Paul Messier (ice hockey)

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Paul Messier
Born	(1958-01-27) 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

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.

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.

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		—	—	—	—	—

See also

• List of National Hockey League players from the United Kingdom

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database