It was on this day in @Edmonton Oilers history that a young Wayne Gretzky registered his 103rd assist on the season, breaking Bobby Orr&#8217;s record for the most helpers in a single season.

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On this day in 1981, Wayne Gretzky picked up his 103rd assist of the season, breaking Bobby Orr&#39;s record for the most in a single NHL campaign <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hockey365?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Hockey365</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoOilers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoOilers</a> <a href="https://t.co/EuHtIDmsbY">pic.twitter.com/EuHtIDmsbY</a>
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On April 1st, 1981, Wayne Gretzky put up a pair of assists in a 4-4 tie against the Colorado Rockies that made a little bit of history for the Great One. Bringing himself to 103 assists on the season, Gretzky broke the record held by Bobby Orr since 1970-71 when he assisted on goals by Jari Kurri in the first and second period.
The &#8217;81 season marked the start of an 11-year run where Gretzky topped the 100 assist plateau, a decade where he smashed his own assist record several times over. Gretzky still holds the record for most assists in a regular season after he put up a mindblowing 163 helpers in 1985-86.
<h1>GRETZKY&#8217;S 1980-81 SEASON</h1>
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<thead>
<tr class="c_sort_head" style="height: 22px;">
<th class="l" style="height: 22px;">Season</th>
<th class="l" style="height: 22px;">Team</th>
<th class="l" style="height: 22px;">Lge</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">GP</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">G</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">A</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">Pts</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">PIM</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">+/-</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">GP</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">G</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">A</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">Pts</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">PIM</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="MAJOR-1 odd" style="height: 22px;">
<td class="pds l" style="height: 22px;">1980-81</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw " style="height: 22px;">Edmonton Oilers</td>
<td class="pdl l" style="height: 22px;">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp" style="height: 22px;">80</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">55</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">109</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">164</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">28</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">41</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">9</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">7</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">14</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">21</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">4</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tfoot>
<tr class="c_sec_foot" style="height: 22px;">
<td style="height: 22px;"></td>
<td class="l" style="height: 22px;">WHA Totals</td>
<td style="height: 22px;"></td>
<td style="height: 22px;">80</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">46</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">64</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">110</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">19</td>
<td style="height: 22px;"></td>
<td style="height: 22px;">13</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">10</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">10</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">20</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">2</td>
</tr>
<tr class="c_sec_foot" style="height: 22px;">
<td style="height: 22px;"></td>
<td class="l" style="height: 22px;">NHL Totals</td>
<td style="height: 22px;"></td>
<td style="height: 22px;">1487</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">894</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">1963</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">2857</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">577</td>
<td style="height: 22px;"></td>
<td style="height: 22px;">208</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">122</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">260</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">382</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">66</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
</table>

It was on this day in @Edmonton Oilers history that a young Wayne Gretzky registered his 103rd assist on the season, breaking Bobby Orr's record for the most helpers in a single season.



https://twitter.com/mikecommito/status/1245371592827449348

On April 1st, 1981, Wayne Gretzky put up a pair of assists in a 4-4 tie against the Colorado Rockies that made a little bit of history for the Great One. Bringing himself to 103 assists on the season, Gretzky broke the record held by Bobby Orr since 1970-71 when he assisted on goals by Jari Kurri in the first and second period.

The '81 season marked the start of an 11-year run where Gretzky topped the 100 assist plateau, a decade where he smashed his own assist record several times over. Gretzky still holds the record for most assists in a regular season after he put up a mindblowing 163 helpers in 1985-86.
<h1>GRETZKY'S 1980-81 SEASON</h1>
<table id="2035" class="sortable autostripe st reg" style="height: 88px;">
<thead>
<tr class="c_sort_head" style="height: 22px;">
<th class="l" style="height: 22px;">Season</th>
<th class="l" style="height: 22px;">Team</th>
<th class="l" style="height: 22px;">Lge</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">GP</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">G</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">A</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">Pts</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">PIM</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">+/-</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">GP</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">G</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">A</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">Pts</th>
<th style="height: 22px;">PIM</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="MAJOR-1 odd" style="height: 22px;">
<td class="pds l" style="height: 22px;">1980-81</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw " style="height: 22px;">Edmonton Oilers</td>
<td class="pdl l" style="height: 22px;">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp" style="height: 22px;">80</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">55</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">109</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">164</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">28</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">41</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">9</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">7</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">14</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">21</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">4</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tfoot>
<tr class="c_sec_foot" style="height: 22px;">
<td style="height: 22px;"></td>
<td class="l" style="height: 22px;">WHA Totals</td>
<td style="height: 22px;"></td>
<td style="height: 22px;">80</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">46</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">64</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">110</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">19</td>
<td style="height: 22px;"></td>
<td style="height: 22px;">13</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">10</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">10</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">20</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">2</td>
</tr>
<tr class="c_sec_foot" style="height: 22px;">
<td style="height: 22px;"></td>
<td class="l" style="height: 22px;">NHL Totals</td>
<td style="height: 22px;"></td>
<td style="height: 22px;">1487</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">894</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">1963</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">2857</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">577</td>
<td style="height: 22px;"></td>
<td style="height: 22px;">208</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">122</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">260</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">382</td>
<td style="height: 22px;">66</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
</table>

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