Éric Messier

For the journalist, see Éric Messier (journalist).

Éric Messier
Born	(1973-10-29) October 29, 1973 Drummondville, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Colorado Avalanche Florida Panthers
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1995–2004

Éric Messier (born October 29, 1973) is a Canadian former defenceman in the National Hockey League. He played in the NHL for the Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers. He is not related in any way to Hall of Famer Mark Messier.

Playing career

Messier played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Trois-Rivières Draveurs and then the Sherbrooke Faucons after the Draveurs relocated to Sherbrooke. He signed with the Colorado Avalanche as a free agent in 1995 and was assigned to the AHL's Cornwall Aces for one season before Messier and all Avalanche players assigned to the Aces were transferred to the Hershey Bears as the Aces folded. Messier would go on to win the Calder Cup in 1997 with the Bears. Messier was called up to the main roster in that season for the first time and played 21 games. He went on to play seven seasons for the Avalanche, playing a total of 385 regular season games and 72 playoff games, ultimately winning the Stanley Cup with Colorado in 2001. In 2003, Messier was traded to the Florida Panthers with Vaclav Nedorost for Peter Worrell and Florida's 2nd round pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He played 21 games for the Panthers but suffered a wrist injury that eventually ended his hockey career.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991–92	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	QMJHL		58	2	10	12	28		15	2	2	4	13
1992–93	Sherbrooke Faucons	QMJHL		51	4	17	21	82		15	0	4	4	18
1993–94	Sherbrooke Faucons	QMJHL		67	4	24	28	69		12	1	7	8	14
1994–95	University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières	CIS		13	8	5	13	20		4	0	3	3	8
1995–96	Cornwall Aces	AHL		72	5	9	14	111		8	1	1	2	20
1996–97	Hershey Bears	AHL		55	16	26	42	69		9	3	8	11	14
1996–97	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		21	0	0	0	4		6	0	0	0	4
1997–98	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		62	4	12	16	20		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		31	4	2	6	14		3	0	0	0	0
1998–99	Hershey Bears	AHL		6	1	3	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		61	3	6	9	24		14	0	1	1	4
2000–01	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		64	5	7	12	26		23	2	2	4	14
2001–02	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		74	5	10	15	26		21	1	2	3	0
2002–03	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		72	4	10	14	16		5	0	0	0	0
2003–04	Florida Panthers	NHL		21	0	3	3	16		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				406	25	50	75	146		72	3	5	8	22

External links

• Éric Messier's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Éric Messier's biography at Legends of Hockey