- Brent Gretzky
Brent Gretzky (born
February 20 ,1972 in Brantford,Ontario ,Canada ) is a Canadianice hockey player, and the brother of Wayne andKeith Gretzky . He briefly played in theNational Hockey League (NHL) for theTampa Bay Lightning . With 2,861 points between them, Brent and Wayne hold the NHL record for most points scored by a pair of brothers — 2,857 by Wayne, four by Brent. [cite web | last = Fitzpatrick | first = Jamie | url = http://proicehockey.about.com/b/2007/02/18/hockeys-family-tree-assorted-roots-many-branches.htm | title =What’s the Highest-Scoring NHL Brother Combo of All Time? | publisher = About.com | date = 2007-02-18 | accessdate = 2008-02-26]Taught the game by his father Walter, Gretzky was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the
1992 NHL Entry Draft . Unfortunately he did not find the same success as his brother Wayne. During Gretzky's 13-game stint with Tampa Bay, he played once against his brother: "We must have faced off 15 times and I won one. I remember chasing him behind the net. I knew what he was going to do and I still found myself looking for my jock. The hardest part was after the game, going and watchingESPN . It was older Gretzky shows young Gretzky how to play hockey."Gretzky is a career minor leaguer, floating between the International Hockey League, the
American Hockey League , and theUnited Hockey League . He played for Graz EC Austria in 1997-98. OnJune 6 ,2006 , theElmira Jackals announced they had acquired his rights from theMotor City Mechanics . He and four other formerDanbury Trashers players were served withsubpoena s by theFBI in its investigation into ownerJames Galante 's business dealings.On
January 18 ,2008 , Gretzky made his debut playing inMajor League Hockey with his hometownBrantford Blast team. OnApril 19 , he won the2008 Allan Cup with the Blast.References
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Gretzky family
*List of family relations in the National Hockey League External links
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* [http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/2004/020435.shtml "The Ukrainian Weekly" piece on Brent Gretzky]
* [http://www.minorleaguenews.com/hockey/uhl/trashers/articles2006/03/30/01.html Article on James Galante's business dealings]Persondata
NAME = Gretzky, Brent
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Canadian ice hockey centre
DATE OF BIRTH =February 20 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH =Brantford, Ontario ,Canada
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