Wayne Gretzky By Zachfly14 Oct 10, 1979 Wayne scores his first point The first of many to come Feb 13, 1980 Gretzky Wins his first MVP award The first of many to come Feb 13, 1981 Becomes first player to break 200 points Feb 8, 1983 Scores 4 goals in one period of the All Star Game Record Aug 9, 1988 Wayne is traded to the Kings Feb 27, 1996 Wayne is traded to St.Louis Later signs with New York Apr 15, 1999 Plays his final game in Canada Apr 18, 1999 Retires from the NHL Nov 22, 1999 Inducted into the Hockey hall of fame Feb 6, 2000 His #99 is retired league wide Aug 8, 2005 Takes over as Coyotes Head coach Sep 24, 2009 Steps down as coach as leaves hockey