Oct. 15, 1989: Gretzky Scores, And Howe!

On this date back in 1989, Wayne Gretzky became the NHL's all-time leading scorer, surpassing Mr. Hockey himself, Gordie Howe (1,850). Apologies for the punny headline. Anyways, let's see if you're as slick as Gretz by answering these two trivia questions. (Highlight the areas underneath the questions to reveal the answers.)

1.) Against which team did "The Great One" achieve the milestone?

A: Edmonton. Yeah, I know. Who wrote this script, right?

2.) Who held the league's career points record before Howe?

A: Maurice Richard. That's "Rocket" to you, pally.

Igor The Great

It's time for SportsTriviaBuff.com to express happy birthday wishes to one of hockey's greatest players: Igor Larionov. Today marks the 48th birthday for Igor, who just last month was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Hockey fans may know all about Igor's impressive career on-ice accomplishments: Olympic gold medals in 1984 and 1988, a bronze medal in 2002; four World Championship gold medals; the 1981 Canada Cup; gold at the 1980 World Juniors; and three Stanley Cup rings with the Detroit Red Wings (1997, 1998 and 2002).

However, did you know that Igor now runs his own wine company? Here's a link to iltripleovertime.com, where you can revisit the inspiration for the name of his company, his game-winning triple-overtime goal in Game 3 of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals.

Speaking of the 2002 Finals winners, two of Igor's Red Wings teammates that season became just the second and third players to win a Stanley Cup championship and an Olympic gold medal in the same year, following former Islanders and U.S. defenseman Ken Morrow's feat in 1980. Who were they? Click here for Player #1. Click here for Player #2.