Wayne Gretzky By aidan.wagner Jan 26, 1961 Birth Nov 1, 1963 Started Skating Nov 1, 1966 Tried Out For Peewee and Was Rejected Nov 1, 1967 Tried Out For Peewee Again and Got Excepted Jan 26, 1969 8 Years Old and Had 104 Goals Jan 27, 1976 Started Playing For Peterborough Petes Nov 1, 1978 Signed With Indianapolis Racers of the Fledgling World Hockey Association Oct 12, 1979 First NHL Season with the Oilers Jun 1, 1984 Won the Stanley Cup Jun 1, 1985 Won the Stanley Cup Jun 1, 1987 Won the Stanley Cup Jun 1, 1988 Won the Stanley Cup Oct 1, 1988 After 10 years with the Oilers he was traded to Los Angeles Jun 1, 1993 Led L.A to the Stanley Cup Finals Apr 18, 1999 Retired at the Age of 38 and Inducted Into Hall of Fame Dec 1, 2002 Founded Wayne Gretzky Foundation Aug 8, 2005 Became Phoenix Coyotes Head Coach Sep 25, 2009 Stepped Down as Coach