Paul Messier (ice hockey)
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Paul Messier | |||
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Born |
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom | January 27, 1958||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | Colorado Rockies | ||
NHL Draft |
41st overall, 1978 Colorado Rockies | ||
Playing career | 1978–1991 |
Paul Edmond Messier (born January 27, 1958) is a retired ice hockey player. He is the older brother of NHL player Mark Messier.
Messier was born in Nottingham, England and his family moved to Canada when he was young and he grew up playing hockey in the Edmonton minor system. He played for the University of Denver and briefly in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies. In 1994 Messier served as head coach and general manager of the Tampa Bay Tritons, a professional roller hockey team that played in Roller Hockey International for one season. His brother Mark was the team's owner.[1]
Post-playing career[]
Messier, who is married with two children, manages one of his brother's investments, a small hotel in Harbour Island, Bahamas.
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1973–74 | Edmonton Mets | AJHL | 59 | 37 | 39 | 76 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Spruce Grove Mets | AJHL | 57 | 45 | 56 | 101 | 48 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 10 | ||
1974–75 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Spruce Grove Mets | AJHL | 44 | 32 | 45 | 77 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | ||
1975–76 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL | 11 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | University of Denver | WCHA | 30 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | University of Denver | WCHA | 38 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 27 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Philadelphia Firebirds | AHL | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Birmingham Bulls | CHL | 50 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
1980–81 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 45 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 62 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 74 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | ||
1982–83 | Moncton Alpines | AHL | 77 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | ECD Iserlohn | GER | 46 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Mannheimer ERC | GER | 36 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | ||
1985–86 | Mannheimer ERC | GER | 35 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
1986–87 | Mannheimer ERC | GER | 36 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
1987–88 | Mannheimer ERC | GER | 36 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | ||
1988–89 | Mannheimer ERC | GER | 36 | 32 | 17 | 49 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | ||
1989–90 | Mannheimer ERC | GER | 36 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
1990–91 | HC Bolzano | ITA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
GER totals | 261 | 184 | 192 | 376 | 293 | 42 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 30 | ||||
NHL totals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
See also[]
- List of National Hockey League players from the United Kingdom
References[]
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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