GOODBYE, GREAT ONE

Vol. 52 / Issue 34 - May 7, 1999

BY JARED CLINTON

SHOT FROM BEHIND AS cameras crowd ‘The Great One,’ this image of Wayne Gretzky – in his iconic No. 99 waving farewell to the Madison Square Garden crowd – gives THN’s Wayne Gretzky Tribute Issue a cover fit for framing. And when a player leaves as indelible a mark on the game as Gretzky did, it’s only natural to dedicate the bulk of the coverage to his brilliance. THN distilled Gretzky’s career into his greatest moments and wrote about his exit from the game from all angles. While Gretzky wasn’t retiring at the height of his remarkable powers, it is worth remembering he was still one of the NHL’s elite playmakers. He tied for the league lead in assists in each of the two seasons prior and finished tied for sixth…

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