The Wayne Gretzky PSA 8 1997-98 Collector's Choice #167 trading card features the iconic hockey player from his time with the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. Manufactured by Upper Deck, this vintage card is made of card stock and is an original from the 1997-98 season.
Graded by PSA as a near mint-mint 8, this sought-after collectible is a must-have for fans of ice hockey and sports trading cards. With its limited population and unique "Great One" designation, this card is a valuable addition to any sports memorabilia collection.
Player Notes: If I listed everything there is to say about Wayne "The Great One" Gretzky, you'd have to spend a week reading it — he's the greatest ice hockey player in the history of the sport . . . Leading career point scorer and assist producer in NHL history . . . Has more assists than any other player has total points . . . Only NHL player with over 200 points in one season (he did it four times) . . . Scored more than 100 points in 15 seasons . . . Held 61 NHL records when he retired in 1999 . . . 9x Hart Trophy (Most Valuable Player) (1980-1987, 1989), 10x Art Ross Trophy (Scoring Champion), 5x Lady Byng Trophy (Most Gentlemanly), 2x Conn Smythe Trophy (Playoff MVP), 5x Lester B. Pearson Award (League MVP by Players), 1994 Lester Patrick Trophy (contribution to hockey in the US) . . . Career 2857 Points, 1963 Assists . . . One last fun fact for you—Wayne Gretzky scored his 1000th NHL (regular season only) point at age 23 . . . There will never be another as good as him, hands down . . . The season this card was printed, 1997-98, was Gretzky's penultimate in the NHL, at age 37 . . . Naturally, he led the league in assists with 67, and finished fifth in Hart Trophy voting . . . Unbeatable.