Stevens was no angel but he wasn't what i would consider dirty either. Dave Schulz, now HE was dirty.

I'm looking for him to play at least one more year after this season. He's also building his second restaurant here in Metro Detroit, so I expect him to be here in the community for quite some time to come - http://www.buildingphotos.com/Food/DB-21918mich.shtml :thumbup:

I'm with you... I did not know Stevens had retired. Great, tough player.

Juan

Perhaps dirty was the wrong word. I remember Stevens was a tempermental player, and if you hit him hard, he'd go nuts and jump you. Last year they showed Rangers Classics on MSG and I watched the Rangers-Caps 1986 playoff series. Stevens was just a young tike then, and the broadcasters kept talking about Stevens' temper and his toughness and his fighting and all of that. He was a young player @ that point making his name. He was not dirty in the stick foul kind of way. Just an all around SOB that I wished was wearing my team's sweater! :thumbup:

Sports Illustrated has a little recap of Mark thru the years.
Messier

Thanks. :thumbup: