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Mark Douglas Messier (; born January 18, 1961) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre of the National Hockey League and current special assistant to the president and general manager of the New York Rangers.
Read More at Wikipedia ›The memory of missing the playoffs for first time since 1996 and the ghost of an 18-year-old wound were wiped out with a sweep of rookie Adam Henrique's stick.
The New Jersey Devils are going back to the Stanley Cup finals, thanks to Henrique, a 40-year-old goaltender and a coach who'd never been to the postseason in the NHL.How's that for a turnaround?Henrique scored off a wild scramble in front at 1:03 into overtime and the Devils defeated the rival New York Rangers, 3-2, in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals to advance to their first Stanley Cup finals since 2003."It means a lot," Devils leading scorer Ilya Kovalchuk said minutes after reaching the Cup finals for the first time. "It's a great feeling. Last year was a tough one, but this year was totally different. We played well all year. The first round of the playoffs was a little tough but after that, I think we figured out our game and what it takes to win."After beating Florida, Philadelphia and their biggest rivals, the Ra...The NHL's conference finals opened over the weekend without some of the top teams and big stars that highlighted the regular season.Long gone are Pittsburgh's powerf...
The Eastern Conference Finals between the rival New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils finally got ugly — real ugly.Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur was sucker punch...
After 14 games and two nail-biting playoff series wins, the New York Rangers insist they have plenty left to make a run at the Stanley Cup.If any proof was needed, H...
Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 21 shots by the New Jersey Devils that got through to him. The other 26 attempts blocked in front by his teammates were every bit as imp...
I was desperate. My seven-year-old son, Nicky, really didn't want to go to hockey. And I had heard this mantra for days. I explained, yet again, that he had played l...
BOSTON – Former NHL great Mark Messier took to the media podium at the TD Banknorth Garden prior to Game 3 to announce the 2011 recipient of the The Bridgestone Mark...
Each number related to hockey tells a story of its own, whether it's 1,963 (Wayne Gretzky's career assists, more than any other player's points total); 1,767 (Gordie...
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The hockey world has never been the same since Aug. 9, 1988.Twenty-three years ago today, the NHL was rocked by the biggest trade in hockey history. The Edmonton Oil...
BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins put Roberto Luongo and the Stanley Cup back on the shelf.After another home scoring spree against Vancouver's wildly inconsistent goalie ...
NHL Network is going to raise the Cup all summer long.Every day at noon, we'll roll out another Cup clincher to stave off your hockey hunger. Watch your heroes of ye...
Martin Brodeur has had a remarkable career, winning more games than any National Hockey League goaltender ever and earning three Stanley Cup rings along the way, and...
The New Jersey Devils are heading back to the Stanley Cup Finals after finishing off the top-seeded New York Rangers with a 3-2 overtime victory Friday night at the ...
The memory of missing the playoffs for first time since 1996 and the ghost of an 18-year-old wound were wiped out with a sweep of rookie Adam Henrique's stick.The Ne...
Moments after sending the New Jersey Devils to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 2003, Adam Henrique skated to the corner and waited to be mobbed by hi...
The New Jersey Devils never could have imagined they would have a three-goal lead on the New York Rangers less than 10 minutes into Game 5 of the Eastern Conference ...
The Devils turned a stellar first nine minutes and an opportunistic final five into a stirring victory over the Rangers that moved New Jersey within one win of a tri...
The Devils turned a stellar first nine minutes and an opportunistic final five into a stirring victory over the Rangers that moved New Jersey within one win of a tri...
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