Paul Messier (ice hockey) explained

Paul Messier
Position:Centre
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:160
Played For:Colorado Rockies
Birth Date:January 27, 1958
Birth Place:Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Draft:41st overall
Draft Year:1978
Draft Team:Colorado Rockies
Career Start:1978
Career End: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.[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 seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1973–74Edmonton MetsAJHL59 37 39 76 43
1974–75Spruce Grove MetsAJHL57 45 56 101 4811 7 13 20 10
1974–75Edmonton Oil KingsWCHL1 2 0 2 0
1975–76Spruce Grove MetsAJHL44 32 45 77 4610 4 12 16 11
1975–76Edmonton Oil KingsWCHL11 1 12 13 2
1976–77University of DenverWCHA30 15 12 27 46
1977–78University of DenverWCHA38 20 31 51 53
1978–79Tulsa OilersCHL27 3 4 7 11
1978–79Philadelphia FirebirdsAHL16 2 3 5 18
1978–79Colorado RockiesNHL9 0 0 0 0
1979–80Fort Worth TexansCHL7 0 1 1 2
1979–80Birmingham BullsCHL50 6 14 20 142 2 1 3 0
1980–81Wichita WindCHL45 13 13 26 26
1981–82Binghamton WhalersAHL62 26 37 63 7415 5 6 11 2
1982–83Moncton AlpinesAHL77 27 50 77 30
1983–84ECD IserlohnGER46 24 26 50 40
1984–85Mannheimer ERCGER36 32 31 63 359 5 8 13 14
1985–86Mannheimer ERCGER35 32 33 65 663 0 2 2 0
1986–87Mannheimer ERCGER36 32 33 65 6010 10 2 12 0
1987–88Mannheimer ERCGER36 21 29 50 408 4 9 13 8
1988–89Mannheimer ERCGER36 32 17 49 309 3 11 14 6
1989–90Mannheimer ERCGER36 11 23 34 223 2 2 4 2
1990–91HC BolzanoITA2 1 1 2 0
GER totals261 184 192 376 29342 24 34 58 30
NHL totals9 0 0 0 0

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Tritons to make roller hockey home debut . Lakeland Ledger . Arthur R Brown Jr. . 11 June 1994 . Google News Archive Search.