Former professional ice hockey player Awards Video games Wayne Gretzky Hockey is an ice hockey-themed sports game developed by Bethesda Softworks, and first published in 1988.
The game features the name and likeness of Canadian professional ice hockey centre Wayne Gretzky.
Bethesda Softworks published Wayne Gretzky Hockey shortly after Peter Pocklington traded Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings on August 9, 1988.
Sales of Wayne Gretzky Hockey reached 350,000 units by 1995, which "put Bethesda Softworks on the gaming map", according to PC Gamer US.
[8] The Amiga version of the game was voted “Best Sports Simulation of the Year’ by members of the Software Publishers Association.