- Mon Dec 01, 2025 6:41 pm#9801
51. Gretzky scored his first NHL goal on his first shot during his first game.
52. Gretzky is the only player in NHL history to score over 200 points in a single season, which he accomplished four times.
53. Gretzky’s father, Walter, built him a rink in their backyard when he was just two years old.
54. Gretzky won four Stanley Cup championships with the Edmonton Oilers and one with the New York Rangers.
55. Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988, one of the most controversial trades in sports history.
56. The first million-dollar NHL contract was signed by Bobby Orr in 1971.
57. Bobby Orr holds the record for the most points by a defenseman in a single season, with 139 points in the 1970–71 season.
58. The fastest hat trick in NHL history was scored in just 21 seconds by Bill Mosienko in 1952.
59. The shortest player in NHL history was Roy “Shrimp” Worters at 5 feet 3 inches.
60. The tallest player in NHL history was Zdeno Chara at 6 feet 9 inches.
61. Darryl Sittler once scored 10 points in a single game.
62. Many players have strange pre-game rituals—some even kiss their sticks for luck.
63. Wayne Gretzky put baby powder on his stick before games for good luck.
64. Some players refuse to shave during playoffs.
65. Patrick Roy used to talk to his goalposts.
66. Theo Fleury kept a lucky Canadian dollar coin (“loonie”) in his skate.
67. Jaromir Jagr wears the same elbow pads he’s had since age
68. Brent Burns wears a lucky t-shirt under his jersey.
69. Sidney Crosby, a center for the Pittsburgh Penguins, always puts his left skate on first.
70. Erik Karlsson always puts his equipment on in the same order.
71. Alex Ovechkin always kisses his stick before games.
72. Pavel Datsyuk wore the same underwear for every game.
73. Mike Bossy would eat vanilla ice cream before games for luck.
74. The 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team beat the heavily favored Soviet team in the “Miracle on Ice.”
75. The women’s U.S. team won gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
52. Gretzky is the only player in NHL history to score over 200 points in a single season, which he accomplished four times.
53. Gretzky’s father, Walter, built him a rink in their backyard when he was just two years old.
54. Gretzky won four Stanley Cup championships with the Edmonton Oilers and one with the New York Rangers.
55. Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988, one of the most controversial trades in sports history.
56. The first million-dollar NHL contract was signed by Bobby Orr in 1971.
57. Bobby Orr holds the record for the most points by a defenseman in a single season, with 139 points in the 1970–71 season.
58. The fastest hat trick in NHL history was scored in just 21 seconds by Bill Mosienko in 1952.
59. The shortest player in NHL history was Roy “Shrimp” Worters at 5 feet 3 inches.
60. The tallest player in NHL history was Zdeno Chara at 6 feet 9 inches.
61. Darryl Sittler once scored 10 points in a single game.
62. Many players have strange pre-game rituals—some even kiss their sticks for luck.
63. Wayne Gretzky put baby powder on his stick before games for good luck.
64. Some players refuse to shave during playoffs.
65. Patrick Roy used to talk to his goalposts.
66. Theo Fleury kept a lucky Canadian dollar coin (“loonie”) in his skate.
67. Jaromir Jagr wears the same elbow pads he’s had since age
68. Brent Burns wears a lucky t-shirt under his jersey.
69. Sidney Crosby, a center for the Pittsburgh Penguins, always puts his left skate on first.
70. Erik Karlsson always puts his equipment on in the same order.
71. Alex Ovechkin always kisses his stick before games.
72. Pavel Datsyuk wore the same underwear for every game.
73. Mike Bossy would eat vanilla ice cream before games for luck.
74. The 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team beat the heavily favored Soviet team in the “Miracle on Ice.”
75. The women’s U.S. team won gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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