Mark Messier - Awards and Achievements

Awards and Achievements

• 1983–84 - Stanley Cup Champion – Edmonton Oilers,
• 1984–85 - Stanley Cup Champion – Edmonton Oilers,
• 1986–87 - Stanley Cup Champion – Edmonton Oilers
• 1987–88 - Stanley Cup Champion – Edmonton Oilers
• 1989–90 – Stanley Cup Champion – Edmonton Oilers
• 1993–94 – Stanley Cup Champion – New York Rangers
• 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990 - Clarence Campbell Bowl - Campbell Conference Playoff with Edmonton Oilers
• 1986, 1987 - Presidents' Trophy with Edmonton Oilers, 1992, 1994 with New York Rangers as regular season champions
• 1994 - Prince of Wales Trophy - Wales Conference playoff Champions with New York Rangers
• 1989–90 – Hart Memorial Trophy Winner
• 1991–92 – Hart Memorial Trophy Winner
• 1983–84 – Conn Smythe Trophy Winner
• 1989–90 – Lester B. Pearson Award Winner
• 1991–92 – Lester B. Pearson Award Winner
• 1981–82 – First Team All-Star Left Wing
• 1982–83 – First team All-Star Left Wing
• 1989–90 – First Team All-Star Center
• 1991–92 – First Team All-Star Center
• 1983–84 – Second Team All-Star Left Wing
• Played in fifteen NHL All-Star Games in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2004
• Played for Canada in the 1984, 1987, and 1991 Canada Cups, the 1989 IIHF World Championship, and the 1996 World Cup of Hockey
• Played for the NHL All-Stars in Rendez-Vous '87
• Played for the Edmonton Oilers Heritage Classic alumni team while a member of the New York Rangers.
• The only professional athlete to have captained two different championship teams, the Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers.
• In 1998, he was ranked number 12 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
• On November 13, 2006, the National Hockey League created the Mark Messier Leadership Award, given to an individual in the sport who leads by example on the ice, motivates his teammates and is dedicated to community activities and charitable causes.
• His 1,887 points in the regular season are second all-time to Wayne Gretzky's 2857 (alongside whom he played for 11 seasons). Despite this feat, Messier never won a scoring title, as his best finish was runner-up in 1989–90. His career-high for regular season goals was 50 which he accomplished just once in 1981–82.
• His 1,756 regular-season NHL games played are second all time to Gordie Howe, who played in 1,767 regular-season NHL games.
• He was the last active player that had played in the 1970s.
• He was the last active player who played in the World Hockey Association.
• His six Stanley Cups gave him the most of any active player at the conclusion of the 1993–94 season, shared with Kevin Lowe and Glenn Anderson (all of whom were teammates for the five Oilers and one Rangers Cup wins) and Bryan Trottier (who retired at the end of that season). These men have the second most Cup wins as players who were not members of the Montreal Canadiens, after Red Kelly.
• He was selected as an inductee to the Hockey Hall of Fame in June 2007, in his first year of eligibility, with the ceremony taking place in November 2007.
• He was ranked No. 4 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons, 2009).