Wheaties Honors `The Great One'; Special-Edition Package Unveiled Today Recognizes Hockey's All-Time Leading Scorer Wayne Gretzky.Sports/Lifestyle/Photo Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2003 Widely regarded as the greatest hockey player ever to lace up a pair of skates, Wayne Gretzky was honored today in Phoenix by Wheaties with the unveiling of a new special-edition package. During his Hall of Fame career, Gretzky set or tied 61 NHL records, won four Stanley Cup Championships and played in 18 NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there All-Star Games. He earned the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. a record nine times and won the league scoring championship 10 times. Currently, Gretzky is the managing partner of the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes. "This is quite an honor," Gretzky said. "So many great athletes and teams have appeared on the Wheaties box. It's really special to be included in that group." "What can you say about Wayne Gretzky that hasn't already been said? He's simply the greatest player hockey has ever seen," said Wheaties Marketing Manager Brian Kittelson. "We are exceptionally honored to welcome Wayne Gretzky into the Wheaties family." Gretzky's outstanding play for the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). , St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). made him the most recognized player in league history: Hart Trophy (9-time winner) (awarded to the league's most valuable player) 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989 Art Ross Trophy (10-time winner) (awarded to the league leader in points at the end of the regular season) 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1994 Lady Byng Trophy (5-time winner) (awarded to the most sportsmanlike player) 1980, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1999 Conn Smythe Trophy (2-time winner) (awarded to the most valuable player of the Stanley Cup playoffs) 1985, 1988 The soon-to-be-released 12-ounce package will be available nationally beginning in early February. Other notable hockey players who have appeared on the Wheaties box include Marty Barry of the Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. (1937), Lynn Patrick of the New York Rangers (1939), Brad Park of the New York Rangers (1970), the Pittsburgh Penguins 1991 Stanley Cup Champions This is a list of Stanley Cup champions, including the finalists/challengers. Originally, it was referred to as the "Challenge Cup"; the champions held onto the Cup until they either lost their league title to another club, or a champion from another league issued a formal , "Two Great Hockey Champions -- Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr" (1992), the 1980 U.S. Olympic men's ice hockey team, and the 1998 U.S. Olympic women's ice hockey team. In 1971, Wheaties featured a popular NHL team poster offer on its packages. Wheaties began its association with sports in the mid-1930s with a sign on the left field wall at Nicollet Park near downtown Minneapolis. General Mills' broadcast deal with the minor league Minneapolis Millers on WCCO Radio included the large signboard sign·board n. A board bearing a sign. signboard Noun a board carrying a sign or notice, often to advertise a business or product Noun 1. that Wheaties would use to introduce its new ad slogan: "Wheaties--The Breakfast of Champions." From that rather humble beginning, Wheaties has built a heritage that includes many of the greatest athletes of all time. Wheaties(R) and The Breakfast of Champions(R) are registered trademarks of General Mills, Inc. NHL(R) and Stanley Cup(R) are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League National Hockey League (NHL) Organization of professional North American ice-hockey teams. The league was formed in 1917 by five Canadian teams; the first U.S. team, the Boston Bruins, was added in 1924. It today consists of 30 teams in two conferences and six divisions. . NHL and NHL team marks are the property of the NHL and its teams. Note: Photo available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.012903/bb3 Note: Another photo will be available by 2:00 pm ET today at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.012903/bb3a |
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