RANGERS
Messier's new deal will include option year
Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Mark Messier will be back with the New York Rangers for at least one more season.
Messier agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Rangers on Wednesday to return for his 24th NHL season -- ninth with New York. The deal also includes an option year.
The 41-year-old center was limited to just 41 games last season because of injuries. Despite an injured shoulder that required surgery and forced Messier to miss the final 23 games and 38 overall, he said at the time that he wasn't contemplating retirement.
Messier, who also missed games because of a rib strain and back spasms, had seven goals and 16 assists in the second year of his second stint with the Rangers. He became just the third player in NHL history to record 1,800 points.
The six-time Stanley Cup champion has played in 1,602 career games, the fourth most in NHL history. His 1,804 points (658 goals, 1,146 assists) are the most among active players and third on the career list.
In the playoffs, Messier is second only to Wayne Gretzky in all scoring categories, registering 109 goals and 186 assists in a record 236 postseason games. He hasn't been in the playoffs since 1997.
Messier is the only player in NHL history to captain two franchises (New York and Edmonton) to the Stanley Cup.
He reached 1,800 points last Dec. 15, a month after he moved into sole possession of fourth place on the NHL's career assists list.
Messier returned to New York in the summer of 2000 after three years with the Vancouver Canucks. He left as a free agent after the 1997 playoffs, New York's last postseason appearance.
Messier spent six seasons in New York, after being acquired from Edmonton in 1991. In 421 games before leaving, Messier had 183 goals and 335 assists. Since his return, Messier has 31 goals and 59 assists.
He is seventh in assists (394) and points (608) and 11th in goals (214) on the Rangers' career scoring list. Messier became the club's captain three days after he was acquired from Edmonton and reassumed the title upon his return as a free agent on July 13, 2000.
Messier is beloved at Madison Square Garden for leading the Rangers to the 1994 Stanley Cup, the team's first championship after a 54-year drought.
In memory UAL 93, UAL 175, AA11, AA77
Messier's new deal will include option year
Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Mark Messier will be back with the New York Rangers for at least one more season.
Messier agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Rangers on Wednesday to return for his 24th NHL season -- ninth with New York. The deal also includes an option year.
The 41-year-old center was limited to just 41 games last season because of injuries. Despite an injured shoulder that required surgery and forced Messier to miss the final 23 games and 38 overall, he said at the time that he wasn't contemplating retirement.
Messier, who also missed games because of a rib strain and back spasms, had seven goals and 16 assists in the second year of his second stint with the Rangers. He became just the third player in NHL history to record 1,800 points.
The six-time Stanley Cup champion has played in 1,602 career games, the fourth most in NHL history. His 1,804 points (658 goals, 1,146 assists) are the most among active players and third on the career list.
In the playoffs, Messier is second only to Wayne Gretzky in all scoring categories, registering 109 goals and 186 assists in a record 236 postseason games. He hasn't been in the playoffs since 1997.
Messier is the only player in NHL history to captain two franchises (New York and Edmonton) to the Stanley Cup.
He reached 1,800 points last Dec. 15, a month after he moved into sole possession of fourth place on the NHL's career assists list.
Messier returned to New York in the summer of 2000 after three years with the Vancouver Canucks. He left as a free agent after the 1997 playoffs, New York's last postseason appearance.
Messier spent six seasons in New York, after being acquired from Edmonton in 1991. In 421 games before leaving, Messier had 183 goals and 335 assists. Since his return, Messier has 31 goals and 59 assists.
He is seventh in assists (394) and points (608) and 11th in goals (214) on the Rangers' career scoring list. Messier became the club's captain three days after he was acquired from Edmonton and reassumed the title upon his return as a free agent on July 13, 2000.
Messier is beloved at Madison Square Garden for leading the Rangers to the 1994 Stanley Cup, the team's first championship after a 54-year drought.
In memory UAL 93, UAL 175, AA11, AA77
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