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Mark Messier

Position: LW/C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: January 18, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 2007

Drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 3rd round (48th overall) of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL/WHA Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1978-79 18 2 Teams WHA 52 1 10 11 -10 58 1 0 0 62 1.6
1978-79 18 Indianapolis Racers WHA 5 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 7 0.0
1978-79 18 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 47 1 10 11 -6 58 1 0 0 55 1.8
1979-80 19 Edmonton Oilers NHL 75 12 21 33 -10 120 10 1 1 1 113 10.6
1980-81 20 Edmonton Oilers NHL 72 23 40 63 -12 102 19 4 0 1 179 12.8
1981-82 21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 78 50 38 88 21 119 40 10 0 3 235 21.3
1982-83 22 Edmonton Oilers NHL 77 48 58 106 19 72 35 12 1 2 237 20.3
1983-84 23 Edmonton Oilers NHL 73 37 64 101 40 165 26 7 4 7 219 16.9
1984-85 24 Edmonton Oilers NHL 55 23 31 54 8 57 14 4 5 1 136 16.9
1985-86 25 Edmonton Oilers NHL 63 35 49 84 36 68 20 10 5 7 201 17.4
1986-87 26 Edmonton Oilers NHL 77 37 70 107 21 73 26 7 4 5 208 17.8
1987-88 27 Edmonton Oilers NHL 77 37 74 111 21 103 22 12 3 7 182 20.3
1988-89 28 Edmonton Oilers NHL 72 33 61 94 -5 130 21 6 6 4 164 20.1
1989-90 29 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 45 84 129 19 79 26 13 6 3 211 21.3
1990-91 30 Edmonton Oilers NHL 53 12 52 64 15 34 8 3 1 2 109 11.0
1991-92 31 New York Rangers NHL 79 35 72 107 31 76 19 12 4 6 212 16.5
1992-93 32 New York Rangers NHL 75 25 66 91 -6 72 16 7 2 2 215 11.6
1993-94 33 New York Rangers NHL 76 26 58 84 25 76 18 6 2 5 216 12.0
1994-95 34 New York Rangers NHL 46 14 39 53 8 40 8 3 3 2 126 11.1
1995-96 35 New York Rangers NHL 74 47 52 99 29 122 32 14 1 5 241 19.5
1996-97 36 New York Rangers NHL 71 36 48 84 12 88 24 7 5 9 227 15.9
1997-98 37 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 22 38 60 -10 58 12 8 2 2 139 15.8
1998-99 38 Vancouver Canucks NHL 59 13 35 48 -12 33 7 4 2 2 97 13.4 1333 22:36
1999-00 39 Vancouver Canucks NHL 66 17 37 54 -15 30 11 6 0 4 131 13.0 1399 21:12
2000-01 40 New York Rangers NHL 82 24 43 67 -25 89 9 12 3 2 131 18.3 1578 19:14
2001-02 41 New York Rangers NHL 41 7 16 23 -1 32 5 2 0 2 69 10.1 759 18:31
2002-03 42 New York Rangers NHL 78 18 22 40 -2 30 9 8 1 5 117 15.4 1453 18:38
2003-04 43 New York Rangers NHL 76 18 25 43 3 42 15 1 2 3 104 17.3 1253 16:29
Career 25 Seasons NHL 1756 694 1193 1887 210 1910 452 179 63 92 4219 16.4 7775 19:20
Career 1 Season WHA 52 1 10 11 -10 58 1 0 0 62 1.6

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM SOG G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1978-79 18 2 Teams WHA 52 0.02 0.19 0.21 0.06 -0.19 1.12 1.19 -10
1978-79 18 Indianapolis Racers WHA 5 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.80 0.00 1.40 -4
1978-79 18 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 47 0.02 0.21 0.23 0.07 -0.13 1.23 1.17 -6
1979-80 19 Edmonton Oilers NHL 75 0.16 0.28 0.44 0.16 -0.13 1.60 1.51 10 18 28 10 50 6 62 8 -10
1980-81 20 Edmonton Oilers NHL 72 0.32 0.56 0.88 0.33 -0.17 1.42 2.49 17 31 48 18 82 17 107 30 -12
1981-82 21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 78 0.64 0.49 1.13 0.48 0.27 1.53 3.01 36 28 64 27 135 32 95 13 21
1982-83 22 Edmonton Oilers NHL 77 0.62 0.75 1.38 0.56 0.25 0.94 3.08 38 47 85 34 150 47 118 34 19
1983-84 23 Edmonton Oilers NHL 73 0.51 0.88 1.38 0.52 0.55 2.26 3.00 29 51 80 30 140 40 85 25 40
1984-85 24 Edmonton Oilers NHL 55 0.42 0.56 0.98 0.38 0.15 1.04 2.47 18 25 43 17 74 20 71 25 8
1985-86 25 Edmonton Oilers NHL 63 0.56 0.78 1.33 0.51 0.57 1.08 3.19 27 38 65 25 116 33 71 24 36
1986-87 26 Edmonton Oilers NHL 77 0.48 0.91 1.39 0.51 0.27 0.95 2.70 31 60 91 33 130 39 108 38 21
1987-88 27 Edmonton Oilers NHL 77 0.48 0.96 1.44 0.52 0.27 1.34 2.36 31 62 93 34 149 54 114 40 21
1988-89 28 Edmonton Oilers NHL 72 0.46 0.85 1.31 0.47 -0.07 1.81 2.28 27 50 77 28 117 46 107 31 -5
1989-90 29 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 0.57 1.06 1.63 0.60 0.24 1.00 2.67 38 70 108 40 159 60 117 37 19
1990-91 30 Edmonton Oilers NHL 53 0.23 0.98 1.21 0.39 0.28 0.64 2.06 11 46 57 19 86 30 63 22 15
1991-92 31 New York Rangers NHL 79 0.44 0.91 1.35 0.49 0.39 0.96 2.68 31 64 95 34 150 48 92 21 31
1992-93 32 New York Rangers NHL 75 0.33 0.88 1.21 0.43 -0.08 0.96 2.87 20 53 73 25 118 44 106 26 -6
1993-94 33 New York Rangers NHL 76 0.34 0.76 1.11 0.40 0.33 1.00 2.84 24 53 77 28 127 56 81 35 25
1994-95 34 New York Rangers NHL 46 0.30 0.85 1.15 0.40 0.17 0.87 2.74 24 67 91 31 71 30 50 17 8
1995-96 35 New York Rangers NHL 74 0.64 0.70 1.34 0.53 0.39 1.65 3.26 45 50 95 38 129 48 98 46 29
1996-97 36 New York Rangers NHL 71 0.51 0.68 1.18 0.46 0.17 1.24 3.20 37 50 87 34 105 30 95 32 12
1997-98 37 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 0.27 0.46 0.73 0.28 -0.12 0.71 1.70 25 44 69 26 100 36 113 39 -10
1998-99 38 Vancouver Canucks NHL 59 0.22 0.59 0.81 0.29 -0.20 0.56 1.64 15 40 55 19 68 33 73 26 -12
1999-00 39 Vancouver Canucks NHL 66 0.26 0.56 0.82 0.29 -0.23 0.45 1.98 19 40 59 21 71 30 73 17 -15
2000-01 40 New York Rangers NHL 82 0.29 0.52 0.82 0.30 -0.30 1.09 1.60 26 46 72 27 89 38 100 24 -25
2001-02 41 New York Rangers NHL 41 0.17 0.39 0.56 0.20 -0.02 0.78 1.68 8 18 26 9 33 11 36 13 -1
2002-03 42 New York Rangers NHL 78 0.23 0.28 0.51 0.20 -0.03 0.38 1.50 20 24 44 17 65 24 74 31 -2
2003-04 43 New York Rangers NHL 76 0.24 0.33 0.57 0.22 0.04 0.55 1.37 21 29 50 19 61 13 74 29 3
Career 25 Seasons NHL 1756 0.40 0.68 1.07 0.40 0.12 1.09 2.40 628 1104 1732 644 2575 865 2183 683 210
Career 1 Season WHA 52 0.02 0.19 0.21 0.06 -0.19 1.12 1.19 -10

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1979-80 19 Edmonton Oilers NHL 3 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 0
1980-81 20 Edmonton Oilers NHL 9 2 5 7 13 2 0 0 0
1981-82 21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 5 1 2 3 8 1 0 0 0
1982-83 22 Edmonton Oilers NHL 15 15 6 21 14 9 4 2 0
1983-84 23 Edmonton Oilers NHL SC 19 8 18 26 9 19 6 1 1 2 63 12.7
1984-85 24 Edmonton Oilers NHL SC 18 12 13 25 13 12 10 1 1 1 56 21.4
1985-86 25 Edmonton Oilers NHL 10 4 6 10 1 18 2 0 2 0 23 17.4
1986-87 26 Edmonton Oilers NHL SC 21 12 16 28 13 16 9 1 2 1 62 19.4
1987-88 27 Edmonton Oilers NHL SC 19 11 23 34 9 29 3 7 1 0 42 26.2
1988-89 28 Edmonton Oilers NHL 7 1 11 12 -1 8 1 0 0 0 23 4.3
1989-90 29 Edmonton Oilers NHL SC 22 9 22 31 5 20 7 1 1 1 47 19.1
1990-91 30 Edmonton Oilers NHL 18 4 11 15 2 16 3 1 0 0 41 9.8
1991-92 31 New York Rangers NHL 11 7 7 14 -4 6 3 2 2 0 27 25.9
1993-94 33 New York Rangers NHL SC 23 12 18 30 14 33 9 2 1 4 75 16.0
1994-95 34 New York Rangers NHL 10 3 10 13 -11 8 1 2 0 1 26 11.5
1995-96 35 New York Rangers NHL 11 4 7 11 -10 16 2 2 0 1 41 9.8
1996-97 36 New York Rangers NHL 15 3 9 12 2 6 3 0 0 1 43 7.0
Career 17 Seasons NHL 6 236 109 186 295 42 244 71 24 14 12 569 15.8

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1976-77 16 Spruce Grove Mets AJHL 57 27 39 66 91
1977-78 17 St. Albert Saints AJHL 54 25 49 74 194
1978-79 18 St. Albert Saints AJHL 17 15 18 33 64
1979-80 19 Houston Apollos CHL 4 0 3 3 4
1984-85 24 Canada Can-Cup 8 2 4 6 8
1986-87 26 NHL All-Stars RV-87 2 1 0 1 0
1987-88 27 Canada Can-Cup 9 1 6 7 6
1988-89 28 Canada WEC-A 6 3 3 6 8
1991-92 31 Canada Can-Cup 8 2 6 8 10
1996-97 36 Canada W-Cup 7 1 4 5 12
Career 3 Seasons AJHL 128 67 106 173 349
Career 3 Seasons Can-Cup 25 5 16 21 24
Career 1 Season CHL 4 0 3 3 4
Career 1 Season RV-87 2 1 0 1 0
Career 1 Season W-Cup 7 1 4 5 12
Career 1 Season WEC-A 6 3 3 6 8

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1977-78 17 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 7 4 1 5 2
Career 1 Season WHL 7 4 1 5 2

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

All-Star Games

1982 NHL
1983 NHL
1984 NHL
1986 NHL
1988 NHL
1989 NHL
1990 NHL
1991 NHL
1992 NHL
1994 NHL
1996 NHL
1997 NHL
1998 NHL
2000 NHL
2004 NHL

Awards

1983-84 NHL Conn Smythe Trophy
1989-90 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy
1989-90 NHL Lester B. Pearson Award
1991-92 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy
1991-92 NHL Lester B. Pearson Award

Honors

1981-82 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1982-83 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1983-84 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1989-90 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1991-92 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)

Games Played

1997-98 NHL 82 (2)
2000-01 NHL 82 (3)
Career NHL 1756 (2)

Goals

1981-82 NHL 50 (8)
1982-83 NHL 48 (9)
1989-90 NHL 45 (9)
1995-96 NHL 47 (9)
Career NHL 694 (7)

Adjusted Goals

1981-82 NHL 36 (8)
1982-83 NHL 38 (9)
1989-90 NHL 38 (9)
1995-96 NHL 45 (9)
Career NHL 628 (13)

Goals Per Game

1981-82 NHL 0.64 (8)
1995-96 NHL 0.64 (7)

Assists

1986-87 NHL 70 (3)
1987-88 NHL 74 (5)
1988-89 NHL 61 (8)
1989-90 NHL 84 (2)
1991-92 NHL 72 (6)
1994-95 NHL 39 (6)
Career NHL 1193 (3)

Adjusted Assists

1986-87 NHL 60 (3)
1987-88 NHL 62 (5)
1988-89 NHL 50 (8)
1989-90 NHL 70 (2)
1991-92 NHL 64 (6)
1994-95 NHL 67 (6)
Career NHL 1104 (4)

Assists Per Game

1983-84 NHL 0.88 (8)
1986-87 NHL 0.91 (3)
1987-88 NHL 0.96 (6)
1988-89 NHL 0.85 (9)
1989-90 NHL 1.06 (3)
1990-91 NHL 0.98 (3)
1991-92 NHL 0.91 (7)
1994-95 NHL 0.85 (7)
Career NHL 0.68 (28)

Points

1982-83 NHL 106 (7)
1986-87 NHL 107 (3)
1987-88 NHL 111 (5)
1989-90 NHL 129 (2)
1991-92 NHL 107 (5)
1994-95 NHL 53 (10)
Career NHL 1887 (2)

Adjusted Points

1982-83 NHL 85 (7)
1986-87 NHL 91 (3)
1987-88 NHL 93 (5)
1989-90 NHL 108 (2)
1991-92 NHL 95 (5)
Career NHL 1732 (3)

Points Per Game

1982-83 NHL 1.38 (7)
1983-84 NHL 1.38 (10)
1986-87 NHL 1.39 (3)
1987-88 NHL 1.44 (8)
1988-89 NHL 1.31 (10)
1989-90 NHL 1.63 (3)
1991-92 NHL 1.35 (7)
1995-96 NHL 1.34 (10)
1996-97 NHL 1.18 (7)
Career NHL 1.07 (28)

Goals Created

1982-83 NHL 42.8 (8)
1986-87 NHL 39.3 (8)
1989-90 NHL 47.3 (4)
1991-92 NHL 38.9 (9)
Career NHL 703.9 (3)

Adjusted Goals Created

1982-83 NHL 33.5 (8)
1986-87 NHL 33.3 (8)
1989-90 NHL 39.8 (4)
1991-92 NHL 34.4 (9)
Career NHL 643.6 (4)

Goals Created Per Game

1982-83 NHL 0.56 (7)
1986-87 NHL 0.51 (7)
1989-90 NHL 0.60 (5)
1995-96 NHL 0.53 (7)
1996-97 NHL 0.46 (10)
Career NHL 0.40 (47)

Total Goals On-Ice For

1989-90 NHL 159 (8)
1991-92 NHL 150 (10)
Career NHL 2575 (8)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

Career NHL 865 (16)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1997-98 NHL 113 (3)
Career NHL 2183 (2)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

1995-96 NHL 46 (2)
1996-97 NHL 32 (8)
1997-98 NHL 39 (2)
Career NHL 683 (3)

Plus/Minus

1985-86 NHL 36 (10)
1991-92 NHL 31 (8)
Career NHL 210 (53)

Penalties in Minutes

Career NHL 1910 (60)

Even Strength Goals

1981-82 NHL 40 (3)
1995-96 NHL 32 (5)
Career NHL 452 (6)

Power Play Goals

Career NHL 179 (25)

Short-Handed Goals

1983-84 NHL 4 (8)
1984-85 NHL 5 (3)
1985-86 NHL 5 (5)
1986-87 NHL 4 (8)
1988-89 NHL 6 (5)
1989-90 NHL 6 (3)
1991-92 NHL 4 (4)
1994-95 NHL 3 (3)
1996-97 NHL 5 (2)
2000-01 NHL 3 (10)
Career NHL 63 (2)

Game-Winning Goals

1983-84 NHL 7 (5)
1985-86 NHL 7 (9)
1987-88 NHL 7 (6)
1996-97 NHL 9 (2)
Career NHL 92 (10)

Shots on Goal

Career NHL 4219 (14)

Shooting Percentage

1989-90 NHL 21.3 (10)
Career NHL 16.4 (74)

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

November 5, 1978: Signed as an underage free agent by Indianapolis (WHA) to a 10-game tryout contract, November 5, 1978.

December, 1978: Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati (WHA) after Indianapolis (WHA) franchise folded, December 1978.

October 4, 1991: Traded to NY Rangers by Edmonton with future considerations (Jeff Beukeboom for David Shaw, November 12, 1991) for Bernie Nicholls, Steven Rice and Louie DeBrusk, October 4, 1991.

July 30, 1997: Signed as a free agent by Vancouver, July 30, 1997.

July 13, 2000: Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers, July 13, 2000.

December 8, 2001: Missed majority of 2001-02 season recovering from back injury suffered in game vs. Toronto, December 8, 2001.

June 30, 2003: Traded to San Jose by NY Rangers for San Jose's 4th round choice (Ryan Callahan) in 2004 Entry Draft, June 30, 2003.

September 5, 2003: Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers, September 5, 2003.

September 12, 2005: Officially announced his retirement, September 12, 2005.

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