Mark Messier

Mark Douglas Messier is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre of the National Hockey League and former special assistant to the president and general manager of the New York Rangers. He played a quarter of a century in the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks. He also played professionally with the World Hockey Association s Indianapolis Racers and Cincinnati Stingers. He was the last former WHA player to be active in professional hockey, and the last active player who had played in the NHL in the 1970s.

Mark Messier was born in Edmonton, Alberta, the son of MaryJean and Douglas Messier. He has an older brother Paul, and two sisters Jennifer, and MaryKay, who is director of brand initiatives for Bauer Hockey. Bauer Hockey and Hockey Canada launched The First Shift initiative in 2012 in an effort to ease the transition for families who are new to the game. The program, which is open to kids between the ages of six andwho have never played hockey before, hopes to see one million new players registered in hockey leagues across Canada by 2022. Alongside his sister, Mark is an advocate for First Shift, which is a sixweek program for 199 that also gives kids all their starter equipment. His brother Paul and sister Jennifer are managing one of their brothers investmentsa small hotelin Harbour Island, Bahamas.

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