Like many Canadian kids of a certain age, Mark Giordano grew up watching Mark Messier and was in awe of his National Hockey League career.
“It doesn’t get much better than that,” said the captain of the Calgary Flames. “He’s the ultimate leader. I’ve looked up to him my whole career, and he played the game the right way, played the game hard.
“You could just see he had the respect of all his teammates and everyone he surrounded himself with.”
Sound familiar?
It’s no coincidence that Giordano embodies qualities similar to those of Messier, the six-time Stanley Cup champion better known as 'The Moose' when he played with the Edmonton Oilers, the Vancouver Canucks and the New York Rangers.