Wayne Gretzky: The Great One | Full Story for Sleep

Wayne Gretzky did not just break hockey's records — he put them so far out of reach that the number ninety-nine itself was retired by the entire league. Settle in, and fall asleep to history. Chapters: 00:00 Settling In 01:35 The Backyard Rink 04:32 Ninety-Nine in the Soo 07:41 The Edmonton Dynasty 10:45 The Trade That Stopped a Country 13:47 St. Louis and the Last Skate in New York 16:42 The Great One’s Legacy and Goodnight Photo credits: Wayne Gretzky in his Rangers uniform, Chicago, 1997 — photo by Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 The Wayne Gretzky statue outside Rogers Place, Edmonton — photo by 117Avenue, CC BY 3.0 Wayne Gretzky in later life — photo by Erik Forsberg, CC BY 2.0 Wayne Gretzky’s first skates, Hockey Hall of Fame — photo by Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0 Walter Gretzky — photo by Sean Hagen, CC BY-SA 2.0 Walter Gretzky at TIFF 2010 — photo by Mark Dunne, CC BY-SA 2.0 Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre, Brantford — photo by Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sault Memorial Gardens, Sault Ste. Marie — photo by Flibirigit, CC BY-SA 3.0 Gordie Howe — photo by Arnie Lee, CC BY 3.0 Sault Civic Centre, Sault Ste. Marie — photo by Fungus Guy, CC BY-SA 3.0 Mark Messier, 2016 — photo by Connor Mah, CC BY-SA 3.0 Mario Lemieux, 2001 — photo by Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 Wayne Gretzky’s helmet at the Hockey Hall of Fame — photo by Djuradj Vujcic, CC BY 2.0 Janet and Wayne Gretzky — photo by Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0 Wayne Gretzky statue at Star Plaza, Los Angeles — photo by The Erica Chang, CC BY 3.0 Display for Wayne Gretzky’s 802nd goal, Hockey Hall of Fame — photo by Evan Delshaw, CC BY 2.0 Wayne Gretzky’s signed Los Angeles Kings jersey — photo by Amin Eshaiker, CC BY-SA 4.0 Enterprise Center, St. Louis, home of the Blues — photo by Johnhochi, CC BY-SA 4.0 Wayne Gretzky in his New York Rangers uniform — photo by Håkan Dahlström, CC BY 2.0 Wayne Gretzky, New York Rangers — photo by Håkan Dahlström, CC BY-SA 3.0 Mark Messier, 2009 — photo by Brendan Lee, CC BY 2.0 Madison Square Garden during a Rangers home game — photo by Schen Photography, CC BY 2.0 Hockey Hall of Fame, Toronto — photo by Daniel, CC BY 2.0 Wayne Gretzky exhibit, Hockey Hall of Fame — photo by JoRgE-1987, CC BY-SA 4.0 Wayne Gretzky at the Hockey Hall of Fame — photo by Randy Stern, CC BY 2.0 Wayne Gretzky’s star on Canada’s Walk of Fame — photo by Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0 Wayne Gretzky, August 2001 — photo by Aude, CC BY-SA 2.5 Wayne Gretzky at the Turin Olympics, 2006 — photo by Kris Krüg, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rogers Place, Edmonton — photo by Jason Woodhead, CC BY 2.0 All other photos are in the public domain. Narration is AI-generated.