Biography:Played 25 years in the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks.
Considered one of the greatest NHL players of all time, he won six Stanley Cups (five with the Oilers and one with the Rangers) and is the only player to captain two different professional teams to championship victories.
1985-09-06 Mark Messier loses control of his Porsche and totals three cars, and would later be charged with hit and run and careless driving (he would pay a fine)
1986-12-26 Mark Messier is suspended for 10 games for instigating a fight with Jamie Macoun and breaking his cheekbone
1991-10-04 Edmonton Oilers trade captain Mark Messier (on the team for all 5 Stanley Cups) to the NY Rangers in exchange for Bernie Nicholls, Steven Rice & Louie DeBrusk; Messier leads Rangers to Cup 2 seasons later
1994-05-25 Mark Messier scores a natural hat trick for the New York Rangers in game 6 of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals
1997-07-28 NY Ranger center Mark Messier signs with Vancouver for $20M for 3 yrs
1998-01-10 Vancouver Canucks veteran center Mark Messier becomes the 6th player in NHL history to record 1,000 assists in a 2-2 tie against the Florida Panthers at General Motors Place
1998-02-28 Vancouver Canucks Mark Messier is 4th NHLer to get 1,600 points
2002-11-02 Mark Messier plays his 1,616th NHL game, a 3-2 Rangers loss against the St. Blues, to move into 2nd place on the all-time games played list; passes Larry Murphy and ends career with 1,756 games, just 11 shy of Gordie Howe
2005-09-12 Mark Messier announces on ESPN radio that he will retire from the NHL
2006-01-12 During an emotional ceremony, Mark Messier's #11 jersey is retired by the New York Rangers
2007-02-27 Mark Messier's #11 jersey is retired by the Edmonton Oilers
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Frank Mahovlich
Gordie Howe
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Joe Malone
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