The Career of Mark Messier 

Crazy that you got a career video of Messier in a video that's only 15 minutes long. Hats off to you good sir!

Mark Messier was born in Edmonton, he is a son of Edmonton. Once an Oiler, always an Oiler. Five Stanley Cups as an Oiler. Let’s Go Oilers!

The Canuck legend himself. *Runs from Vancouver fans*

By far my favorite youtuber. Love how unbiased you are in such a hardcore fan loving sport

I told Mess I wouldn’t do this

Mark Messier is a living Hockey God to Ranger fans forever.

One of the best all time players in the NHL. He was a great captain. His was the 4th jersey that was placed in the rafters at MSG. A great tribute. First cup in 54 years.

It's interesting that you described Messier's career as solid. I personally think he has had one of the top 3 hockey careers of all time. He has been the winningest player since he came into the league, had a lot of individual success, and is considered a legend in the game. Only a handful of players are in the best career conversation, and that includes Mess, Gretz, Lemieux, Sid, Howe, and Orr

I could see Marleau beating all time games (44 behind Howe regular season, 78 behind Messier overall) as if Pittsburgh get into the playoffs itself and those games count the target is so much closer for him, all he has to do is play one more year. Besides him theres maybe Kessel but thats it as the games played record is almost untouchable nowadays with the younger-leaning NHL game of speed and finesse

Despite any controversy, despite the bumps in the road, absolutely my favourite player of that era. I followed him from the Oilers and all their cop runs, through New York to Vancouver and back to New York. And that’s saying a lot, given Gretzky, but Messier was always my guy. Tough as nails, scored a lot of points, a real Iron Man. Absolute legend. His career, as I would put it, is more than pretty good. Thanks for this look back, definitely a nostalgia trip for me. I was an Oilers fan in the 80s, even got to see them play at Maple leaf Gardens in Toronto Mid-80s and that was incredible to see all those guys on the ice at once. I remember going down to the ramp where the players left the ice, and being right there when all the Oilers went past, and it is burned into my memory how awesome it was that they were all right there. Messier, Gretzky, Coffey, Anderson, Kurri, Fuhr...

I was born June 14th, 1994 with the Stanley Cup Finals playing in the delivery room as Messier was lifting the cup. Grew up with hockey in my blood. 💙

THG: "Canucks fans should be over it by now..." Cabucks Fans: So you have chosen death...

I need more career videos hockey guy. Love it

I was 7 years old when i watched the best playoffs in hockey in my opinion 1994. Messier wasnt really my favorite though. I liked brian leetch and mike Richter alot more. But thanks for the experience and great games messier your one of the greats. Vancouver vs rangers great games to watch.

Its funny you mention that you thought you already made a messier career video. I didn't watch this right away because I thought it had to be an old video that randomly popped up.

I uniquely a fan of all the teams he played for and this helps to make him my all time favorite player. But Admittedly the time he spent with the Canucks I could easily omit from memory.

I was born June 13th 1979. I am a Edmonton oilers fan and a sabres fan since I am from Buffalo. My older brother was looked at in 1979 while playing high School and junior hockey. Fast forward two years. I was two years old and he almost went into the NHL draft. Buffalo and Toronto maple leafs were looking at him. Because we have family in Toronto and at that time story goes we had family working for the maple leafs. 1984 I start playing hockey and my older brother was my skating coach and he would sit behind the bench at my games when he wasn't playing or practicing with his team. Probably for at least ten year's he regretted not going into the draft. It was even hard for him to talk about. He's a defenseman and I am a left winger. Greatest coach I ever had. We still watch the greatest sport of all time.

One of the best things being a Sabres fan ever got me was tickets to a hockey game from a sales rep that I purchased a lot of material from at a job I worked at the time. The company had season box seats at the Garden and he got four of them for me for a Sabres/Rangers game in 2004. It was the next to the last game of the year and the last home game for the Rangers, Messier wanted to retire at the Garden and would not be playing the last game of the season in Washington...so being a Sabres fan is why I saw Messier's last game. Bonus: the Sabres won! We had a great time with some good natured trash talking with the Rangers fans also, very friendly people overall, a great experience. Extra bonus: wings and beer at the Blarney afterward.

If you get the chance to get to the career of Ken Dryden, (couldn't find it in your career playlist) i'd love to see that. You know, june 28th, 56 years ago, he was drafted by Boston then traded to Montreal. And he won a cup and a conn smythe 1 year before winning the calder. Would love more details on his career.

Of all the clips of captains receiving the cup from the commissioner, none stands out more to me than Messier in 94, with him shaking with excitement ( this after already winning the cup 5 freaking times )

The other Vancouver issue was the #11, It was not issued because of Wayne Maki and when he came to Vancouver, he and the team didn't show Maki's family any respect. He started with Vancouver on the wrong foot for several reasons.

Can you do Jagr with his NHL and international career which is still going?

Detailed and entertaining

Nice montage of The Moose Next one should be Jason Allison: Overlooked and Underrated Other one's in the mix: Eric Daze, Steve Chiasson, Anson Carter, Greg Hawgood, Anton Stastny, Jonathan Cheechoo, Bryan Berard, Marc Savard, Joffrey Lupul, Al Iafrate

I love to see you do one on Rick vaive, career

if you havnt already could you do a career video on Pavel Datsuyk?

I could have sworn you did a career video on him.

Probably forgotten by many, but I vividly recall the 2002-03 Rangers coming to GM Place with both Messier and Bure and both were booed loudly whenever they touched the puck.

I’m wearing the Canuck gradient jersey right now, did not plan this!!

Great video.

Trivia: That 50-goal season came with the Finnish Matti Hagman as his centre. He was pretty darn skilled, might have been the top line centre if not for... you know! (Actually, please correct me if I'm wrong, I read this in a book. Is of course likely that they changed the lines around quite a lot back then...)

I remember the New York Times headline ....The Moose is loose on Broadway. My favorite player of all time. This from a Leaf fan still waiting for our next cup.

You haven't a career video on Gordie Howe.

Most of the games I saw him play, he played for New York. Man, he player so long with the oilers.

pure villain....11 jersey of the late Wayne Maki; Taking the captain's C from Trevor Linden; Getting Pat Quinn fired; Getting Mike Keenan hired, a solid playoff calibre team blows up as a result and to make matters worse a grievance against the Canucks in 2012 demanding more money for his time in Vancouver.... pathetic

Considering how he's the third all-time in points, I'm surprised he didn't tally more 100+ seasons which speaks to how well-rounded his point distribution was. That being said, Mess could've probably played two or three more seasons.

Good stuff.

I loved mark. Strong leader. Throughly hated in Philly. I cheered for him tho. His wrist shot was butter.

Underrated

I still remember as a kid those oh-so-90s commercials on CTV when the Canucks signed Mark. Imagine purple neon triangle, circles, and squares and a 5 packs per day smoker announcing "MESSIER!! MESSIER!!" over and over as a rotoscoped Mark Messier pretends to skate fast.

I'm watching this on the night that Patty Marleau's passing Howe for career GP. Which tbh is pretty wild.

Ye the Vancouver thing didnt work out ye?

I dislike Messier. But I do enjoy your videos. All of them. Keep up the great work Shannon.

he was always king of throwing elbows

Do a john scott video

Should do one on selanne's career

MY IDOL AND A HERO

If you've never read The Game of Our Lives by Peter Gzowski, there are some pretty interesting Messier stories in there.

Ahhh yes the Canuck legend definitely played his best years as a Canuck

Stingers road jersey was too similar to the Bruins. Safe to assume they would have demanded that Cincinnati rebrand had they joined the NHL.

What about Brendan Shanahan?

Lol just watched this video I’m impressed

Patrick Marleau could reach 1,992 combined games, he's at 1,914 games at the moment (1,723 in the regular season and another 191 in the playoffs).

Gretzky and Messier as your top two centers. That's just not fair.

Scott Stevens next plz

I thought you'd already done a video on his career, too. Mandela Effect?

"Iron" Mike Keenan and Don Cherry's omissions to the Hockey Hall of Fame are offensive! The Selection Committee must be fired!

I would definitely say he’s remembered as a ranger

So he was runner up for the hart but didn’t make a 1st team or 2nd team?

This video is old AF and it is still fun to look at the comments.

I wouldn't say things "fell apart" for the Rangers after '94. They made it to the Conference finals in 97 and made it to the 2nd round the two years before that. Below expectations I guess but not disastrous.

Top 12 offensive players in my opinion. Gretzky Lemieux Howe Messier Crosby Ovechkin Lafleur Esposito Yzerman Richard Bossy Jagr

Mark loved hockey

Could Patrick Marleau pass that games played mark?

The Rangers let Messier walk because they thought they were getting Sakic.

Joe Thornton I believe is close to GP record

Mark Messier in my eyes way a humble hockey player.

Won The Stanley cup on my birthday, June 14, 1994. What a birthday present for let's go rangers😊

Messier is worthy of this madness board

Roy (MTL) Yzerman (DET) Gilmour (NJD) Messier (EDM) ... Only NHL jerseys I've Owned not Leafs...The call out, guaranteeing victory in the finals, and winning. EPIC

HEY CONNOR... IT'S THE MOOSE!

You're "rocking" that Rangers hat and shirt. Sorry, not sorry, for 1994

Yea his superstition was the C. Wanted Lindros to give it up for 98 Olympics. Hockey Canada said no deal, Mark stayed home

What did Messier do his first year that would’ve made social media?

His heart was always in New York.

Hi cats

Patty marleau will become 1st on the all time games played list

I totally thought you did one on Mess already. Mandela effect? 🤷🏼‍♂️

Jaromir Jagr next?

This is very ironic based on the comment section in the last video LOL

How many hockey players were name checked on Seinfeld?

9mins ago... that’s how early

Mooose!!

As a canucks fan....another painful video

Not really over it.

11

Rangers bought the cup in 94

Montreal beat Calgary to win the Cup in 1986.

The most overrated player in History who benefitted from the talent around him. As for dirtiest player? Legendary butt-end at the face-off dot. Yzerman carried The Dead Things on his own until the 90s when the Russians arrived and sacrificed offensive stats for Cups. The ocean if difference is in plain sight, but we keep pretending Mr. Potato Chip is a Hockey God. Let's not forget his time in Vancouver either. The Messier Myth.

The King's beat the Oilers in the very first round they met.kings won.lotta people forget that one.

One of the greats. Proved to be a better captain and leader then Gretzky

Mark Messier was amazing. Canucks wish they had him longer. *Braces for Impact*

Moose would have been a good coach, much better than Wayne with the Yotes.

Jesus Christ you really do hate the Canucks

Please remember to get to Bernie Nicholls. A very interesting and anomalous player.

Messier was an Oiler first and foremost.

For me, the worst of Messier was his cheap shot on Linden in Game 6. That's not how winners play. Trevor scored twice in Game 7 and played like a winner. I'll leave it at that.

greatest CAPTAIN in history

First? Also, I am an NJ fan. So this isn't fun.

Goon