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Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, who is fondly called “the Great One”, built a huge business empire from his impressive NHL earnings. The story of how his giant business empire came up over the years is very intriguing!

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Wayne Gretzky is the greatest hockey player ever as per sportswriters, players, the NHL, etc. He was active from 1979 all the way to 1999. Gretzky has numerous NHL records to his name. He still uses his expertise to the benefit of many NHL teams.

Wayne Gretzky builds a business empire!

Thanks to his extremely successful hockey career, Wayne Gretzky earned millions of dollars from NHL. Post-retirement, he set up a huge business empire. His net worth is said to be around $250 million dollars. His business empire spans various dimensions, including investments in many sports teams.

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Gretzky has investments in teams like the Coyotes, Hull Olympiques, and Toronto Argonauts. In addition to this, Gretzky is also a partner with First Team Sports, which is a sports equipment manufacturer.

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All these investments have given Gretzky very good returns over the years. Which further helped him in building a multimillion-dollar business empire. Notably, Gretzky also owns a winery and a few restaurants. Unsurprisingly, he also had many endorsement contracts.

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Gretzky is an author!

Gretzky has also written several books over the years. Some of his notable books are, Gretzky: An Autobiography and 99: My Life in Pictures. His most recent book 99: Stories of the Game, was the best-selling Canadian book of 2016. His other books have also been pretty well received by the audience. All these books gave an insight into the life of the legend.

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It was interesting to know how Gretzky built a giant business empire through clever investments. His transition from the field to the boardroom was pretty amazing.

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