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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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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 8, 2012, 9:23AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #21. Joe Sakic… #22. Jaromir Jagr… #23. MARK MESSIER… #23. Brett Hull… #25. Al MacInnis… 

NHL/WHA Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1978-79 18 TOT WHA 52 1 10 11 3 -10 58 1 0 0 62 1.6
1978-79 18 INR WHA 5 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 7 0.0
1978-79 18 CNS WHA 47 1 10 11 3 -6 58 1 0 0 55 1.8
1979-80 19 EDM NHL 75 12 21 33 12 -10 120 10 1 1 1 113 10.6
1980-81 20 EDM NHL 72 23 40 63 24 -12 102 19 4 0 1 179 12.8
1981-82 21 EDM NHL 78 50 38 88 37 21 119 40 10 0 3 235 21.3
1982-83 22 EDM NHL 77 48 58 106 43 19 72 35 12 1 2 237 20.3
1983-84 23 EDM NHL 73 37 64 101 38 40 165 26 7 4 7 219 16.9
1984-85 24 EDM NHL 55 23 31 54 21 8 57 14 4 5 1 136 16.9
1985-86 25 EDM NHL 63 35 49 84 32 36 68 20 10 5 7 201 17.4
1986-87 26 EDM NHL 77 37 70 107 39 21 73 26 7 4 5 208 17.8
1987-88 27 EDM NHL 77 37 74 111 40 21 103 22 12 3 7 182 20.3
1988-89 28 EDM NHL 72 33 61 94 34 -5 130 21 6 6 4 164 20.1
1989-90 29 EDM NHL 79 45 84 129 47 19 79 26 13 6 3 211 21.3
1990-91 30 EDM NHL 53 12 52 64 21 15 34 8 3 1 2 109 11.0
1991-92 31 NYR NHL 79 35 72 107 39 31 76 19 12 4 6 212 16.5
1992-93 32 NYR NHL 75 25 66 91 32 -6 72 16 7 2 2 215 11.6
1993-94 33 NYR NHL 76 26 58 84 30 25 76 18 6 2 5 216 12.0
1994-95 34 NYR NHL 46 14 39 53 19 8 40 8 3 3 2 126 11.1
1995-96 35 NYR NHL 74 47 52 99 39 29 122 32 14 1 5 241 19.5
1996-97 36 NYR NHL 71 36 48 84 33 12 88 24 7 5 9 227 15.9
1997-98 37 VAN NHL 82 22 38 60 23 -10 58 12 8 2 2 139 15.8
1998-99 38 VAN NHL 59 13 35 48 17 -12 33 7 4 2 2 97 13.4 1333 22:36
1999-00 39 VAN NHL 66 17 37 54 19 -15 30 11 6 0 4 131 13.0 1399 21:12
2000-01 40 NYR NHL 82 24 43 67 25 -25 89 9 12 3 2 131 18.3 1578 19:14
2001-02 41 NYR NHL 41 7 16 23 8 -1 32 5 2 0 2 69 10.1 759 18:31
2002-03 42 NYR NHL 78 18 22 40 16 -2 30 9 8 1 5 117 15.4 1453 18:38
2003-04 43 NYR NHL 76 18 25 43 16 3 42 15 1 2 3 104 17.3 1253 16:29
Career NHL 1756 694 1193 1887 704 210 1910 452 179 63 92 4219 16.4 7775 19:20
Career WHA 52 1 10 11 3 -10 58 1 0 0 62 1.6

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1978-79 18 TOT WHA 52 0.02 0.19 0.21 0.06 1.12 1.19 -10
1978-79 18 INR WHA 5 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.40 -4
1978-79 18 CNS WHA 47 0.02 0.21 0.23 0.07 1.23 1.17 -6
1979-80 19 EDM NHL 75 0.16 0.28 0.44 0.16 1.60 1.51 10 18 28 10 50 6 62 8 -10 0.4 0.6 0.9
1980-81 20 EDM NHL 72 0.32 0.56 0.88 0.33 1.42 2.49 17 31 48 18 82 17 107 30 -12 3.1 0.5 3.7
1981-82 21 EDM NHL 78 0.64 0.49 1.13 0.48 1.53 3.01 36 28 64 27 135 32 95 13 21 6.1 1.0 7.1
1982-83 22 EDM NHL 77 0.62 0.75 1.38 0.56 0.94 3.08 38 47 85 34 150 47 118 34 19 8.1 0.8 8.9
1983-84 23 EDM NHL 73 0.51 0.88 1.38 0.52 2.26 3.00 29 51 80 30 140 40 85 25 40 6.7 1.3 8.0
1984-85 24 EDM NHL 55 0.42 0.56 0.98 0.38 1.04 2.47 18 25 43 17 74 20 71 25 8 3.3 0.5 3.8
1985-86 25 EDM NHL 63 0.56 0.78 1.33 0.51 1.08 3.19 27 38 65 25 116 33 71 24 36 5.6 1.1 6.7
1986-87 26 EDM NHL 77 0.48 0.91 1.39 0.51 0.95 2.70 31 60 91 33 130 39 108 38 21 7.7 1.0 8.8
1987-88 27 EDM NHL 77 0.48 0.96 1.44 0.52 1.34 2.36 31 62 93 34 149 54 114 40 21 7.8 1.2 9.0
1988-89 28 EDM NHL 72 0.46 0.85 1.31 0.47 1.81 2.28 27 50 77 28 117 46 107 31 -5 6.3 0.7 7.0
1989-90 29 EDM NHL 79 0.57 1.06 1.63 0.60 1.00 2.67 38 70 108 40 159 60 117 37 19 9.8 1.5 11.3
1990-91 30 EDM NHL 53 0.23 0.98 1.21 0.39 0.64 2.06 11 46 57 19 86 30 63 22 15 3.9 1.1 5.0
1991-92 31 NYR NHL 79 0.44 0.91 1.35 0.49 0.96 2.68 31 64 95 34 150 48 92 21 31 8.1 1.7 9.9
1992-93 32 NYR NHL 75 0.33 0.88 1.21 0.43 0.96 2.87 20 53 73 25 118 44 106 26 -6 6.0 0.8 6.8
1993-94 33 NYR NHL 76 0.34 0.76 1.11 0.40 1.00 2.84 24 53 77 28 127 56 81 35 25 6.4 1.8 8.1
1994-95 34 NYR NHL 46 0.30 0.85 1.15 0.40 0.87 2.74 24 67 91 31 71 30 50 17 8 4.4 1.0 5.4
1995-96 35 NYR NHL 74 0.64 0.70 1.34 0.53 1.65 3.26 45 50 95 38 129 48 98 46 29 9.6 1.8 11.3
1996-97 36 NYR NHL 71 0.51 0.68 1.18 0.46 1.24 3.20 37 50 87 34 105 30 95 32 12 8.4 1.1 9.6
1997-98 37 VAN NHL 82 0.27 0.46 0.73 0.28 0.71 1.70 25 44 69 26 100 36 113 39 -10 5.6 0.4 6.0
1998-99 38 VAN NHL 59 0.22 0.59 0.81 0.29 0.56 1.64 15 40 55 19 68 33 73 26 -12 2.9 1.0 3.9
1999-00 39 VAN NHL 66 0.26 0.56 0.82 0.29 0.45 1.98 19 40 59 21 71 30 73 17 -15 3.5 0.8 4.3
2000-01 40 NYR NHL 82 0.29 0.52 0.82 0.30 1.09 1.60 26 46 72 27 89 38 100 24 -25 5.0 0.2 5.2
2001-02 41 NYR NHL 41 0.17 0.39 0.56 0.20 0.78 1.68 8 18 26 9 33 11 36 13 -1 1.1 0.5 1.6
2002-03 42 NYR NHL 78 0.23 0.28 0.51 0.20 0.38 1.50 20 24 44 17 65 24 74 31 -2 2.3 1.4 3.7
2003-04 43 NYR NHL 76 0.24 0.33 0.57 0.22 0.55 1.37 21 29 50 19 61 13 74 29 3 3.3 1.2 4.5
Career NHL 1756 0.40 0.68 1.07 0.40 1.09 2.40 628 1104 1732 644 2575 865 2183 683 210 135.6 24.8 160.4
Career WHA 52 0.02 0.19 0.21 0.06 1.12 1.19 -10

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1979-80 19 EDM NHL 3 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 0
1980-81 20 EDM NHL 9 2 5 7 13 2 0 0 0
1981-82 21 EDM NHL 5 1 2 3 8 1 0 0 0
1982-83 22 EDM NHL 15 15 6 21 14 9 4 2 0
1983-84 23 EDM NHL SC 19 8 18 26 9 19 6 1 1 2 63 12.7
1984-85 24 EDM NHL SC 18 12 13 25 13 12 10 1 1 1 56 21.4
1985-86 25 EDM NHL 10 4 6 10 1 18 2 0 2 0 23 17.4
1986-87 26 EDM NHL SC 21 12 16 28 13 16 9 1 2 1 62 19.4
1987-88 27 EDM NHL SC 19 11 23 34 9 29 3 7 1 0 42 26.2
1988-89 28 EDM NHL 7 1 11 12 -1 8 1 0 0 0 23 4.3
1989-90 29 EDM NHL SC 22 9 22 31 5 20 7 1 1 1 47 19.1
1990-91 30 EDM NHL 18 4 11 15 2 16 3 1 0 0 41 9.8
1991-92 31 NYR NHL 11 7 7 14 -4 6 3 2 2 0 27 25.9
1993-94 33 NYR NHL SC 23 12 18 30 14 33 9 2 1 4 75 16.0
1994-95 34 NYR NHL 10 3 10 13 -11 8 1 2 0 1 26 11.5
1995-96 35 NYR NHL 11 4 7 11 -10 16 2 2 0 1 41 9.8
1996-97 36 NYR NHL 15 3 9 12 2 6 3 0 0 1 43 7.0
Career 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 GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% 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 GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1977-78 17 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 7 4 1 5 2
Career 1 Season WHL 7 4 1 5 2

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 25 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Mark Messier 11.3 11.3 9.9 9.6 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.1 8.0 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.0 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.3 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 1.6 0.9
Luc Robitaille 96.1 11.8 10.3 9.8 9.7 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.0 8.2 8.1 6.8 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.3 4.6 4.4 2.7 1.8
Brendan Shanahan 95.4 11.6 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.3 9.5 8.9 8.9 7.9 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.7 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.2 4.4 3.4 1.1 0.3
Mark Recchi 95.3 11.0 10.7 9.7 9.5 9.4 8.9 8.7 8.1 8.0 7.8 6.6 6.4 5.6 5.5 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.3 3.8 -0.3
Stan Mikita 94.6 10.7 10.2 10.2 9.9 9.4 9.2 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.2 6.6 6.4 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.1 4.1 1.4 0.3 0.0
Mike Modano 94.6 10.7 10.7 10.2 10.2 9.7 9.7 9.6 8.4 8.0 7.9 7.4 6.6 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.4 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 0.9
Pierre Turgeon 94.5 12.0 10.2 9.8 9.7 9.1 9.0 8.7 8.6 8.1 7.9 7.5 6.7 5.4 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.3 1.9 0.8
Keith Tkachuk 92.4 11.2 10.9 10.7 9.9 9.3 9.3 9.2 7.8 7.2 6.9 6.6 5.3 5.2 5.2 3.4 3.3 3.2 0.5
Mats Sundin 92.4 11.0 10.5 10.3 9.8 9.2 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.4 8.2 7.7 7.3 6.0 5.2 3.8 2.4
Jeremy Roenick 91.6 11.3 11.1 10.2 9.9 9.1 8.5 8.0 8.0 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.2 5.4 4.7 3.5 3.4 1.6 1.5 0.9 0.9
Jean Beliveau 91.2 13.0 11.0 10.2 10.0 9.3 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.4 7.7 7.7 6.8 5.9 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.0 1.1 0.3
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Mark Messier 11.3 11.3 9.9 9.6 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.1 8.0 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.0 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.3 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 1.6 0.9
Luc Robitaille 96.1 11.8 10.3 9.8 9.7 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.0 8.2 8.1 6.8 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.3 4.6 4.4 2.7 1.8
Brendan Shanahan 95.4 11.6 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.3 9.5 8.9 8.9 7.9 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.7 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.2 4.4 3.4 1.1 0.3
Mark Recchi 95.3 11.0 10.7 9.7 9.5 9.4 8.9 8.7 8.1 8.0 7.8 6.6 6.4 5.6 5.5 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.3 3.8 -0.3
Stan Mikita 94.6 10.7 10.2 10.2 9.9 9.4 9.2 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.2 6.6 6.4 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.1 4.1 1.4 0.3 0.0
Mike Modano 94.6 10.7 10.7 10.2 10.2 9.7 9.7 9.6 8.4 8.0 7.9 7.4 6.6 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.4 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 0.9
Pierre Turgeon 94.5 12.0 10.2 9.8 9.7 9.1 9.0 8.7 8.6 8.1 7.9 7.5 6.7 5.4 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.3 1.9 0.8
Keith Tkachuk 92.4 11.2 10.9 10.7 9.9 9.3 9.3 9.2 7.8 7.2 6.9 6.6 5.3 5.2 5.2 3.4 3.3 3.2 0.5
Mats Sundin 92.4 11.0 10.5 10.3 9.8 9.2 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.4 8.2 7.7 7.3 6.0 5.2 3.8 2.4
Jeremy Roenick 91.6 11.3 11.1 10.2 9.9 9.1 8.5 8.0 8.0 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.2 5.4 4.7 3.5 3.4 1.6 1.5 0.9 0.9
Jean Beliveau 91.2 13.0 11.0 10.2 10.0 9.3 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.4 7.7 7.7 6.8 5.9 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.0 1.1 0.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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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 Ted Lindsay Award
1991-92 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy
1991-92 NHL Ted Lindsay 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)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1984 Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
1985 Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
1987 Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
1988 Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
1990 Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
1994 New York Rangers (NHL)

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)

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)

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)

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 703.8 (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 (11)

Shots

Career NHL 4219 (16)

Shooting Percentage

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

Goals Per Game

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

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 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 (29)

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)

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)

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)

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 (4)

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)

Total Goals On-Ice For

1989-90 NHL 159 (8)
1991-92 NHL 150 (10)
Career NHL 2575 (9)

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)

Offensive Point Shares

1982-83 NHL 8.1 (8)
1986-87 NHL 7.7 (8)
1989-90 NHL 9.8 (5)
1991-92 NHL 8.1 (10)
1995-96 NHL 9.6 (9)
Career NHL 135.6 (10)

Point Shares

1989-90 NHL 11.3 (9)
Career NHL 160.4 (26)
  

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 due to back injury 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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