Mark Messier

Date of Birth: Jan 18, 1961
Age: 65
Place of Birth: Edmonton, AB, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: C
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 93 kg / 205 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Mark Messier Facts

Player Type: Power Forward
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.

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Mark Messier Statistics

									Post
1976-1977	Spruce Grove Mets	AJHL	57	27	39	66	91	-
1977-1978	St. Albert Saints	AJHL	54	25	49	74	194	-	Playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-
1977-1978	Portland Winter Hawks	WCHL	0	0	0	0	0	0	Playoffs	7	4	1	5	2	-
1978-1979	St. Albert Saints	AJHL	17	15	18	33	64	-
1978-1979	Indianapolis Racers	WHA	5	0	0	0	0	-4
1978-1979	Cincinnati Stingers	WHA	47	1	10	11	58	-6	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	0
1979-1980	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	75	12	21	33	120	-10	Playoffs	3	1	2	3	2	2
1979-1980	Houston Apollos	CenHL	4	0	3	3	4	-
1980-1981	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	72	23	40	63	102	-12	Playoffs	9	2	5	7	13	1
1981-1982	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	78	50	38	88	119	21	Playoffs	5	1	2	3	8	-4
1982-1983	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	77	48	58	106	72	19	Playoffs	15	15	6	21	14	10
1983-1984	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	73	37	64	101	165	40	Playoffs	19	8	18	26	19	9
1984-1985	Edmonton Oilers "A"	NHL	55	23	31	54	57	8	Playoffs	18	12	13	25	12	13
1984-1985	Canada "A"	CC	8	2	4	6	8	-3
1985-1986	Edmonton Oilers "A"	NHL	63	35	49	84	68	36	Playoffs	10	4	6	10	18	0
1986-1987	Edmonton Oilers "A"	NHL	77	37	70	107	73	21	Playoffs	21	12	16	28	16	13
1987-1988	Edmonton Oilers "A"	NHL	77	37	74	111	103	21	Playoffs	19	11	23	34	29	9
1987-1988	Canada	CC	9	1	6	7	6	2
1988-1989	Edmonton Oilers "C"	NHL	72	33	61	94	130	-5	Playoffs	7	1	11	12	8	-1
1988-1989	Canada	WC	6	3	3	6	8	-
1989-1990	Edmonton Oilers "C"	NHL	79	45	84	129	79	19	Playoffs	22	9	22	31	20	5
1990-1991	Edmonton Oilers "C"	NHL	53	12	52	64	34	15	Playoffs	18	4	11	15	16	2
1991-1992	New York Rangers "C"	NHL	79	35	72	107	76	31	Playoffs	11	7	7	14	6	-4
1991-1992	Canada "A"	CC	8	2	6	8	10	7
1992-1993	New York Rangers "C"	NHL	75	25	66	91	72	-6
1993-1994	New York Rangers "C"	NHL	76	26	58	84	76	25	Playoffs	23	12	18	30	33	14
1994-1995	New York Rangers "C"	NHL	46	14	39	53	40	8	Playoffs	10	3	10	13	8	-11
1995-1996	New York Rangers "C"	NHL	74	47	52	99	122	29	Playoffs	11	4	7	11	16	-10
1996-1997	New York Rangers "C"	NHL	71	36	48	84	88	12	Playoffs	15	3	9	12	6	2
1996-1997	Canada "A"	WCup	7	1	4	5	12	-5
1997-1998	Vancouver Canucks "C"	NHL	82	22	38	60	58	-10
1998-1999	Vancouver Canucks "C"	NHL	59	13	35	48	33	-12
1999-2000	Vancouver Canucks "C"	NHL	66	17	37	54	30	-15
2000-2001	New York Rangers "C"	NHL	82	24	43	67	89	-25
2001-2002	New York Rangers "C"	NHL	41	7	16	23	32	-1
2002-2003	New York Rangers "C"	NHL	78	18	22	40	30	-2
2003-2004	New York Rangers "C"	NHL	76	18	25	43	42	3

Mark Messier Tournament Statistics

									Post
1986-1987	NHL All-Stars	Rendez-vous 87	2	1	0	1	0	-

Mark Messier Career Totals by League


AJHL	3	128	67	106	173	1.35	349	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CC	3	25	5	16	21	0.84	24	6	0
CenHL	1	4	0	3	3	0.75	4	-	0
NHL	25	1756	694	1193	1887	1.07	1910	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
WCHL (WHL)	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	7	4	1	5	0.71	2	-
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

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mark Messier Career Totals by Team


Canada	1	6	3	3	6	1.00	8	-	0
Canada (CC)	3	25	5	16	21	0.84	24	6	0
Canada (WCup)	1	7	1	4	5	0.71	12	-5	0
Cincinnati Stingers	1	47	1	10	11	0.23	58	-6	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Edmonton Oilers	12	851	392	642	1034	1.22	1122	173	12	166	80	135	215	1.30	175	59
Houston Apollos	1	4	0	3	3	0.75	4	-	0
Indianapolis Racers	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	0	-4	0
New York Rangers	10	698	250	441	691	0.99	667	74	5	70	29	51	80	1.14	69	-9
NHL All-Stars	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	0	-	0
Portland Winter Hawks	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	7	4	1	5	0.71	2	-
Spruce Grove Mets	1	57	27	39	66	1.16	91	-	0
St. Albert Saints	2	71	40	67	107	1.51	258	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vancouver Canucks	3	207	52	110	162	0.78	121	-37	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mark Messier Career Highlights

Season	Awards
	Member of the Order of Canada (2017)
1981-1982	NHL First All-Star Team
1982-1983	NHL First All-Star Team
1983-1984	NHL Second All-Star Team NHL Stanley Cup Champion NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy)
1984-1985	Canada Cup Champion NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1986-1987	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1987-1988	Canada Cup Champion NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1988-1989	World Championship Silver Medal
1989-1990	NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist NHL MVP Selected by NHLPA (Ted Lindsay Award) NHL Playoffs Most Assists (22) NHL Playoffs Most Points (31) NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1991-1992	Canada Cup Champion NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist NHL MVP Selected by NHLPA (Ted Lindsay Award)
1993-1994	NHL Stanley Cup Champion NHL Stanley Cup Clinching Goal
1995-1996	NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist
2003-2004	NHL All-Star Game
2007-2008	Hockey Hall of Fame
2008-2009	NHL Contribution to U.S. Hockey (Lester Patrick Trophy)

Mark Messier 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