Eric Messier

Éric Messier (born October 29, 1973 in Drummondville, Quebec) is a retired defenceman in the National Hockey League. He played in the NHL for the Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers.
He played junior hockey in Quebec for the Sherbrooke Faucons. When he was not drafted by an NHL team, he entered the University of Quebec at Trois Rivieres. 
The next year he was discovered by the Colorado Avalanche while playing roller hockey in Montreal. He played the entire 1995-96 season with the Cornwall Aces of the American Hockey League but made the junp to the Avalanche the following season,
Messier played both forward and defence for the Avs. In 2000-01, Messier won the Stanley Cup with the Avalanche]].
He was traded to the Florida Panthers in 2003 but retired following a mid-season wrist injury.
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*Hockey Hall of Fame Biography
Category:Born in 1973
Category:Calder Cup champions
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Colorado Avalanche players
Category:Cornwall Aces players
Category:Florida Panthers players
Category:Hershey Bears players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:UQTR Patriotes players
Category:Retired in 2003