#16: Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky had a whopping total of 894 goals scored in his 1,487 games played over the course of his eleven-year, four-team career. Yet his extraordinary 1,963 assists mean that he didn’t even need his goals to make the title of highest scorer. All up, the man can claim 2,857 points to his name.
We know not all of you are big-time hockey fans, but this is a good one to have stowed in your back pocket nonetheless. If you can slip this one into a casual conversation, you’ll soon be achieving expert status, commentating on games from your sofa, and maybe even coaching youth hockey.