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.
From Mark Messier
I've never really spent a lot of time thinking about my individual accomplishments actually.
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.
Well, my transition into being a captain was easy.
I was assistant in Edmonton with Wayne as captain, and Kevin Lowe was the other assistant.
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.
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.
But I just think as a captain, everybody's different.
You always really have to remain consistent in your beliefs and philosophy.
I think the idea of the obstruction through the neutral zone and away from the puck was an excellent rule.
6 perspectives
5 perspectives
4 perspectives
2 perspectives
1 perspectives