I never was brought into the league thinking as far as, you know, statistics, things like that. We were really brought into the league in a team concept. Everything was focused around winning. Mark Messier bringconceptfocus Change image and share on social
We had built up a team in Edmonton that really knew who each other was from a personal standpoint and from a professional standpoint. Our nucleus had stayed together for a long time. Mark Messier buildedmontonknow Change image and share on social
But I just think as a captain, everybody's different. Mark Messier captain Change image and share on social
I would never say one was more important or more gratifying than the next because there's a tremendous amount of work, as you know, that goes into winning a cup. Mark Messier amountcupgratify Change image and share on social
I think the thing you always got to keep in mind, you know, hockey is a game of one-on-one battles. Mark Messier battlegamehockey Change image and share on social
When Wayne was traded, I became captain. For me it really wasn't anything - I didn't do anything or I didn't feel I had to do anything different than what I had been doing all along. Mark Messier captainfeeltrade Change image and share on social
There was a time there in the mid '80s to the '90s there that we played six finals, three Canada Cups, we were playing hockey almost 10 months a year for a long time there. Mark Messier 80s90scanada Change image and share on social
I think the idea of the obstruction through the neutral zone and away from the puck was an excellent rule. Mark Messier excellentideaneutral Change image and share on social