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Messier named Canadas GM for worlds News Sports Entertainment Radio TV My Region Member Centre Login Sign UpHalifax (Shearwater) Change City8c Tomorrow1c Flurries or rain showers Hockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Highlights Fantasy Pool FIFA World Cup Vancouver Now Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis Auto Racing LICENSE EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Messier named Canadas GM for worldsLast Updated Wednesday December 9 2009 320 PM ET By Brandon Hicks CBC Sports Mark Messier was hired by Rangers GM Glen Sather this past summer to be a special assistant to the club (Kathy WillensAssociated Press)Team Canada is adding a Moose to its world championship rosterMark Messier was introduced Wednesday as the new general manager of the Canadian national team for the International Ice Hockey Federations 2010 world championshipCBCSportsca senior hockey reporter Tim Wharnsby first reported the news TuesdayThe former NHL great spent 25 years in the league with Edmonton Vancouver and New York winning six Stanley Cups while being touted as one of the greatest leaders to ever play the gameThis is a huge challenge and one with a big responsibility because youre here to represent Canada said Messier We know how passionate the Canadians are about their hockey and how well we want to do in international hockey to give ourselves the status of being the best hockey country in the worldThe Edmonton native has won three championships while playing for Canada all coming during the Canada Cup tournaments (1984 1987 1991) He also won silver medals at the 1989 world hockey championship and the 1996 World Cup of HockeyWe have so many great leaders in the game of hockey and they want to be involved said Hockey Canada president Bob Nicholson When you have talented people like Mark Messier that want to be there that want to lead the team I just sit back and smile Great One not part of managementMessier who retired in 2005 was hired by Rangers GM Glen Sather this past summer to be a special assistant to the clubWayne Gretzky Steve Yzerman Joe Nieuwendyk and Luc Robitaille have all been part of Team Canada management at the worlds in recent yearsGretzky will reportedly not be part of the management group for the 2010 tournament but he still could be considered for the teams coaching staff When the Great One was in Calgary last month he met with Hockey Canada officials and was given an open inv...