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 19781991

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 season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1973–74 Edmonton Mets AJHL 5937397643
1974–75 Spruce Grove Mets AJHL 57455610148 117132010
1974–75 Edmonton Oil Kings WCHL 12020
1975–76 Spruce Grove Mets AJHL 4432457746 104121611
1975–76 Edmonton Oil Kings WCHL 11112132
1976–77 University of Denver WCHA 3015122746
1977–78 University of Denver WCHA 3820315153
1978–79 Tulsa Oilers CHL 2734711
1978–79 Philadelphia Firebirds AHL 1623518
1978–79 Colorado Rockies NHL 90000
1979–80 Fort Worth Texans CHL 70112
1979–80 Birmingham Bulls CHL 506142014 22130
1980–81 Wichita Wind CHL 4513132626
1981–82 Binghamton Whalers AHL 6226376374 1556112
1982–83 Moncton Alpines AHL 7727507730
1983–84 ECD Iserlohn GER 4624265040
1984–85 Mannheimer ERC GER 3632316335 9581314
1985–86 Mannheimer ERC GER 3532336566 30220
1986–87 Mannheimer ERC GER 3632336560 10102120
1987–88 Mannheimer ERC GER 3621295040 849138
1988–89 Mannheimer ERC GER 3632174930 9311146
1989–90 Mannheimer ERC GER 3611233422 32242
1990–91 HC Bolzano ITA 21120
GER totals 261184192376293 4224345830
NHL totals 90000

See also

References

  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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