Mario Lemieux

Mario Lemieux
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1997
Lemieux in 2012
Born	5 October 1965 (aged 60) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Pittsburgh Penguins
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	1st overall, 1984 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	1984–1997 2000–2006

Mario Lemieux, OC, (born October 5, 1965 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He is considered to be one of the best players of all time. He played 17 seasons as a forward with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League from 1984-2006. He currently co-owns both the Pittsburgh Penguins and their farm team, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997. He was also inducted into the Canada's Walk of Fame in 2004.

Mario Lemieux Media

• 

  Lemieux playing for the Laval Voisins of the QMJHL in 1984

• 

  c.1988 card of Lemieux in action for Pittsburgh.

• 

  Mario Lemieux (1992).

• 

  Ice hockey player Mario Lemieux in 2001.

• 

  Lemieux in 2005, during his final season

• 

  Lemieux seated next to Ronald Burkle during the 2009 Stanley Cup victory parade

• 

  Lemieux exhibit at the Hockey Hall of Fame

• 

  Lemieux holding the Stanley Cup in Nashville, 2017.

• 

  Lemieux's star on Canada's Walk of Fame

• 

  CAN Order of Canada Officer ribbon

Other websites

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database