Brent Gretzky (born February 20, 1972 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada) is one of the brothers of famous ice hockey player, Wayne Gretzky. February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Brantford (2001 population 86,417)[1] is a city located on the Grand River in southwestern Ontario, Canada. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Wayne Gretzky playing for the Edmonton Oilers in 1984 This person is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. ...

Taught the game by his father Walter Gretzky, Nick was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Unfortunately he would not find the same success as Wayne. During Nick's brief stint (13 games) with Tampa Bay, he played once against him: "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 watching ESPN. It was older Gretzky shows young Gretzky how to play hockey." He has become a career minor leaguer, floating between the IHL, AHL, and UHL. He played for Graz EC (Austria) in 1997-98. Walter Gretzky, O.Ont, (born October 8, 1938 in Canning, Ontario, Canada) is the father of former NHL player Wayne Gretzky, who is now part owner and coach of the Phoenix Coyotes. ... The Tampa Bay Lightning is a National Hockey League team based in Tampa, Florida. ... The 1992 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 20th at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. ... ESPN (once an abbreviation for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... For the article about International Humanitarian Law, click here. ... This logo is being used to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the AHLs founding. ... The United Hockey League is a professional AA-level minor league in ice hockey in the United States. ...

He suffered from cellulitis that almost caused him to have his right foot amputated.

Gretzky currently plays for the Motor City Mechanics of the United Hockey League. The Motor City Mechanics are a professional ice hockey team. ... UHL logo The United Hockey League (UHL) is a low-level professional ice hockey league with teams in the United States. ...

See also

• Gretzky Family
• Notable families in the NHL