He played 20 seasons.
Wayne Gretzky played 20 seasons in the NHL. He played from 1978 to 1999.
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Gretzky coached the Coyotes for 4 full seasons from 2005-06 to 2008-09.
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Wayne Gretzky played from 1979-1999 appearing in 1487 games and accumulated 577 penalty minutes.
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Wayne Gretsky was 38 when he played in his last game, on April 18, 1999.
No. Wayne Gretzky played his minor hockey in Brantford, which is part of what is now known as Alliance Hockey. Gretzky's family moved to Toronto, and Wayne played for the Toronto Nationals, but the team was a Jr. B organization at the time, not a GTHL organization which it is now. The Jr. B league Gretzky played in is most comparable to the OJHL.
Wayne Gretzky won a total of 10 Art Ross Trophies. He won seven consecutive scoring titles from 1980-81 to 1986-87 with the Edmonton Oilers, then three Trophies while playing for the Los Angeles Kings: 1989-90, 1990-91, and 1993-94.
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