In 1981, in his 38th game of the season, Wayne Gretzky scored a hat trick to record the fastest 100 points in NHL history. Later in the same game, Gretzky added another goal and an assist to give him 400 career points in his 197th NHL game. It came in a 10-3 Oilers' win over the Kings, in Edmonton.
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On the same day in 1981, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky was named "Man of the Year" by the Sporting News.
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In 1989, Wayne Gretzky was honored as The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Decade. He received 307 votes by panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Second was NFL's Joe Montana with 85 votes and Magic Johnson finished third with 59 votes.
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