{"product_id":"framed-autographed-signed-mark-messier-35x39-edmonton-blue-hockey-jersey-jsa-coa","title":"Framed Autographed\/Signed Mark Messier 35x39 Edmonton Blue Hockey Jersey JSA COA","description":"\u003cp\u003e🏒 \u003cstrong\u003eFramed Autographed\/Signed Mark Messier 35x39 Edmonton Oilers Blue Hockey Jersey — JSA COA — The Elegantly Framed Hand-Signed Edmonton Oilers Royal Blue Home Jersey Authenticated by James Spence Authentication Bearing the Signature of the Edmonton Alberta Native Who Won Five Stanley Cup Championships With the Oilers Alongside Wayne Gretzky, Led the New York Rangers to Their First Championship in 54 Years, Won Two Hart Trophy MVP Awards, and Built a Competitive Legacy That Places Him Among the Greatest Captains and Clutch Performers in the History of the Sport\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏒 Leadership in team sports is easy to invoke and genuinely difficult to define — the word gets applied loosely to any veteran presence who has won before, without the precision that would allow you to explain exactly what the leader does that produces the outcomes that followers produce less often on their own. Mark Messier is the specific player to whom the word \"leader\" in hockey means something precise and demonstrable: the player who, when the Stanley Cup was on the line, elevated not just his own performance but the performances of everyone around him to a level that the stakes required and that the talent alone would not have reached without his presence and his will imposing itself on the situation. Six Stanley Cup championships document that this is not a construction. It is the historical record.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏒 Messier was born on January 18, 1961, in Edmonton, Alberta — which means he grew up in the city that would become his professional home, where he arrived with the Edmonton Oilers in 1979 at 18 years old and entered a franchise and a teammate relationship with Wayne Gretzky that would define the most dominant era in the modern history of the NHL. The five Stanley Cups in Edmonton — 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990 — represent a dynasty-level achievement matched by almost nothing in the sport's modern era, and Messier's role in that dynasty went from talented supporting player in the early years to the undisputed captain and leader who carried the Oilers to their 1990 championship after Gretzky's 1988 trade to the Los Angeles Kings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏒 His 1994 New York Rangers championship — where Messier made his famous guarantee before a Game 6 elimination game against the New Jersey Devils in the Conference Finals, then delivered 33 minutes of inspired performance to win it — is one of the most celebrated individual moments in playoff history. The Edmonton Oilers royal blue home jersey — the classic Oilers look from the dynasty years, the blue and orange that oil country wore to five championship parades — bears Messier's signature, professionally framed in a 35x39 display frame, authenticated by James Spence Authentication (JSA) with a Certificate of Authenticity included. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏒 Mark Messier. \"The Moose.\" Edmonton, Alberta. Edmonton Oilers. 5x Stanley Cup Champion With Edmonton. New York Rangers. 1994 Stanley Cup Champion. 6 Total Stanley Cup Championships. Two Hart Trophies. Oilers Dynasty Era. The Guarantee. Edmonton Blue Hockey Jersey. Framed Autograph. 35x39 Display Frame. JSA COA. Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48039526400232,"sku":"9B-OCF4-SN6H","price":549.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/framed-autographed-signed-mark-messier-35x39-edmonton-blue-hockey-jersey-jsa-coa-vintage-735.webp?v=1770209897","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/framed-autographed-signed-mark-messier-35x39-edmonton-blue-hockey-jersey-jsa-coa","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}