gretzky won four stanley cup championships with the edmonton oilers: 1984, 1985, 1987, and 1988. he won the conn smythe trophy as mvp in the playoffs in 1985 and 1988. then, in 1988, he was traded to the los angeles kings. he helped them to the finals in 1993. in 1996, he was traded to the st. louis blues, and signed with the new york rangers at the beginning of the 1996-97 season. he retired, and was inducted into the hockey hall of fame, in 1999.