while on the l.a kings he wore his 99 number, before that he wore his 99 while playing for the Edmonton Oilers in Canada. his first number was 11, when he was 10. after that his professional number has been 99.
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For a while he didn't have to, but then the NHL required the use of a helmet.
It was with the Greyhounds that Wayne first wore the number 99 on his jersey. He originally wanted to wear number 9-for his hockey hero Gordie Howe-but it was already being worn by teammate Brian Gualazzi. At coach Muzz MacPherson's suggestion, Gretzky settled on 99.
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Jersey #99 was retired league wide when Wayne Gretzky retired, therefore no one else has had that number since he wore it. However, there were other players who wore that number before him, and probably other players on other teams that wore the #99 at the same time that he wore it for his team.