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 |
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 | ||
Early life
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
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
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
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 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- Arthur R Brown Jr. (11 June 1994). "Tritons to make roller hockey home debut". Lakeland Ledger – via Google News Archive Search.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database