Messier inducted to ice hockey's Hall of Fame

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TORONTO (AFP) — Canada's Mark Messier, who is the National Hockey League's second all-time leading scorer, headlined a superb cast of Hall of Fame player inductees here on Monday.

Scott Stevens, Ron Francis and Al MacInnis joined the six-time Stanley Cup winner Messier in being enshrined to the ice hockey Hall of Fame.

Two-time Stanley Cup winner Francis had strong seasons with Pittsburgh, Hartford and Carolina while Stevens and MacInnis were all-star defencemen for many years.

The 46-year-old Messier recalled winning five Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers and his final one in 1994 in New York.

"What can I say about the opportunities I've had ... the cities I've played in," Messier said. "Starting with Edmonton, with five Cups, the friendships...