Friday Hockey Trivia - June 18 2021

[pmorrow]

PH and I thought it would be fun to put a few of these out in the summer, especially as things quiet down.


Today's question:

Which team acquired the rights to Mark Messier from the Rangers in 2003?



Reply with your guess before scrolling down!

[hockeyrobot]

Yesssssssssssssss I love trivia. But I have no idea.

[senryu]

I'll say the Oilers, but also have no idea.

[Belexus75]

I think I actually remember this…. was it Sharks?

[Feenom]

Guess the canucks

[Eli26]

San Jose Sharks

[plug]

Van if I remember correctly

[pmorrow]

Bumping...any more guesses?

[chuckcouples]

The best part is that, in this trade, the Rangers received a draft pick that was used to select one of their future captains. And the team that acquired Messier lost his rights less than 24 hours later. And Messier ended up signing back with the Rangers.

[pmorrow]

The answer, as some have guessed, is the Sharks.

"On June 30, 2003, Mark Messier's rights were traded to the San Jose Sharks for a fourth-round draft pick. This draft pick ended up being used to select Rochester, New York native and future Rangers captain Ryan Callahan. The Sharks held his rights for just a few hours as he would eventually go on to re-sign with the Rangers as a free agent."

[senryu]

Nice return on investment for the Blueshirts! Thank you for putting the trivia out there.