1. Mark Messier Biography, Pictures And Stats - Hockey Fans mark The Moose messier was born on January 18, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He began his professional hockey career in the World hockey Association (WHA http://www.hockey-fans.com/players/messier.php

Bet on NHL Games Buy Hockey Memorabilia Take a Hockey Survey Hockey Fans Hockey Home NHL Teams Greatest NHL Players Hockey Statistics Study Greatest NHL Players Wayne Gretzky Mario Lemieux Bobby Orr Gordie Howe ... Chris Chelios History Of World Hockey Amazon.com Mark Messier Mark " The Moose " Messier was born on January 18, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He began his professional hockey career in the World Hockey Association (WHA) and in 1979 was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2nd round, 48th overall. By his third year in the NHL, Messier was a bonafide star scoring over 100 points and combining with other Oiler greats to create a winning dynasty. He was the playoff MVP when the Edmonton Oilers won the Stanley Cup in 1985, one of six cup victories for Messier in his distinguished career. Three more Stanley Cups would grace Messier and Oilers as he anchored the second line, behind all-time great, Wayne Gretzky. When Gretzky was traded to the LA Kings, Messier emerged as a leader for the Oilers scoring a career high in points and leading them to a Stanley Cup victory in 1990. As the Oilers continued to dump salaries, Messier was traded to the New York Rangers for Bernie Nicholls, Steven Rice, and Louie Debrusk. The Rangers were looking to inject some badly needed leadership and scoring, nursing a 40 year Stanley Cup drought. Ranger fans would only have to wait a couple of years as Messier led the team to the elusive Stanley Cup Championship in 1994. Messier moved on to the Vancouver Canucks in 1997, a move that did not yield the desired results. Injuries limited Messier's playing time in Vancouver and in 2000 he returned to the New York Rangers. Though he was once the consumate combination of power, skill, and speed; Messier continues to play a productive role with the Rangers.

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Mark Messier Stanley Cup Rings 93-94 New York Rangers 89-90 Edmonton Oilers 87-88 Edmonton Oilers 86-87 Edmonton Oilers 84-85 Edmonton Oilers 83-84 Edmonton Oilers Mark Messier Statistics Year Team GP G A Pts P.I.M. Rangers Rangers Rangers Rangers Canucks Canucks Canucks Rangers Rangers Rangers Rangers Rangers Rangers Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers Playoff Statistics Year Team GP G A Pts P.I.M. Rangers Rangers Rangers Rangers Rangers Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers Oilers Height Weight Position Shoots Born Birthplace Center Left Edmonton, Alberta Other Statistics Year Team League GP G A Pts P.I.M. Spruce Grove AJHL St. Albert AJHL Indianapolis WHA Cincinnati WHA Houston CHL Edmonton's 2nd pick in the 1979 Entry Draft (48th Overall). Traded to New York Rangers by Edmonton with future considerations for Bernie Nicholls, Steven Rice and Louie DeBrusk, October 4, 1991. Signed as a free agent by Vancouver, July 28, 1997. Signed as a free agent by New York Rangers, July 12, 2000. Rights acquired by San Jose from New York Rangers for future considerations, July 1, 2003. Signed as a free agent by New York Rangers, September 5, 2003. Other Accomplishments: Played in NHL All-Star Game (1982-86, 1988-92, 1994, 1996-98, 2000)

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Current Biography Excerpts: Hockey To view an excerpt from the Current Biography profile, choose from the list of names. HUIZENGA, H. WAYNE HULL, BRETT KEENAN, MIKE (with photograph) LEMIEUX, MARIO MESSIER, MARK POTVIN, DENIS TROTTIER, BRYAN HUIZENGA, H. WAYNE (HY-zeng-uh) Dec. 29, 1939- Corporation executive; entrepreneur. "I enjoy building something good and having a successful product and making money," the entrepreneur H. Wayne Huizenga has said. The hero of a real-life Horatio Alger story, in his early twenties Huizenga worked as a garbage-truck driver. Striking out on his own, he started a one-man trash-collection operation that, within a decade, had grown into a highly profitable enterprise providing employment for several dozen people. In 1968, combining his business with three other companies, he created Waste Management, Inc., which, when he resigned as president and chief operating officer in 1984, having decided to retire, ranked as the largest trash haulage and disposal business in the world. Bored with inactivity, he began buying properties in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, his adopted hometown, and soon became a major player in the city's economy. The complete article can be found on the Current Biography CD-ROM and in the 1995 Current Biography Yearbook Search for another athlete HULL, BRETT

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Get Sponsored Hot Links Table to more of my hockey pages! Links My favorite hockey links ... Mark Messier's Stats on ESPN.com Mess's stats and more via ESPN.com Mark Messier's Bio www.lcshockey.com New York Rangers Clubhouse on ESPN.com All the latest NYR news only ESPN can provide! Vancouver Canucks Clubhouse on ESPN.com Ditto for the Canucks! Pryor's Place My personal home page and more ... Web Rings Web Rings I'm a member of to date ... Images More "Mess" pics JP's Hockey Page 2 Me at a Canucks vs. N.Y. Rangers game ... Canucks Fast link to the Official Vancouver Canucks' Site ... New York Rangers Fast link to the Official NYRs' Site ... My Atlanta Falcons Page "Da Dirty Birds" They will be back in force next season! 610 Goals and Counting! How far will he move up the ladder this season and who will be next to be knocked down the ladder of most career goals scored?!? Bobby Hull is next on the list to go down! ~ Not to mention his 1,050 assists, which is in the top 10 all-time as well ... to bad Gordie Howe! :) Not to mention 6 time Stanley Cup winner and only person to captain 2 Stanley Cup championship teams!

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Spin-O-Rama Old School Five For Fighting The Zambonis ... Philly Food Bank Mark Messier What A Mess! Five For Fighting singer/songwriter John Ondrasik pays fond tribute to Mark Messier... As the second season drops, I had planned to write about my '93 playoff memories; the red eye to JFK, hopper to Buffalo, rent-a-wreck to Toronto (skirmish with border agent over McSorley and Clark), three-hundred-dollar seat scalping, and beer drenching welcome at the old Garden. I had jokes about Melrose, Donuts, Pat Burns, and examples of why there is nothing better than a NHL playoff game. But as I checked into my hotel in NY and turned on MSG to catch the end of the Rangers game...I know this sounds a bit Brian Piccolo...but I love Mark Messier. Considering that every article, including mine , in the last month or so has been bashing hockey over the Bertuzzi incident, I thought it might be appropriate to chat about what Hockey is. Hockey is Mark Messier. Mark Messier was/is not the most talented player to square off over a puck but most observers agree he was the Scottie Pippen to Wayne Gretzky during the Oilers Dynasty. He was part of a Kobe/Shaq combo without the lawyers and the record labels. If he is done there will be plenty penned about his stats, his grit, and more importantly, his example. OK, he dated Madonna, but we won't hold that against him...like you would have passed up the opportunity to spend two minutes in that penalty (?) box?

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