Messier Richter and Devellano to receive 2009 Lester Patrick Trophy NHLcom NHL Awards
Messier Richter and Devellano to receive 2009 Lester Patrick Trophy NHLcom NHL Awards Welcome PROFILE ACCOUNT SIGN OUT USERNAME or EMAILPASSWORDFORGOT YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORDSIGN IN REGISTER SCORES LEAGUE SCORES NHL GAMECENTER LIVE SCHEDULE TODAY BY WEEK BY MONTH BY SEASON STANDINGS DIVISION CONFERENCE LEAGUE VS EAST VS WEST 2009 PRESEASON STATS LEAGUE LEADERS INDIVIDUALS TEAMS GAMEBYGAME CAREER SHOOTOUTS 2009 PRESEASON TEAMS Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St Louis Blues Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals PLAYERS SEARCH PLAYERS ROOKIES DRAFT HISTORY NEWS HEADLINES FEATURES NHL WINTER CLASSIC 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS NHL ENTRY DRAFT NHL AWARDS STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NHL ALLSTAR GAME HOCKEYS FINEST ALL NEWS STORIES NOUVELLES EN FRANAIS FANTASY PLAY FANTASY HOCKEY 09 VIDEO LIVE GAME VIDEO NHL NETWORK PHOTOS FANS NHL FANS NHL ON FACEBOOK NHL ON TWITTER NHL ON YOUTUBE NHL TOOLBARS SATURDAYNHLPICKS NHL TWITTER LISTS NHL TWEETMIXX WINTER CLASSIC TWEETUP MOBILE TICKETS NHL TICKETS BUY AND SELL NHL TICKETS SHOP SHOPNHLCOM AUCTIONS JERSEYS MEN WOMEN KIDS NYC NHL STORE HEADLINES DIVISION NOTES OLYMPICS FANTASY ALL FEATURES Messier Richter Devellano to receive Patrick TrophyFriday 09182009 325 PM NHL Awards NHLcomHockey Hall of Fame center Mark Messier New York Rangers goaltender Mike Richter and Detroit Red Wings Senior Vice President Jim Devellano are this years recipients of the Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United StatesThe recipients will be honored at an evening reception at Gotham Hall in New York on Oct 21 Further details on the event will be announced at a later dateMessier is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest leaders in all of sports He had won five Stanley Cups as an Edmonton Oiler when he arrived in New York in 1991 with the task of ending the Rangers fivedecade championship drought Following the lead of their captain the Rangers won the Stanley Cup in 1994 putting hockey front and center in the consciousness of the United States largest city and gaining unprecedented publicity and attention for the NHLAn Edmonton native who began his career as a rambunctious role player Messier developed into perhaps the greatest power forward in NHL history In a 25season career that began in Edmon...