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    have a leader on par with their captain.The Rangers have had perhaps the greatest captain who ever donned an NHL sweater in Mark Messier , and Messier was the leader and player he was because he didn't just score timely goals or deliver timely hits. He did   Read more »

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About Mark Messier

Mark John Douglas Messier (born January 18, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a former ice hockey centreman of the National Hockey League. He spent a quarter of a century in the NHL (1979–2004) with the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks. He also played professionally with the World Hockey Association's Indianapolis Racers and Cincinnati Stingers. Prior to his retirement, he was the last former WHA player still active in professional hockey, as well as the last active player who had played in the NHL in the 1970s.

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