Douglas Herbert Messier (born September 5, 1936) is a Canadian former

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

player and coach. He played 487 games in the

Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior h ...

, playing with the

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, Edmonton Flyers, and Portland Buckaroos. He also played briefly in the

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for the Pittsburgh Hornets. After his retirement, he became a minor league hockey coach. Messier is the father of Paul Messier and Hockey Hall of Fame player Mark Messier.

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* 1936 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Edmonton Flyers (WHL) players Pittsburgh Hornets players Portland Buckaroos players {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1930s-stub