Wayne Gretzky #99 of the New York Rangers waves to the crowd during ... poses for a team photo during retirement ceremonies after playing in his final career game against the Pittsburgh Penguins ...

About a thousand stories have been told about Sam Rosen since the Rangers broadcasting icon announced his planned retirement ... Wayne was one red light away from his first hat trick in a New York ...

It was an emotional day, April 18, 1999, when hockey legend Wayne Gretzky ... and the result meant nothing to the Rangers except that it touched off Gretzky's farewell celebration.

The Athletic has live coverage of Alex Ovechkin’s journey to break Wayne ... But Gretzky lasted 20 seasons, finally slowing down with nine goals in 70 games with the New York Rangers in 1998-99.