Canada Mitch Messier
#18 Fort Wayne Komets / IHL - 95/96
3-time NCAA (CCHA) Champion 3
1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
Date of Birth
Position
RW
Age
59
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
218 lbs / 99 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired

Brother: Joby Messier
Cousins: Mark Messier & Paul Messier
Cousin-in-Law: John Blum

Mitch Messier Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1980-81 Notre Dame Hounds U15 Prep “C” U15 AAA 71* 118* 145* 263* -* -* |
1981-82 Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA U18 AAA 26* 8* 20* 28* -* -* |
1982-83 Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA U18 AAA 60* 108* 73* 181* 160* -* |
1983-84 Michigan State Univ. NCAA 37* 6* 15* 21* 22* -* |
1984-85 Michigan State Univ. NCAA 42* 12* 21* 33* 47* -* |
1985-86 Michigan State Univ. “C” NCAA 38* 24* 40* 64* 36* -* |
1986-87 Michigan State Univ. “A” NCAA 45* 44* 48* 92* 89* -* |
1987-88 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 69* 29* 37* 66* 42* -* | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 0 -
Minnesota North Stars NHL 13* 0* 1* 1* 11* -5* |
1988-89 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 67* 34* 46* 80* 71* -* | Playoffs 6 4 3 7 0 -
Minnesota North Stars NHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
1989-90 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 65* 26* 58* 84* 56* -* | Playoffs 8 4 3 7 25 -
Minnesota North Stars NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
1990-91 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 73* 30* 46* 76* 34* -* | Playoffs 11 4 8 12 2 -
Minnesota North Stars NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
1991-92 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 77* 43* 33* 76* 42* -* | Playoffs 12 3 3 6 25 -
1992-93 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 62* 18* 23* 41* 84* 2* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 0 -5
1993-94 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 69* 33* 27* 60* 77* 9* | Playoffs 14 8 6 14 14 1
1994-95 Klagenfurter AC Austria 35* 21* 23* 44* -* -* |
1995-96 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 59* 15* 21* 36* 55* 3* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 4 -

Mitch Messier Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Austria 1 35* 21* 23* 44* 1.26* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 8 541* 228* 291* 519* 0.96* 461* 14* | 8 64 25 * 26 * 51 * 0.80 * 70 * -4 *
NCAA 4 162* 86* 124* 210* 1.30* 194* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 4 20* 0* 2* 2* 0.10* 11* -10* | 0 * * * * * *
U15 AAA 1 71* 118* 145* 263* 3.70* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 AAA 2 86* 116* 93* 209* 2.43* 160* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mitch Messier Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Kalamazoo Wings