I've seen 'em all since the 1950s and the top 10 ever goes like this: 1. Bobby Orr 2. Wayne Gretzky 3. Gordie Howe 4. Bobby Hull 5. Vladislav Tretiak 6. Mario Lemieux 7. Rocket Richard 8. Mark Messier 9. Paul Coffey 10. Valeri Kharlamov. Honourable mentions to Jacques Plante, Jaromir Jagr, Nicklas Lidstrom and Stan Mikita.
If you doubt Orr's credentials, Youtube it, man, and be in awe.
Garbonaut 1 year ago
@eddydavis00 I agree man he was the BEST EVER!!!!
7jaysfan7 1 year ago
@eddydavis00 It not about luck dude people are just saying that back then it was alot and i mean ALOT easier. Back then the pads barely covered the net. Now if a goalie stand straight ther are barely any blind spots. The players and goalies were alot less of quality then now a days. Also ther equipement would actuly reflect light in ther eye...
All this sayed i still think wat he did was insane. He deserve his place hand down in the top 5 all time. But is he the n. 1? That is still for debate
UnderDog988 1 year ago
If you think there was anyone else that was better than Greatzky...then obviously you know nothing about hocky...and you are a fucking moron...the best player of all time...is WAYNE GREATZKY!!!
eddydavis00 2 years ago 2
Van Halen 'Right now' is the song if someone undering ^^
dundermjolk 2 years ago
There is only one Great One!!
Kain6644 2 years ago 7
@Kain6644 yeah, FINLAND!
Slippar247 1 year ago
@Kain6644 yeah and thats crosby
pensrock8 1 year ago
as great as gretzky was, if it wasnt for mario lemieux's injuries mario wouldve had a better career and i'm not a pens fan im a ranger fan
rangerfreak616 2 years ago
i will agree with you. gretzky is a great player but lemieux would have had tied or broken some of gretzky's record if it was not for his injuries. there is only 2 players in the nhl to have more than 190 pts in a season. gretzky had 5 190 pts season and lemieux had 1 190 pts season
esjvpeanut 2 years ago
Whats the song ?
APIpiip 2 years ago
Could be wrong on the title, but I think it's "Right Now" by Van Halen.
justrun62689 2 years ago
Obviously, you are not a Hockey fan and never read Sports Illustrated. You shol dhave read Sports Illustrated's recent article on Bobby Orr.
JuliusC1973 2 years ago
Gretzky was the greatest of all time
PhyckYiu 2 years ago 2
wat about him with st.lou
ryanasi 2 years ago
Woundedxxx your may be right the only person that can match up Gretzky may be ovechkin, Ovie is amazing but I don't think he can match up to Gretzky.
killakawar23 2 years ago
The only one who can match gretzky is ovechkin, by my opinion! Tell me if im wrong
Woundedxxx 2 years ago
Gretzky put hockey on the map in LA. It wasn't that popular out here before that. Afterwards, San Jose, Anaheim, Dallas, Phoenix all sprang up as expansion franchises or were moved from other cities. Having a team in the south was unthinkable before that. It goes beyond who is the better player on the ice. Gretzky has just made a bigger impact. If Ovie can do the same for hockey, then I"ll say Ovie can "match" Gretzky. In skill, records held...99 is far superior.
padraiga 2 years ago
You're Wrong!
Mario Lemieux, Bobby Orr, Gordie Howe, and Steve Yzerman are equal to if not better than Gretzky.
jayday05 2 years ago
Gretzky was the greatest of all time...period!
8Bokd 2 years ago
Well my friend, I'm guessing your from Boston. Typical, Boston fans are the biggest yet loyal front runners in the world. If your seriously comparing Orr to Gretzky I'd have to believe your intoxicated. Simply put, had Gretzky never scored a goal in the NHL he'd still be the all-time leading scorer. Orr was great I'll give you that, but the same could be said that Mantle would have been the greatest if not for his knees.
rolac79 2 years ago
Did you ever see Bobby Orr play? Obviously not. Did you ever see wayne gretzky play? I've seen them both. Gretzky is the Great One, but Orr is the Greatest of All Time.
JuliusC1973 2 years ago
u forgot the st.louis blues
turtoise87 2 years ago
Gereat memories. Those were great times.
JuliusC1973 2 years ago
Whats The Song Man
playadelrey100 2 years ago
The song is "Right Now" by Van Halen.
DBSwofford 2 years ago
nice
DragonSonOwner 2 years ago
Gretzky? more like Divezky
Fredligh 2 years ago
The definition of a Dangler!
ballsdeepbudday 2 years ago
2nd best, to bobby orr that is...\
nobody will ever compare to orr's dominance
ORRfan13 2 years ago
Bobby Orr, the greatest Defensemen and the greatest player to ever play in the National Hockey League. Orr dominated the NHL, his knees betrayed him. If he had a good set of knees, he probably would have passed Goride Howe and Wayne gretzky would have been assaulting Orr's Records.
JuliusC1973 2 years ago
Doesn't matter if the game has changed. Would he get as many points today - no. Would he still lead the league in points - yes! Would he still be the smartest hockey player ever - Yes. Did he have Orr's control of the puck or Mario's reach and skill - NO. And we always hear what if Orr played longer, or Mario played longer. Well, what if Gretzky had Marios size and Orrs puck control and skating - what then? Maybe 300 points. Smartest player ever!
rushrules65 2 years ago
u for got the blues?
bioniclehockey 2 years ago
I HATED his years as an Oiler (never guess who I cheer for ;-) ) but there was NO getting around the talent.
Best there was, best there will ever be.
Good vid!
5 Stars!
CrzyCanuk13 2 years ago
missed the st louis year(s)
schnids1605 2 years ago
Great vid! What, couldn't find any St. Louis Blues footage?
kevc19 2 years ago
Gretzky deserves all he has and what he worked for, best NHL player all time but HE NEVER HAD THE HEART MARIO DID MARIO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND HIS BACK WAS BADLY HURT BECAUSE PEOPLE WHACKED AND HACKED HIM BUT HIS POINTS PER GAME AND ALL THAT ARE EQUAL OR MORE THAN GRETZKY
FTH..
BrownnnnnnnnN 2 years ago
Gretz holds 61 NHL records (40 regular season, 15 playoff and 6 All Star)
Mario was a great player and who knows WHAT could have happened had he stayed healthy but the record books speaks for itself
CrzyCanuk13 2 years ago
he is the best
exoxanna 2 years ago
gretzky was an amazing player and deserves the records he holds but you have to remember the games changed a lot since his time
dhaywrd 2 years ago
A amazing tribute to "The Great One"
thanks
BadBlueBoysRK 2 years ago
go gretzky go we will always remember you
11keisha 2 years ago
right now-van halen
JBgotmegoincrazy 2 years ago
thanks
triniranger91 2 years ago
amazing <3
what song is that?
triniranger91 2 years ago
Actually, he did that 3x, not just once.
shazariahl 2 years ago
No disrespect to Crosby, but 20 years from now Gretzky will still own almost all of his 60 records. Crosby will be remembered as being a great player, like Bossy, LaFleur, Hull and many others. But he won't be anything like Gretzky.
shazariahl 2 years ago
i saw him when he played for the new york rangers. i have taped games when he played for four different teams; the oilers, the kings, the blues, and the rangers. the best player i ever saw on real-ice hockey, no doubt. my favorite moment was to have seen my favorite team, canadiens , to have beaten his los angeles kings' team in the '93 stanley cup finals.
osky018 2 years ago
greatest player ever...better than crosby...even in the little ways. played like a real man, just as amazing, no visor, tough
autopilotoff3323 2 years ago
Gretzky = BEAST!
Frozen4Flame 2 years ago 2
wats the name of this song
Disgle 2 years ago
right now - by Van Halen
streetLAkings 2 years ago
lame song but good video
AMacKShockKidz 2 years ago