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Pay-Homage t1_j6c9o34 wrote

There is a famous hockey player named Mark Messier (pronounced “Messy-eh”), so it’s a play on being “messy, eh” and his last name being Messier to go along with the greatest North American athlete of all time, the Great One - Wayne Gretzky. Who is a famous hockey player, as well.

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No-Wonder1139 t1_j6ds3nu wrote

Also they played together and for a time they were #1 and #2 in all time points. Jagr has since moved messier to #3.

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