Mark Messier will forever be remembered for delivering the Stanley Cup to the Rangers in 1994, his famous guarantee before Game Six of the Eastern Conference Finals that year and a tendency to cry in public. The captain had his number retired by both Edmonton and New York and is the only player ever to captain two teams to a Stanley Cup victory and he was second all-time in points scored in NHL history. Scott......

The 2007 class for the Hockey Hall of Fame was announced yesterday, and Mark Messier and Scott Stevens were both on the list. Messier, the former Rangers captain, and 2nd on the NHL's all-time point list behind Wayne Gretzky, helped the Rangers end their 54-year Stanley Cup drought in 1994. In addition to winning the Cup with the Rangers, Messier won five championships with the Edmonton Oilers. Stevens helped lead the Devils to three Stanley......

With the Stanley Cup Finals starting tonight, Gothamist got to wondering, what is the most physically demanding playoff sport? Assuming we only consider sports in the United States, that limits us to the NBA, NFL, MLS, MLB, and NHL. We're just going to eliminate football and baseball because football plays once a week and baseball, well, if you've seen a baseball game, you know why. The NBA and its players have had an absurd playoff......