Good morning, Whitewater.
Wednesday in Whitewater will be an occasionally rainy day with a high of fifty-five.
On this day in 1989, Wayne Gretzky breaks a longstanding record:
During a game against his old team, the Edmonton Oilers, Canadian ice hockey great Wayne Gretzky breaks Gordie Howe’s National Hockey League career scoring record of 1,850 points.
Gretzky dominated professional hockey during the 1980s, setting numerous records and leading the Oilers to four Stanley Cup victories. In 1988, the “Great One” was traded to the Los Angeles Kings, where he continued to excel as one of the National Hockey League’s foremost players. He retired in 1999 as a New York Ranger, holding records for most career goals, 894; most career assists, 1,963; and most career points, 2,857.
Here are some of his top moments on ice:
Google-a-Day asks a question about baseball:
In what year did the manager and team depicted in the blockbuster film “Moneyball” finally win their first playoff series?