• February 27, 1996, he joined the St. Louis blues.
• then on July 22, he shined with the New York Rangers as a free agent.
• played from 1996-1999
• ended his professional career playing with the rangers
• in 97, prior to his retirement, a committee of 50 hockey experts voted Gretzky as number one greatest player in NHL history
• 98-99 season was his last season and he reached one milestone, breaking the professional total, scoring 1072, one more than Gordie Howe