successful campaign for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Legacy Gretzky's career achievements include many awards and honours. He won a record nine Hart Trophies as the most valuable player in the NHL. Between 1981 and 1994, he won the Art Ross Trophy, presented to the NHL's season points leader, 10 times. Gretzky was named the MVP of the Stanley Cup playoffs in 1985 and 1988, receiving the Conn Smythe Trophy. In addition, he earned the Lester B. Pearson Award (now Ted Lindsay Award) on five occasions; the award is given to the NHL's "most outstanding player", as determined by National Hockey League Players' Association members. The Lady Byng Trophy, awarded for sportsmanship and performance, was presented to Gretzky five times between 1980 and 1999. A number of awards and trophies have been created under his name. The Wayne Gretzky International Award is presented by the United States Hockey Hall of Fame to honour international individuals who have made major contributions to the growth and advancement of hockey in the United States. The Wayne Gretzky 99 Award is awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player in the Ontario Hockey League playoffs. The Wayne Gretzky Trophy is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the OHL's Western Conference. The Edmonton Minor Hockey Association also has an award named for Gretzky. In May 2021, one of his 1979 O-Pee-Chee hockey cards sold for $3.75 million in a private sale. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Figures in boldface italics are NHL records. International Head coaching record Source: See also List of NHL statistical leaders References Bibliography (Unpaginated version consulted online via Google Books) Further reading External links NHL.com Wayne Gretzky section Wayne Gretzky, winner of the Lionel Conacher Award and the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award: Virtual Museum of Canada Exhibit 1961 births 21st-century Canadian businesspeople Arizona Coyotes coaches Art Ross Trophy winners Businesspeople from Ontario Canadian businesspeople in retailing Canadian emigrants to the United States Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian manufacturing businesspeople Canadian people of Belarusian descent Canadian people of Polish descent Canadian people of Ukrainian descent Canadian philanthropists Canadian restaurateurs Companions of the Order of Canada Conn Smythe Trophy winners Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players Edmonton Oilers executives Edmonton Oilers players Wayne Hart Memorial Trophy winners Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Ice hockey people from Ontario Ice