Paul Edmond Messier (born January 27, 1958) is a British-born Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is the older brother of NHL player Mark Messier.
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Paul Messier | |||
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Born |
(1958-01-27) January 27, 1958 (age 64) 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.
Messier 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]
Messier, who is married with two children, manages one of his brother's investments, a small hotel in Harbour Island, Bahamas.
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 | — | — | — | — | — |
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