This story involves NHL Legend Mark Messier, a Rookie Card, a Well-Meaning Brother-in-Law, and an autograph session that took quite an unexpected turn. When it comes to sports fans connecting with ...

ESPN today announced that Mark Messier, six-time Stanley Cup Champion and 15-time NHL All-Star, will join ESPN under a new multi-year agreement to be a signature part of its NHL coverage ...

Mark Messier (Edmonton Oilers 1979-91, ... After playing the first 17 games of the 1978-79 season with the Saints, Messier was signed to a five game tryout with the WHA's Indianapolis Racers, ...

On July 28, 1997, Messier signed a five-year deal with the Canucks and became the 10th captain in franchise history before the beginning of the 1997-98 season as he succeeded Trevor Linden.

National Hockey League player Mark Messier has signed a marketing agreement with XM Satellite Radio. Messier will promote XM’s broadcasts of NHL games and the XM NHL talk radio channel “Home Ice.” XM ...

Mark Messier Is A Ranger Again. ... who signed the 18-year-old Messier to his first contract with the Edmonton Oilers. With Sather on board, Messier's return was inevitable.

A decade of futility for the New York Rangers that started in the late 1990’s began with one event in July of 1997. It wasn’t a game the Rangers lost, a trade they made, or a free agent they ...

We all know that Messier wore No. 11. When the Vancouver Canucks signed Messier in 1997 that number was retired in honour of defenceman Wayne Maki, who died in an automobile accident years ago.

Called at various times "The Captain," "The Messiah" and "The Moose," 6-foot-2 Edmonton native Mark Messier played 10 groundbreaking seasons with the New York Rangers.

Messier, who will be on the ESPN studio desk for the Rangers’ Eastern Conference final run, was a senior adviser to general manager Glen Sather back in 2012 when Kreider, the team’s 2009 first ...