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-It's a tremendous honour to be grouped in with the people that were there before me,- said Messier after being announced as an inductee. -I-d like to thank the Selection throughout my career and be surrounded by great people.-Messier wrapped up a spectacular 25-season NHL career with 6 Stanley Cups, 1 Conn Smythe Trophy, 2 Hart Trophys, 2 Lester B. Pearson Awards, and a lengthy list of hockey ac football tickets hievements. Messier ranks second on the NHL's all-time scoring list behind only longtime teammate Wayne Gretzky with 1,887 points, seventh in goals with 694, third in assists with 1,193, and second in games played with 1,756. -When we won our first cup in 1984 that was the real reason we were playing for each and every year,- said Messier when asked about his legacy in the NHL. -In the end, trying football tickets to win Stanley Cup was what we were playing for.- As an Edmonton Oiler, Messier is the fourth highest career scorer for the team, amassing 392 goals and 642 assists for 1,034 points in 851 games played. He was selected 48th overall in the third round of the 1979 NHL entry draft by the Edmonton Oilers, and was a major contributor in all five of the Oilers Stanley Cup Championships in 1984, 1985, 1 football tickets 987, 1988 and 1990. Also elected Thursday were players Ron Francis, Al MacInnis and Scott Stevens. NHL executive Jim Gregory was voted in as a builder. -We starred in an era that produced some amazing players - players that had incredibly long careers with numerous Stanley Cups to go along with it,- Messier remarked on the 2007 Hockey Hall of Fame class. -I have a tremendous amount of respect for football tickets all the guys inducted this year. Their stats alone stand for themselves.-NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman made a statement on behalf of the inductees:-The players elected today represent the epitome of hockey excellence. Their careers were distinguished by their skill, by their drive, by their refusal to accept anything less than the best. I congratulate the honorees and I commend the Selection C football tickets ommittee on having created a spectacular Class of 2007. All four players were on the ballot for the first time. Other eligible players who didn't make it in included Adam Oates, Igor Larionov and Claude Lemieux. The induction ceremony for the Hall, which allows a maximum of four players in each year, will be held Nov. 12. football tickets
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