Paul Messier (ice hockey)
Paul Edmond Messier (born January 27, 1958) is a retired ice hockey player. He is the older brother of NHL player Mark Messier.
| Paul Messier | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 27, 1958 Nottingham, England, United Kingdom | ||
| 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 | ||
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 has two children and is married, is managing one of his brother's investments – a small hotel in Harbour Island, Bahamas.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Denvers | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
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