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Mark Messier

#11 · Centre · New York Rangers · Hockey Hall of Fame

Born Jan 18, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, CAN · 6'2", 211 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 48th overall in 1979 by EDM (round 3)

Trophy case

×6 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 1993-94, 1989-90, 1987-88, 1986-87, 1984-85, 1983-84
×2 Hart Memorial Trophy MVP of Regular Season 1991-92, 1989-90
×2 Ted Lindsay Award Most Outstanding Player as Voted by the NHLPA 1991-92, 1989-90
Lester Patrick Trophy Outstanding Service to Hockey in the United States 2008-09
Conn Smythe Trophy MVP of Stanley Cup Playoffs 1983-84

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2000-01. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jeff O'Neill CAR · 67 P in 82 GP Radek Dvorak NYR · 67 P in 82 GP Paul Kariya ANA · 67 P in 66 GP Ron Francis CAR · 65 P in 82 GP Marc Savard CGY · 65 P in 77 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

0501001979-80: 33 points3379-801980-81: 63 points631981-82: 88 points8881-821982-83: 106 points1061983-84: 101 points10183-841984-85: 54 points541985-86: 84 points8485-861986-87: 107 points1071987-88: 111 points11187-881988-89: 94 points941989-90: 129 points12989-901990-91: 64 points641991-92: 107 points10791-921992-93: 91 points911993-94: 84 points8493-941994-95: 53 points531995-96: 99 points9995-961996-97: 84 points841997-98: 60 points6097-981998-99: 48 points481999-00: 54 points5499-002000-01: 67 points672001-02: 23 points2301-022002-03: 40 points402003-04: 43 points4303-04

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1979-80 EDM 75 12 21 33 -9 120 113 0 0.44
1980-81 EDM 73 23 40 63 -12 102 179 0 0.86
1981-82 EDM 78 50 38 88 20 119 235 0 1.13
1982-83 EDM 77 48 58 106 18 72 237 0 1.38
1983-84 EDM 73 37 64 101 40 165 220 0 1.38
1984-85 EDM 55 23 31 54 10 57 138 0 0.98
1985-86 EDM 63 35 49 84 35 70 198 0 1.33
1986-87 EDM 77 37 70 107 22 73 210 0 1.39
1987-88 EDM 77 37 74 111 21 103 182 0 1.44
1988-89 EDM 72 33 61 94 -5 130 164 0 1.31
1989-90 EDM 79 45 84 129 19 79 211 0 1.63
1990-91 EDM 53 12 52 64 15 34 109 0 1.21
1991-92 NYR 79 35 72 107 31 76 212 0 1.35
1992-93 NYR 75 25 66 91 -6 72 215 0 1.21
1993-94 NYR 76 26 58 84 25 76 216 0 1.11
1994-95 NYR 46 14 39 53 8 40 126 0 1.15
1995-96 NYR 74 47 52 99 29 122 241 0 1.34
1996-97 NYR 71 36 48 84 12 88 227 0 1.18
1997-98 VAN 82 22 38 60 -10 58 139 48 0.73
1998-99 VAN 59 13 35 48 -12 33 97 29 0.81
1999-00 VAN 66 17 37 54 -15 30 131 50 0.82
2000-01 NYR 82 24 43 67 -25 89 131 78 0.82
2001-02 NYR 41 7 16 23 -1 32 69 35 0.56
2002-03 NYR 78 18 22 40 -2 30 117 12 0.51
2003-04 NYR 76 18 25 43 3 42 104 20 0.57
25 seasons Career 1757 694 1193 1887 211 1912 4221 272 1.07

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1979-80 EDM 3 1 2 3 2 2 11 0 1.00
1980-81 EDM 9 2 5 7 1 13 24 0 0.78
1981-82 EDM 5 1 2 3 -4 8 17 0 0.60
1982-83 EDM 15 15 6 21 11 14 50 0 1.40
1983-84 EDM 19 8 18 26 9 19 63 0 1.37
1984-85 EDM 18 12 13 25 14 12 56 0 1.39
1985-86 EDM 10 4 6 10 0 18 23 0 1.00
1986-87 EDM 21 12 16 28 13 16 62 0 1.33
1987-88 EDM 18 11 22 33 8 27 40 0 1.83
1988-89 EDM 7 1 11 12 -1 8 23 0 1.71
1989-90 EDM 22 9 22 31 5 20 47 0 1.41
1990-91 EDM 18 4 11 15 2 16 41 0 0.83
1991-92 NYR 11 7 7 14 -4 6 27 0 1.27
1993-94 NYR 23 12 18 30 14 33 75 0 1.30
1994-95 NYR 10 3 10 13 -11 8 26 0 1.30
1995-96 NYR 11 4 7 11 -10 16 41 0 1.00
1996-97 NYR 15 3 9 12 2 6 43 0 0.80
17 seasons Playoffs 235 109 185 294 51 242 669 0 1.25

2000-01 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 24 43 67 -25 89 131 78 0.82 18.3 19:14

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 7, 2001 @ FLA L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:49
Apr 5, 2001 @ TBL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 19:35
Apr 4, 2001 vs CAR L 1-3 1 0 1 -1 2 1 2 19:50
Apr 1, 2001 @ ATL W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 4 1 16:40
Mar 31, 2001 @ NJD W 4-3 0 1 1 0 17 1 1 12:31
Mar 29, 2001 @ NYI W 6-4 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 19:41
Mar 28, 2001 vs NYI W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 23:02
Mar 25, 2001 vs BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 23:13
Mar 24, 2001 vs DET L 0-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 19:55
Mar 21, 2001 @ NJD L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 21:10
Mar 19, 2001 vs WSH W 6-3 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 19:48
Mar 17, 2001 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 20:24
Mar 14, 2001 @ BUF L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 22:56
Mar 12, 2001 vs PIT T 3-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 25:22
Mar 10, 2001 @ OTT W 3-2 0 1 1 1 6 0 3 19:03
Mar 9, 2001 @ WSH L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 17:13
Mar 5, 2001 vs NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 21:46
Mar 4, 2001 @ NSH L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 21:21
Mar 2, 2001 vs PIT L 5-7 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 26:00
Feb 28, 2001 vs FLA W 4-2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 20:54
Feb 26, 2001 vs OTT L 2-3 1 0 1 1 2 4 0 20:27
Feb 25, 2001 @ PHI L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 21:38
Feb 23, 2001 @ PIT L 4-6 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 23:00
Feb 19, 2001 vs CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 16:58
Feb 17, 2001 @ TBL W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 19:04
Feb 12, 2001 @ CBJ W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 22:39
Feb 11, 2001 vs NJD T 1-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 28:14
Feb 9, 2001 @ FLA W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 19:35
Feb 6, 2001 vs BUF L 3-6 1 0 1 -3 0 5 0 17:25
Jan 31, 2001 vs MTL W 4-2 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 21:39
Jan 29, 2001 vs ATL L 2-7 0 0 0 -3 4 4 0 17:43
Jan 27, 2001 @ TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 15:12
Jan 26, 2001 vs NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:06
Jan 24, 2001 vs CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 21:06
Jan 22, 2001 @ CAR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18:12
Jan 20, 2001 @ MTL T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:05
Jan 18, 2001 vs TOR W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 18:44
Jan 16, 2001 vs PHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 17:58
Jan 14, 2001 vs MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 13:44
Jan 13, 2001 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:59
Jan 8, 2001 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:33
Jan 6, 2001 vs NJD T 5-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 22:24
Jan 4, 2001 @ PHX L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 20:33
Dec 31, 2000 @ DAL L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:30
Dec 28, 2000 vs ATL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 18:51
Dec 27, 2000 @ CAR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 18:40
Dec 23, 2000 vs NSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 18:07
Dec 20, 2000 vs STL L 3-6 1 0 1 -1 2 2 1 18:43
Dec 18, 2000 vs FLA W 6-3 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 16:53
Dec 15, 2000 @ ANA L 4-6 0 1 1 -3 2 2 0 18:35
Dec 14, 2000 @ LAK T 5-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 25:39
Dec 12, 2000 @ SJS L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 19:05
Dec 9, 2000 @ BOS L 4-6 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 20:12
Dec 8, 2000 vs BUF W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 0 3 18:12
Dec 6, 2000 vs WSH W 3-2 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 18:31
Dec 3, 2000 vs COL L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 18:29
Dec 2, 2000 @ TOR L 2-8 1 1 2 -2 0 4 0 16:59
Nov 29, 2000 @ NJD L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:05
Nov 28, 2000 vs LAK W 7-6 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 20:51
Nov 26, 2000 vs OTT W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 19:30
Nov 24, 2000 @ BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:44
Nov 22, 2000 @ NYI W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 21:21
Nov 21, 2000 vs TOR L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 2 4 0 16:16
Nov 18, 2000 @ CGY W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 1 3 15:37
Nov 17, 2000 @ VAN L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15:12
Nov 15, 2000 @ MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:14
Nov 12, 2000 vs PHX L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:51
Nov 9, 2000 @ WSH W 5-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 17:53
Nov 7, 2000 vs EDM W 4-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 18:48
Nov 4, 2000 @ MTL W 5-2 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 15:14
Nov 2, 2000 @ OTT L 5-6 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 18:07
Nov 1, 2000 vs TBL W 6-1 0 2 2 -1 0 0 0 15:20
Oct 29, 2000 vs BOS W 5-1 2 1 3 2 0 2 0 16:24
Oct 27, 2000 vs PIT L 1-4 1 0 1 0 6 1 0 18:05
Oct 26, 2000 @ PHI L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 19:16
Oct 24, 2000 vs PHI L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:37
Oct 22, 2000 vs TBL L 2-4 0 2 2 1 2 3 0 21:32
Oct 18, 2000 @ CHI W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 18:49
Oct 16, 2000 vs ANA L 3-4 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 21:13
Oct 14, 2000 @ PIT L 6-8 2 1 3 0 2 3 1 19:23
Oct 11, 2000 vs MTL W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 17:30
Oct 7, 2000 @ ATL W 2-1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 17:18