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Canada Mark Messier
#11 New York Rangers / NHL - 03/04
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
3-time Canada Cup Champion 3
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time NHL Contribution to U.S. Hockey (Lester Patrick Trophy) 1
4-time NHL First All-Star Team 4
2-time NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) 2
2-time NHL MVP Selected by NHLPA (Ted Lindsay Award) 2
1-time NHL Second All-Star Team 1
6-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 6
1-time NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
Jan 18, 1961
Position
C
Age
63
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Edmonton, AB, CAN
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1979 round 3 #48 overall by Edmonton Oilers

Father : Doug Messier
Sons : Lyon Messier | Douglas Messier
Brother : Paul Messier
Cousins : Joby Messier | Jordan Messier | Marcus Messier | Mitch Messier
Nephew : Luke Esposito
Brother-in-Law : John Blum

The 15x All-Star won 6 Stanley Cups throughout his career, scoring 694 goals while adding 1,193 assists. In 1994, Messier became the first and only player to captain 2 Stanley Cup Championship teams, leading the New York Rangers to their first title in over 50 years.

Team Staff profile of Mark Messier also available

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Mark Messier Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1976-77 Spruce Grove Mets AJHL 57* 27* 39* 66* 91* -* |
1977-78 St. Albert Saints AJHL 54* 25* 49* 74* 194* -* | Playoffs
Portland Winter Hawks WCHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 7 4 1 5 2 -
1978-79 St. Albert Saints AJHL 17* 15* 18* 33* 64* -* |
Indianapolis Racers WHA 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -4* |
Cincinnati Stingers WHA 47* 1* 10* 11* 58* -6* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
1979-80 Edmonton Oilers NHL 75* 12* 21* 33* 120* -10* | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 2 2
Houston Apollos CHL 4* 0* 3* 3* 4* -* |
1980-81 Edmonton Oilers NHL 72* 23* 40* 63* 102* -12* | Playoffs 9 2 5 7 13 1
1981-82 Edmonton Oilers NHL 78* 50* 38* 88* 119* 21* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 8 -4
1982-83 Edmonton Oilers NHL 77* 48* 58* 106* 72* 19* | Playoffs 15 15 6 21 14 10
1983-84 Edmonton Oilers NHL 73* 37* 64* 101* 165* 40* | Playoffs 19 8 18 26 19 9
1984-85 Edmonton Oilers “A” NHL 55* 23* 31* 54* 57* 8* | Playoffs 18 12 13 25 12 13
Canada “A” CC 8* 2* 4* 6* 8* -3* |
1985-86 Edmonton Oilers “A” NHL 63* 35* 49* 84* 68* 36* | Playoffs 10 4 6 10 18 0
1986-87 Edmonton Oilers “A” NHL 77* 37* 70* 107* 73* 21* | Playoffs 21 12 16 28 16 13
1987-88 Edmonton Oilers “A” NHL 77* 37* 74* 111* 103* 21* | Playoffs 19 11 23 34 29 9
Canada CC 9* 1* 6* 7* 6* 2* |
1988-89 Edmonton Oilers “C” NHL 72* 33* 61* 94* 130* -5* | Playoffs 7 1 11 12 8 -1
Canada WC 6* 3* 3* 6* 8* -* |
1989-90 Edmonton Oilers “C” NHL 79* 45* 84* 129* 79* 19* | Playoffs 22 9 22 31 20 5
1990-91 Edmonton Oilers “C” NHL 53* 12* 52* 64* 34* 15* | Playoffs 18 4 11 15 16 2
1991-92 New York Rangers “C” NHL 79* 35* 72* 107* 76* 31* | Playoffs 11 7 7 14 6 -4
Canada “A” CC 8* 2* 6* 8* 10* 7* |
1992-93 New York Rangers “C” NHL 75* 25* 66* 91* 72* -6* |
1993-94 New York Rangers “C” NHL 76* 26* 58* 84* 76* 25* | Playoffs 23 12 18 30 33 14
1994-95 New York Rangers “C” NHL 46* 14* 39* 53* 40* 8* | Playoffs 10 3 10 13 8 -11
1995-96 New York Rangers “C” NHL 74* 47* 52* 99* 122* 29* | Playoffs 11 4 7 11 16 -10
1996-97 New York Rangers “C” NHL 71* 36* 48* 84* 88* 12* | Playoffs 15 3 9 12 6 2
Canada “A” WCup 7* 1* 4* 5* 12* -5* |
1997-98 Vancouver Canucks “C” NHL 82* 22* 38* 60* 58* -10* |
1998-99 Vancouver Canucks “C” NHL 59* 13* 35* 48* 33* -12* |
1999-00 Vancouver Canucks “C” NHL 66* 17* 37* 54* 30* -15* |
2000-01 New York Rangers “C” NHL 82* 24* 43* 67* 89* -25* |
2001-02 New York Rangers “C” NHL 41* 7* 16* 23* 32* -1* |
2002-03 New York Rangers “C” NHL 78* 18* 22* 40* 30* -2* |
2003-04 New York Rangers “C” NHL 76* 18* 25* 43* 42* 3* |

Mark Messier Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1986-87 NHL All-Stars Rendez-vous 87 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |

Mark Messier Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AJHL 3 128* 67* 106* 173* 1.35* 349* -* | 1 * * * * * *
CC 3 25* 5* 16* 21* 0.84* 24* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
CHL 1 4* 0* 3* 3* 0.75* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 25 1 756* 694* 1 193* 1 887* 1.07* 1 910* 210* | 17 236 109 * 186 * 295 * 1.25 * 244 * 50 *
Rendez-vous 87 1 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 6* 3* 3* 6* 1.00* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 7* 1* 4* 5* 0.71* 12* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
WHA 1 52* 1* 10* 11* 0.21* 58* -10* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
WCHL (WHL) 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* 0* | 1 7 4 * 1 * 5 * 0.71 * 2 * - *

Mark Messier Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 11 retired by Edmonton Oilers

Number 11 retired by New York Rangers

Cult/Star player for Canada

Cult/Star player for Edmonton Oilers

Cult/Star player for New York Rangers

Cult/Star player for Portland Winterhawks

Cult/Star player for Vancouver Canucks

Career transactions
- 1991-10-04 • Traded to the New York Rangers for Bernie Nicholls, Steven Rice & Louie DeBrusk