On Oct. 4, 1991, there was a trade to announce. The New York Rangers acquired Messier and Jeff Beukeboom from the Oilers for Bernie Nicholls, Steven Rice, David Shaw, and Louie DeBrusk.

I double-dare anyone in Rangerville to deny the following statement:"Neil Smith's trade for Mark Messier is considered as the greatest trade im Rangers' history." The observation appears in ...

Mark Messier owns six Stanley Cup rings. ... Ohio with the World Hockey Association’s Stingers in 1978-79 after a five-game amateur tryout for the Indianapolis Racers.

Mark Messier says the last three months should give the Edmonton ... Ohio with the World Hockey Association’s Stingers in 1978-79 after a five-game amateur tryout for the Indianapolis Racers.

Messier was an instant success in New York, scoring 107 points and winning the Hart Trophy in 1991-92. The height of his Rangers tenure, of course, came in the spring of 1994.

Mark Messier owns six Stanley Cup rings. He's also been on teams where the next victory feels like it might never arrive. That's exactly where the Edmonton Oilers were at a month into the NHL season.