1978 WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM - 16 YR OLD WAYNE GRETZKY INTERNATIONAL DEBUT. This is a rare program. Hardly any programs exist for this game.

As a 16-year-old, Wayne Gretzky was the youngest player to participate in the 1978 tournament, his first of many international appearances. Gretzky’s age didn’t stop him from leading the tournament with 17 points (eight goals, nine assists) in just six games played.

In addition to taking home the tournament’s Top Forward honour, Gretzky earned a spot on the all-star team, alongside future NHL stars Vyacheslav Fetisov (Soviet Union), Mats Naslund (Sweden) and Anton Stastny (Czechslovakia), as well as Finland’s Risto Siltanen, a future Edmonton Oilers teammate of Gretzky’s.