Original sentence: Among his many awards and achievements, he is the only player to ever have his playing number, 99, officially retired across the entire National Hockey League.Born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, he is known as "The Great One", and is regarded by many as one of the greatest hockey players to ever play the game.He is, without much arguement, the greatest NHL player to play in that 25 years.Preceding the NHL game was an exhibition game that reunited Gretzky and many of his retired Oiler teammates against a group of retired Montreal Canadiens players in front of an ice hockey record 57,167 fans and millions more on TV
Edited sentence: Born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, he is known as "The Great One", and is widely accepted as the greatest hockey player to ever play the game.He is the only player to ever have his playing number, 99, officially retired across the entire National Hockey League.He returned as head coach of the Coyotes 11 days later on the 28th.He was head coach of the Coyotes, though he took an indefinite leave of absence on December 17, 2005 to attend to his dying mother.Preceding the NHL game was an exhibition game that reunited Gretzky and many of the old-guard Oilers against a superstar Montreal Canadiens team in front of an ice hockey record 57,167 fans and millions more on TV