Paul Messier

Paul Edmond Messier (born 27 January 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is the older brother of the NHL player Mark Messier.

Early life Messier was born in Nottingham, England. His family moved to Canada when he was young and he grew up playing ice hockey in the Edmonton minor system.

Career Messier played for the University of Denver and briefly in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies. In 1994, he was head coach and general manager of the Tampa Bay Tritons, a professional roller hockey team that played in Roller Hockey International for one season. His brother, Mark, was the team's owner.

Personal life Messier has two children from a previous marriage. He manages one of his brother's investments, a small hotel in Harbour Island, Bahamas.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1973–74 Edmonton Mets AJHL 59 37 39 76 43 — — — — — 1974–75 Spruce Grove Mets AJHL 57 45 56 101 48 11 7 13 20 10 1974–75 Edmonton Oil Kings WCHL 1 2 0 2 0 — — — — — 1975–76 Spruce Grove Mets AJHL 44 32 45 77 46 10 4 12 16 11 1975–76 Edmonton Oil Kings WCHL 11 1 12 13 2 — — — — — 1976–77 University of Denver WCHA 30 15 12 27 46 — — — — — 1977–78 University of Denver WCHA 38 20 31 51 53 — — — — — 1978–79 Tulsa Oilers CHL 27 3 4 7 11 — — — — — 1978–79 Philadelphia Firebirds AHL 16 2 3 5 18 — — — — — 1978–79 Colorado Rockies NHL 9 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1979–80 Fort Worth Texans CHL 7 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1979–80 Birmingham Bulls CHL 50 6 14 20 14 2 2 1 3 0 1980–81 Wichita Wind CHL 45 13 13 26 26 — — — — — 1981–82 Binghamton Whalers AHL 62 26 37 63 74 15 5 6 11 2 1982–83 Moncton Alpines AHL 77 27 50 77 30 — — — — — 1983–84 ECD Iserlohn GER 46 24 26 50 40 — — — — — 1984–85 Mannheimer ERC GER 36 32 31 63 35 9 5 8 13 14 1985–86 Mannheimer ERC GER 35 32 33 65 66 3 0 2 2 0 1986–87 Mannheimer ERC GER 36 32 33 65 60 10 10 2 12 0 1987–88 Mannheimer ERC GER 36 21 29 50 40 8 4 9 13 8 1988–89 Mannheimer ERC GER 36 32 17 49 30 9 3 11 14 6 1989–90 Mannheimer ERC GER 36 11 23 34 22 3 2 2 4 2 1990–91 HC Bolzano ITA 2 1 1 2 0 — — — — — GER totals 261 184 192 376 293 42 24 34 58 30 NHL totals 9 0 0 0 0 — — — — —