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| | Wayne Gretzky - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | In his first NHL season, 1979-80, Gretzky was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the League's Most Valuable Player (the first of eight in a row) and tied for the scoring lead with Marcel Dionne with 137 points. |
 | | In a move that drastically changed the dynamics of the NHL, Gretzky was traded with Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski by the Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings for Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelinas, $15 million cash and the Kings' first-round draft picks in 1989, 1991 and 1993 on August 9, 1988. |
 | | The Heritage Classic, as it was called, was the first NHL game in decades to be played outdoors and reunited many of the old guard Oilers against a superstar Montreal Canadiens team. |
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