New York Rangers legend Mark Messier formally announced his retirement yesterday, ending a 25-year career that will without question earn him a place in hockey’s Hall of Fame. ... Messier began his ...

NEW YORK -- Mark Messier retired Monday, ending a 25-year career in which he won six Stanley Cup championships and ranked second only to Wayne Gretzky on the NHL all-time scoring list. Messier ...

NEW YORK - Mark Messier was 30 and already a five-time Stanley Cup champion when it was time to leave the hometown Edmonton Oilers. That was the summer of 1991, three years after Wayne Gretzky's ...

Mark Messier was 30 and already a five-time Stanley Cup champion when it was time to leave the hometown Edmonton Oilers. That was the summer of 1991, three years after Wayne Gretzky's stunning ...

Messier retired Monday, ending a 25-year career in which he won six Stanley Cup championships and ranked second only to Wayne Gretzky on the NHL all-time scoring list. AP photo.

NEW YORK – Mark Messier retired today, ending a 25-year career in which he won six Stanley Cup championships and ranked second only to Wayne Gretzky on the NHL all-time scoring list.

Messier, 63, recently spoke at length with NHL.com in a wide-ranging interview that covered his Hall of Fame career, his work as an analyst, today’s NHL and of course, the 1994 Stanley Cup ...