Luckily for Wayne Gretzky, his childhood nickname worked out just fine for him. Speaking at TNT’s broadcast desk during Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton ...

Wayne Gretzky has been in the public eye for the vast majority of his life. ... and he has started to show his age more and more over the past few years while working for TNT.

Alex Ovechkin celebrates after breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal record on April 6, 2025. Getty Images For example, Ovechkin still sits more than 1,200 points off the lead.

For years, the adage ‘records are meant to be broken’ didn’t apply to Wayne Gretzky’s. Now it does, ... In the four seasons from age 35 to 38, he managed just 80 goals.

How Alex Ovechkin topped Wayne Gretzky’s once-unbreakable record As our charts show, the Russian machine defies both his age and his era ...

Gretzky broke Howe’s record a little over 31 years ago, since he scored 802 on March 23, 1994. He added 92 more before retiring in 1999 after a total of 1,487 games over 20 seasons.

Finally, shout out to Gretzky’s dad, who apparently tried in vain for years to scrub The Great One moniker from his son, only for Wayne to continually prove that he was, in fact, The Great One ...

Wayne Gretzky has been in the public eye for the vast majority of his life. ... and he has started to show his age more and more over the past few years while working for TNT.

Five years ago, Ovechkin was entering his age-35 season 188 goals back of Gretzky. No way he had that many goals still in him, right? Well, all Ovi has done since then is step up his game.

Alex Ovechkin celebrates after breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal record on April 6, 2025. Getty Images For example, Ovechkin still sits more than 1,200 points off the lead.