99: Stories of the Game

Synopsis

For The First Time, Gretzky Discusses Candidly What The Game Looks Like To Him And Introduces Us To The People Who Inspired And Motivated Him: Mentors, Teammates, Rivals, The Famous And The Lesser Known. Weaving Together Lives And Moments From An Extraordinary Career, He Reflects On The Players Who Inflamed His Imagination When He Was A Kid, The Way He Himself Figured In The Dreams Of So Many Who Came After; Takes Us Onto The Ice And Into The Dressing Rooms To Meet The Friends Who Stood By Him And The Rivals Who Spurred Him To Greater Heights; Shows Us Some Of The Famous Moments In Hockey History Through The Eyes Of Someone Who Regularly Made That History. Warm, Direct, And Revelatory, It Is A Book That Gives Us Number 99, The Man And The Player, Like Never Before.--provided By Publisher. First He Rewrote The Record Book. How Gretzky Rewrites The History Of Hockey. He Looks Back On The Last Ninety-nine Years And Tells-- From His Point Of View-- About The Nhl's Most Memorable Moments. Gretzky Weaves In His Own Memories With The Saga Of The Game That Has Meant So Much To Him. The First Hockey Star -- In The Beginning -- Tex's Rangers And The Leafs -- The Bruins -- The Hawks -- The Wings -- The Original Six -- The Stanley Cup -- The Vezina -- The Lady Byng -- The First All-star Game -- Fire In His Eyes -- The Forgotten Miracle -- The Greatest Of Them All -- Willi O'ree -- Stand Firm -- The Second Six -- Black, White, And Silver -- The St. Louis Blues -- The Minnesota North Stars -- The Oakland Seals -- The Pittsburgh Penguins -- The Philadelphia Flyers -- The World Hockey Association -- The Summit Series -- Inside The Miracle -- The 1984 Canada Cup -- The 1987 Canada Cup -- The 1991 Canada Cup -- The 1998 Winter Olympics -- The Culture Of Winning -- Hockey On The Island -- Only The Good Die Young -- The Last Dynasty -- Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow -- I Just Love To Play. Wayne Gretzky, With Kirstie Mclellan Day. Originally Published In Canada By Viking, An Imprint Of Penguin Canada 2016--t.p. Verso. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.