| Position: | Right wing |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 210 |
| Played For: | Minnesota North Stars Klagenfurter AC |
| Birth Date: | August 21, 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Draft: | 56th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1983 |
| Draft Team: | Minnesota North Stars |
| Career Start: | 1987 |
| Career End: | 1996 |
Mitch Ronald Messier (born August 21, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 20 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Minnesota North Stars between 1987 and 1991. He played at Michigan State University from 1983-1987.
Mitch is the brother of Joby Messier and a cousin of Hockey Hall of Fame member Mark Messier.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1980–81 | Notre Dame Hounds | SK-U15 | 71 | 118 | 145 | 263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Notre Dame Hounds | SK-U18 | 26 | 8 | 20 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Notre Dame Hounds | SK-U18 | 60 | 108 | 73 | 181 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 37 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 42 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 38 | 24 | 40 | 64 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 45 | 44 | 48 | 92 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 69 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 67 | 34 | 46 | 80 | 71 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 65 | 26 | 58 | 84 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 25 | ||
| 1989–90 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 73 | 30 | 46 | 76 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 77 | 43 | 33 | 76 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 25 | ||
| 1992–93 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 62 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 69 | 33 | 27 | 60 | 77 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 1994–95 | Klagenfurter AC | AUT | 35 | 21 | 23 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 59 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| IHL totals | 541 | 228 | 291 | 519 | 461 | 64 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 70 | ||||
| NHL totals | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-CCHA First Team | 1986–87 | [1] |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 1986–87 | [2] |