February 6

In 1981, Wayne Gretzky scored a natural hat trick (the 4th of his career) and added three assists for his 100th point of the season (for the second straight) year as the Oilers won 10-4 over the visiting Winnipeg Jets.

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In 2000, Wayne Gretzky's sweater #99 was officially retired permanently by the NHL, in a pre-game ceremony before the 2000 All-Star Game in Toronto.
 

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