At about 5 foot 11 and 170 pounds, Wayne Gretzky was neither the biggest, fastest nor strongest player, yet he was so dominant the NHL changed its rules. This deep dive explores the backyard rink his father Walter built in Brantford, Ontario, and the philosophy of skating to where the puck is going.

We cover his 378-goal season at age 10, the resentment from other parents, the legal fight to play in Toronto, and the origin of number 99. We also follow the bizarre private plane sale from Indianapolis, the personal services contract that kept him in Edmonton, the Oilers dynasty, his remarkable stamina, the trade to Los Angeles, and his Olympic heartbreak and redemption.

• The Wally Coliseum drills that trained Gretzky to anticipate the game
• Why other parents booed him as a child and how his family fought to move him to Toronto
• The mid-flight sale, the backgammon wager offer, and the loophole that protected him in the WHA-NHL merger
• His office behind the net, lactic acid recovery, and the rule change on offsetting penalties
• The 1988 trade to Los Angeles, Nagano 1998, and Olympic gold as executive director in 2002