1980 O-Pee-Chee Mark Messier Graded RC Card #289 – PSA 9

Messier is considered one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time^] He is second on the all-time career lists for playoff points (295) and regular-season games played (1756), and is third for regular-season points (1887). He is a six-time Stanley Cup champion—five with the Oilers and one with the Rangers—and is the only player to captain two teams to Stanley Cup championships.^] His playoff leadership while in New York, which ended a 54-year Stanley Cup drought in 1994, earned him the nickname “The Messiah”, a play on his name. He was also known, over the course of his career, as “The Moose” for his aggression and strength.^[He twice won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league’s most valuable player, in 1990 and 1992, and in 1984 he won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player during the playoffs. He is a 15-time NHL All-Star. In 2007, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, in his first year of eligibility. In 2017 Messier was named one of the “100 Greatest NHL Players” in history.

Offered here is a 1980 O-Pee-Chee Mark Messier Graded RC Card #289 – PSA 9