Career Notes

1997-1998

Earned more assists alone then any hockey player in history has 
points ( 1851 assists ).  Also, Wayne has scored more points 
then any other hockey player has in the World All-Star game on 
January 18, 1998 ( 22 points ).

1996-97 Season

Signed as a free agent July 21, 1996. First on team and fourth
in NHL in points. Led team, and tied for league lead, in
assists. Led team in shots on goal. Led team in power-play
points (31). Fifth in NHL in power-play assists. Second on club
in game-winning points (13). One of four Rangers to appear in
all 82 games.


1995-1996

Traded by the Los Angeles Kings to the St. Louis Blues for Craig 
Johnson, Patrice Tardif, Roman Vopat, a 1997 first-round draft 
pick and a 1996 fifth-round draft pick on Feb. 27, 1996.

1994-1995

Team leader in scoring, assists, points, shots and multiple-
point games ... Put up career point No. 2,500 ... Owns or shares 
61 NHL records.

1993-1994



Passed Gordie Howe to become the NHL's all-time 
leading scorer with his 802nd career goal March
23 vs. Vancouver, past goalie Kirk MacLean and
assisted by Marty McSorley and Luc Robitaille ...
Won the Art Ross Trophy for leading the NHL in
scoring for the first time since 1990-91 (the tenth 
scoring title of his career) ... His 92 assists led
the NHL, his 14th season leading the league in that category ... 
His six-game streak without an assist Dec. 14-26 was the longest 
of his career ... Began the year with 35 points in his first 15 
games ... Recorded two or more points in 41 games ... Had three 
or more points in 17 games ... Scored six points (two goals, 
four assists) vs. Detroit Oct. 9 and five points (two goals, 
three assists) at Anaheim Feb. 11, his 92nd and 93rd career 
games with five or more points ... At age 33, was the oldest 
player to win an NHL scoring title since 1963 (Gordie Howe was 
35) ... Won the Lady Byng Trophy as the league's most 
gentlemanly player for the fourth time ... Was second-team 
center on the NHL All-Star team ... Played in his 14th All-Star 
Game, recording two assists to raise his career All-Star total 
to a league record-tying 19 points ... His 47 power-play assists 
were most in the NHL ... Led the league in scoring for all but 
16 days during the season ... Scored his 2,400th career point 
Jan. 12 vs. Hartford ... Missed the last three games of the 
season with a knee injury.

1992-1993

Didn't play until Jan. 6 because of a herniated disc in his back 
... His first game back (vs. Tampa Bay) was his 1,000th NHL 
contest ... Didn't score a goal over 16 straight games Jan. 10-
Feb. 15, the longest goal-scoring drought of his career ... 
Scored his 2,300th career point with an assist March 6 vs. 
Edmonton ... Became the first NHL player to score 100 career 
playoff goals in the third game of the conference semi-finals 
vs. Vancouver May 7 ... His 40 points (on 15 goals and 25 
assists) in the playoffs led the league ... Established Kings 
records in playoff goals, assists and points.

1991-1992

Recorded 90 assists, his lowest mark since his rookie season but 
still enough to lead the NHL for the 13th consecutive season ... 
Made his 1,500th career assist March 4 at San Jose ... Moved 
past Marcel Dionne into second place on the NHL career goal-
scoring list with his 732nd goal Dec. 21 vs. Detroit ... 
Won the Lady Byng Trophy for the second year in a row and the 
third time in his career.

1990-1991

Broke his own club record and led the NHL with 122 assists ... 
Scored 163 points to win his ninth Art Ross Trophy ... Had at 
least one assist in 23 straight games, breaking his own NHL 
record ... Had 48 assists in that span ... Became the fourth 
player in NHL history to score his 700th goal Jan. 3 at the 
Islanders ... Scored his 2,000th career point with an assist at 
Winnipeg Oct. 26 ... Won the Lady Byng Trophy as the NHL's most 
gentlemanly player for the second time ... Scored 15 points in 
the Kings' 11 playoff games ... Passed Jari Kurri to become the 
NHL's all-time career playoff goal-scoring leader with 93.

1989-1990

Passed Gordie Howe to become the NHL's all-time leading scorer 
with his 1,851st point Oct. 15 at Edmonton, a game-tying goal 
with less than a minute to go in regulation (he later scored the 
game-winner in overtime) ... Won the Art Ross Trophy as the 
league's leading scorer for the first time since 1986-87 ... 
Named second-team center on the NHL All-Star team for the fourth 
time in his career ... Missed seven games with injuries.

1988-1989

Traded by the Edmonton Oilers with Mike Krushelnyski and Marty 
McSorley to the Los Angeles Kings for Jimmy Carson, the rights 
to Martin Gelinas and 1989, 1991 and 1993 first-round draft 
picks on Aug. 9, 1988. ... Scored his first goal as a King with 
his first shot on opening night Oct. 6 ... Won his ninth Hart 
Trophy as league MVP ... Scored 54 goals, tying Mike Bossy's NHL 
record with his ninth 50-goal season ... Led the league and set 
a franchise record with 114 assists ... His 168 points set 
another Kings record ... Named second-team center on the NHL All-
Star team ... Scored his 600th career goal Nov. 23 at Detroit 
... Returned to Edmonton to score one goal and two assists in 
the All-Star game ... Had 22 points (five goals, 17 assists) in 
the Kings' 11 playoff games.

1987-1988

Played in just 64 games, missing 16 with a knee injury ... Still 
led the league with 109 assists ... Recorded his 1,000th career 
assist Nov. 4 vs. the Rangers ... Got his 1,050th assist March 1 
vs. Los Angeles to become the NHL's all-time assist leader ... 
Was second-team center on the NHL All-Star team ... Didn't play 
in the All-Star game (because of the knee injury) for the first 
time in his career ... Had 43 points (12 goals, 31 assists) in 
Edmonton's 19 playoff games, leading the Oilers to the Stanley 
Cup and earning the Conn Smythe Trophy for the second time.

1986-1987

Won his eighth straight Hart Trophy ... Scored 183 points to 
lead the league and earn his seventh consecutive Art Ross Trophy 
... Scored his 500th career goal Nov. 22 vs. Vancouver ... Won 
the Lester B. Pearson Award for the fifth straight year ... Was 
first-team center for the All-Star team for the seventh year in 
a row ... Missed one game with a foot injury, his first game 
missed since 1983-84 ... Had five goals and 29 assists in his 21 
playoff games as the Oilers won the Stanley Cup for the third 
time in four seasons.

1985-1986

Set new NHL records with 163 assists and 215 points ... Won the 
Hart Trophy for the seventh consecutive year ... Led the league 
in scoring to win the Art Ross Trophy for the sixth straight 
time ... Was first-team center for the NHL All-Star team for the 
sixth straight season ... His seven assists Dec. 11 at Chicago 
tied an NHL record for most assists in a road game ... Recorded 
174 assists in the regular season and playoffs, setting a league 
record ... Led Edmonton to the Stanley Cup finals for the third 
year in a row (Calgary won the series in seven games).

1984-1985

Recorded 135 assists to break his own NHL record for assists in 
a season ... Won his sixth straight Hart Trophy as league MVP 
... His 208 points marked his second straight season over 200 
and earned him his fifth straight Art Ross Trophy ... Won the 
Lester B. Pearson Award for the fourth consecutive year ... 
Scored his 1,000th career point Dec. 19 vs. Los Angeles ... Was 
first-team center on the NHL All-Star team for the fifth year in 
a row ... Had 30 assists and 47 points in the playoffs, breaking 
his own league records and earning him the Conn Smythe Award as 
playoff MVP ... Helped the Oilers to their second straight 
Stanley Cup.

1983-1984

Won the Hart Trophy for the fifth year in a row ... Voted 
outstanding player by NHL players for the third year in a row 
(Lester B. Pearson Award) ... Scored at least one point in each 
of the first 51 games of the season, establishing an NHL record 
for consecutive point scoring, both overall and from the start 
of a season ... Had 153 points through those 51 games (61 goals, 
92 assists) ... Won the Art Ross Trophy by ending the year with 
205 points ... Was named first-team center on the NHL All-Star 
squad for the fourth consecutive year ... Scored 100 goals in 
the regular season and playoffs, setting a league record ... 
Scored 12 short-handed goals, setting an NHL record (since 
broken by Mario Lemieux) ... Scored 35 points (13 goals and 22 
assists) in Edmonton's 19 playoff games as the Oilers won their 
first Stanley Cup.

1982-1983

Led the NHL in scoring for the third straight year with 196 
points ... His 125 assists broke his league record set the 
previous year ... Also led the league with 71 goals ... Won the 
Lester B. Pearson Award for the second year in a row ... Won the 
Hart Trophy for the fourth consecutive year ... Was first-team 
center on the NHL All-Star team for the third year in a row ... 
Scored four goals in the All-Star game, earning MVP honors ... 
Recorded 26 assists and 38 points in the playoffs, both setting 
NHL records.

1980-1981

Won the Hart Trophy for the second year in a row ... Won his 
first Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer ... Named 
as a first-teamer to the league All-Star Squad ... Improved on 
all of his offensive marks from his rookie year, leading the 
league again with 109 assists and 164 points ... Set NHL records 
for assists and points in a season for the first time.

1979-1980

Reclaimed as an underage junior by the Edmonton Oilers prior to 
the NHL Expansion Draft on June 9, 1979 ... Claimed as a 
priority selection by the Edmonton Oilers on June 9, 1979 ... 
Won the Hart Trophy as league MVP for the first time ... Scored 
his first NHL point with an assist in his first game Oct. 10 at 
Chicago ... His first NHL goal came two games later Oct. 14 vs. 
Vancouver ... His seven assists vs. Washington Feb. 15 set an 
NHL rookie record for a single game ... Won the Lady Byng Trophy 
for the first time ... Named to the second team of the NHL All-
Star squad ... At age 19 years, two months, became the youngest 
player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season April 2 vs. 
Minnesota ... Led the league in assists for the first of 13 
consecutive seasons with 86 ... His 137 points gave him the 
league lead for the first of eight straight years.

1978-1979

Signed as an underage junior by the Indianapolis Racers of the 
WHA in May after scoring 182 points in 64 games with Sault Ste. 
Marie of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League the previous 
season ... Had three goals and three assists in eight games with 
the Racers before being traded with Peter Driscoll and Ed Mio to 
the Edmonton Oilers for cash and future considerations in 
november ... Played in 72 games with the Oilers, scoring 43 
goals and 104 points ... Had 10 goals and 10 assists in the 
oilers' 13 playoff games ... Named WHA Rookie-of-the Year by the 
league and in a poll of players.

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