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Then, in the Stanley Cup Finals, Messier scored the Cup winning goal in Game 7 at Madison Square Garden, giving the Rangers their first Stanley Cup in 54 years.

He became the first ( and to this date, the only ) player to captain two different teams to the Stanley Cup, something his former teammate Wayne Gretzky couldn't do the year before, and provided two of the most memorable images of that Stanley Cup Finals.

First, when the buzzer sounded he was jumping up and down with overwhelming emotion as ticker tape fell ; fireworks burst and fans and teammates celebrated.

The other, which would become an iconic image to the Rangers and their fans, taken by George Kalinsky, photographer at Madison Square Garden, showing incredible emotion as he accepted the Stanley Cup from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.

Finally, during the ticker-tape parade celebrating the Rangers ' win, Rudy Giuliani, witnessing his first New York sports team championship victory just five months after becoming mayor, dubbed Messier " Mr. June ," conjuring Reggie Jackson's " Mr. October " nickname.