Product Details

• Actors: Sergei Fedorov, Peter Forsberg, Wayne Gretzky, Jaromir Jagr, Paul Kariya
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• VHS Release Date: January 13, 1998
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0793927587
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #122,618 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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"He shoots, he scores!" is a phrase synonymous with the National Hockey League and "The Great One," number 99 Wayne Gretzky. He is the most prolific scorer in NHL history and undeniably the greatest hockey player to grace North American ice arenas. Four Stanley Cups, nine MVP trophies, and an incredible 61 entries stamped in the NHL record book are testament to his athletic genius. But his mark on the game is more than just records, and Gretzky: The Great One and the Next Ones examines the impact he has had not only on players but on the league itself.

In this wonderful retrospective, we see how Gretzky saved the game of hockey in Los Angeles and allowed the NHL to move its base from the frozen tundra of the Great White North to the Sun Belt of Florida, Texas, Arizona, and California. While that may seem like a stretch, it's not difficult to see Gretzky's impact on the next generation of stars arriving. And the best way to analyze these up-and-comers is through the eyes of the Great One. Gretzky examines the styles of the game's rising young stars, including Detroit's Sergei Federov, Colorado's Peter Forsberg, Pittsburgh's Jaromir Jagr, Anaheim's Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya, Philadelphia's John LeClair, Dallas's Mike Modano, Toronto's Mats Sundin, Phoenix's Jeremy Roenick and Keith Tkachuk, and New York Islander Zigmund Palffy.

This video is an offensive hockey fan's dream, with clips of exciting goals, passes, and teamwork. In NHL parlance, this video shoots and scores. --Gordie Sholtys

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Gretzky film!, July 26, 2000

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"demonspanker" (Baker City, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wayne Gretzky - The Great One and the Next Ones (National Hockey League Superstars Series) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Gretzky again hits the spot he was the best and this movie *is* the best. So get the movie all of you hockey fans and everyone else that is not a hockey fan for example you can like Wayne or you could like any other sport and it's still a great film.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun, fast, December 21, 1999

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[e-mail] (Blue Mountains, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gretzky: Great One & The Next Ones [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is an interesting overview of some of the current stars of the NHL. Gretzky's views, interviews with the stars, footage of some their amazing feats adds up to a fast-paced, enjoyable video. Pity goalies are not included.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Gretzky film!, July 26, 2000

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"demonspanker" (Baker City, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wayne Gretzky - The Great One and the Next Ones (National Hockey League Superstars Series) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Gretzky again hits the spot he was the best and this movie *is* the best. So get the movie all of you hockey fans and everyone else that is not a hockey fan for example you can like Wayne or you could like any other sport and it's still a great film.