About

6-Time Stanley Cup Champion

Only Player to Captain 2 Different NHL Teams to Stanley Cup Championships

Scored 1,887 Points -3rd on NHL All-Time List

2-Time Winner of Hart Trophy as NHL MVP

First Ballot Hockey Hall Of Famer

Active Supporter of Community Health, Education, and Opportunity

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Born in a suburb of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on January 18, 1961. Mark Messier was raised in a tight-knit family of teachers and hockey players. Mark’s professional hockey career began at the age of 17 in 1978 when he briefly played with the Indianapolis Racers and later the Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association. In 1979 he was drafted by his hometown Edmonton Oilers and an NHL career of 26 years and epic accomplishments began.

 
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Simply put, Mark Messier is one of the greatest players the National Hockey League has ever produced. Prodigious accomplishments, unparalleled leadership skills, and unwavering loyalty to team were the hallmarks of his career. His achievements are astounding: Six Stanley Cup championships; 1887 points scored, placing him third on the all-time NHL list; two Hart Memorial trophies as the NHL’s Most Valuable Player; and his standing as the only professional athlete ever to captain two different franchises – the Edmonton Oilers and the New York Rangers – to championships.

 
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Mark Messier will always be cherished by New Yorkers for his success with the Rangers, especially for his legendary heroics in 1994 when he led the Blueshirts to their first Stanley Cup championship in 54 long years. Staring elimination in the face before Game 6 vs. the New Jersey Devils, Messier unforgettably announced, “We’ll win tonight!” He was right and the Rangers went on to defeat the Vancouver Canucks in the Stanley Cup Final.

 
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Mark Messier’s post-career honors are numerous and ongoing. In 2007 Mark was a first-ballot selection to the Hockey Hall of Fame, and in 2009 he received the Lester Patrick Award for his outstanding contributions to hockey in the United States. In February of 2017 as the NHL celebrated its 100 th anniversary, Mark was named to the list of the NHL’s 100 Greatest Players of All-Time. In June of 2017 Mark was named an Officer of the Order of Canada, a highly prestigious award which recognizes outstanding achievement, dedication to the community, and service to the nation of Canada.