Wayne Gretzky scored 378 goals in one season at age ten. He achieved that remarkable total while playing for the Brantford Nadrofsky Steelers, adding 139 assists for 517 points in the same season.
The number is extraordinary partly because Gretzky was playing against children in his own age group while already displaying skills usually associated with much older players. His scoring led to attention from other parents and coaches, and his small stature contrasted sharply with his dominance on the ice.
This figure is sometimes confused with later junior statistics, especially his 70 goals and 112 assists for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in 1977–78. Those totals came in major junior hockey, whereas the 378-goal figure refers to his age-ten season in minor hockey.
Gretzky’s early scoring record became part of the origin story of “The Great One.” It foreshadowed his later professional production, including 894 NHL regular-season goals and 2,857 points, both records that helped define his career.