On the night of May 25, 1994, ESPN’s Gary Thorne and Bill Clement navigated through the pregame of one of the most iconic New York sports games in the history of this great city. Mark Messier guaranteed a New York Rangers’ Game 6 victory with their backs against the wall, trailing the series 3-2 to the upstart New Jersey Devils. (Apologies to the many Long Island Jets fans who call the Islanders their hockey team.)
“There’s something about Mark Messier,” Clement said. “It’s almost as if he was genetically programmed to handle big situations.