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Mark Messier

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Mark John Douglas Messier (; born January 18, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. His playing career in the National Hockey League (NHL) lasted 25 seasons (1979–2004) with the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks. He also played professionally with the World Hockey Association (WHA)'s Indianapolis Racers and Cincinnati Stingers. He also played a short four-game stint in the original Central Hockey League (CHL) with the Houston Apollos in 1979. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Messier is the 60th most popular hockey player (up from 64th in 2019), the 597th most popular biography from Canada (up from 607th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Mark Messier ranks 60 out of 676. Before him are Vyacheslav Starshinov, Mats Näslund, Håkan Loob, František Ševčík, Justin McCarthy, and Howie Morenz. After him are Jan Klapáč, Hugo Budinger, Ronald Pettersson, Jan Palouš, Konstantin Loktev, and Mike Bossy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Mark Messier ranks 421. Before him are Katrin Cartlidge, Malu Dreyer, Abigail Johnson, Rob Stewart, Vik Muniz, and Vladimir Kolokoltsev. After him are Stanislav Griga, Andrés Calamaro, Pamela Melroy, Calvin Smith, John Byrne, and Karin Enke.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Mark Messier ranks 597 out of 1,622. Before him are George Woodcock (1912), Daniel Gillies (1976), Howie Morenz (1902), Erica Durance (1978), Rob Stewart (1961), and Douglas Rain (1928). After him are Sidney Olcott (1872), Maurice Prendergast (1858), Owen Hargreaves (1981), Claude Vivier (1948), Pablo Schreiber (1978), and Paul Churchland (1942).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Mark Messier ranks 18. Before him are Guy Lafleur (1951), Ernie Collett (1895), Marcel Dionne (1951), Frank Sullivan (1898), Colin Carruthers (1890), and Howie Morenz (1902). After him are Mike Bossy (1957), Ross Cuthbert (1892), Bobby Clarke (1949), Bert McCaffrey (1893), Herb Drury (1896), and Steve Yzerman (1965).

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