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Michael Alfred Gartner was born on the October
29|29th of October, 1959 in Ottawa, Ontario. He
was a Canadian professional hockey player who
played in both the National Hockey League (NHL)
and World Hockey Association (WHA).

Mike Gartner started his professional career
playing in the now defuct WHA with the Cincinnati
Stingers. He played one season there (1978-79)
before moving on to the NHL. He was selected in
the first round, 4th overall, by the Washington
Capitals in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft.  He played
in 1432 NHL Games with the Washington Capitals
(1979-80 NHL season|1979-80 to 1988-89 NHL
season|1988-89), Minnesota North Stars (1988-89 to
1989-90 NHL season|1989-90), New York Rangers
(1989-90 to 1993-94 NHL season|1993-94), Toronto
Maple Leafs (1993-94 to 1995-96 NHL
season|1995-96), and Phoenix Coyotes (1996-97 NHL
season|1996-97 to 1997-98 NHL season|1997-98),
racking up 1335 points. He was also chosen the
most valuable player of the 1993 NHL All-star
game.  He is one of only five men in league
history to score 700 goals in a career.  

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. 

==See also==
* Retired NHL Players
* List of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame
* Hockey Hall of Fame
* List of NHL statistical leaders
* List of NHL seasons


==References==
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?p
id=1855