another question, how didnt Gretzky win the Rookie of the Year award?
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http://www.allsports.com/players/wayne-gretzky/
Career Highlights, Awards, and Accolades:
* Won Lou Kaplan Trophy in 1979 as WHA Rookie of the Year.
* Won Hart Memorial Trophy as NHL’s MVP: 1980-87.
* Won Art Ross Trophy as NHL’s top scorer: 1981-87, 1990, 1991, and 1994.
* Won Conn Smith Trophy as NHL playoff MVP: 1985, and 1988.
* Won Lester B. Pearson Award for NHL outstanding player, voted by his peers: 1982-85, 1987.
* Awarded Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for sportsmanship: 1980, 1991-92, 1994, and 1999.
* Voted Chrysler-Dodge/NHL Performer of the Year: 1985-87.
* Awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1994 for outstanding service to hockey in the United States.
* Awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canadian Athlete of the Year: 1982-83, 1985, and 1989.
* Three-time NHL All-Star MVP: 1983, 1989, and 1999.
* Eight-time NHL First All-Star Team: 1981-87, and 1991.
* Seven-time NHL Second All-Star Team: 1980, 1988-90, 1994, 1997, and 1998.
* In 1984 named an Officer of the Order of Canada.
* Elected to the Hockey Hall of fame on November 22, 1999.
* Holds all-time record with 92 goals in a season.
* Holds all-time record with 215 points in a season.
* Holds all-time record with 163 assists in a season.
* Only player in NHL history to score 200 or more points in a season.
* Holds all-time record in career points with 2,857.