Congratulations to Mark Messier for surpassing Gordie Howe as second in the all time NHL point scoring race. His late empty net goal in the Dallas game was his 1,581th career point. He has at least 1,000 more points to go to surpass Wayne Gretsky.
Speaking of Gretsky...
Team Canada announced that he will be the GM of Canada's World Cup team in 2004. Canada is not only the defending Olympic chamions of 2002 but also the World Cup champs of 2003. He will be selecting the players for next years team.
