Paul Messier (ice hockey)

Paul Edmond Messier (born January 27, 1958) is a British-born Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is the older brother of the NHL player Mark Messier.

Paul Messier
Born (1958-01-27) January 27, 1958 (age 66)
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

Early life

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Messier was born in Nottingham, England. His family moved to Canada when he was young and he grew up playing ice hockey in the Edmonton minor system.

Career

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Messier played for the University of Denver and briefly in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies. In 1994, he was 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]

Personal life

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Messier has two children from a previous marriage. He manages one of his brother's investments, a small hotel in Harbour Island, Bahamas.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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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 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

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References

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  1. ^ Arthur R Brown Jr. (11 June 1994). "Tritons to make roller hockey home debut". Lakeland Ledger – via Google News Archive Search.
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