EDMONTON -- Edmonton Oilers legend Mark Messier worked with Connor McDavid on an advertising campaign this past summer, but prior to Thursday had never seen the No. 1 selection in the 2015 NHL Draft play live.
Messier, who works as hockey adviser for the Oilers, was in Edmonton to watch McDavid and the Oilers host the Vancouver Canucks in a preseason game at Rexall Place.
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