{"product_id":"99-stories-of-the-game-9780399575471","title":"99: Stories of the Game","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this sports memoir, Wayne Gretzky weaves memories of his legendary career with an inside look at professional hockey and the heroes and stories that inspired him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From minor-hockey phenomenon to Hall of Fame sensation, Wayne Gretzky rewrote the record books, his accomplishments becoming the stuff of legend. Dubbed \"The Great One,\" he is considered by many to be the greatest hockey player who ever lived. No one has seen more of the game than he has--but he has never discussed in depth just what it was he saw. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Warm, direct, and revelatory, it is a book that gives us number 99, the man and the player, like never before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWayne Gretzky\u003c\/b\u003e, nicknamed \"The Great One,\" is considered by many to be the greatest hockey player ever. He is the leading scorer in NHL history, and is the only NHL player to total more than two hundred points in one season--a feat he accomplished four times. At the time of his retirement in 1999, he held sixty-one separate NHL records (forty regular season, fifteen playoff, and six All-Star)--and still holds most of them today. His honors include 31 Hart, Art Ross, Conn Smythe, Lester B. Pearson, and Lady Byng trophies and awards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis teams included the Edmonton Oilers (1979-1988, including four Stanley Cups), the Los Angeles Kings (1988-1996, including a Stanley Cup final), the St. Louis Blues (1996), and the New York Rangers (1996-1999). Following his retirement, he became the ninth and final player to be ushered into the Hall of Fame with no waiting period, and the first to have his jersey number retired league-wide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong his activities since, he has been minority owner and head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes and executive director of Canada's 2002 gold medal-winning men's hockey team, and is a restaurateur, winemaker, and philanthropist with his own Wayne Gretzky Foundation. He lives with his family in Westlake Village, California.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKirstie McLellan Day\u003c\/b\u003e is the coauthor of the Canadian bestselling hockey memoirs \u003ci\u003eCornered \u003c\/i\u003e(HarperCollins, 2011), with Ron MacLean; \u003ci\u003ePlaying with Fire \u003c\/i\u003e(Triumph, 2010), with Theo Fleury; and \u003ci\u003eTough Guy \u003c\/i\u003e(Triumph, 2009), with Bob Probert. She lives in Calgary, Alberta.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646593208594,"sku":"9780399575471","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3a8e42d6-c183-4d99-9b64-0ebb990947a9.jpg?v=1733181423","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/99-stories-of-the-game-9780399575471","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}