MARIO LEMIEUX

Personal Life Mario Lemieux was

born in Canada on October 5th, 1965.

He was born to Jean-Guy and Pierrette Lemieux

Lemieux was a heavy smoker.

Mario Lemieux married Nathalie Asselin.

NHL Records

Most shorthanded goals in a season. (13)

Tied with the most goals in a period. (4)

Only player with three 8-point games

Four career 5-goal games. (He shares this record.)

Stats He played in the

NHL for 17 seasons, for the Pittsburgh Penguins the entire time.

In 915 games played, he scored 690 goals and 1033 assists.

Won 3 Stanley Cups.

Cultural References Mario Lemieux has

appeared in many video games.

He was mentioned on rapper, Phife Dawg’s track.

Mario Lemieux’s nickname inspired band Comeback Kid’s band name.

Young Life Began

practicing at three with his brothers.

His father created an ice rink every winter for the boys.

He was drafted at age 15 into the QMJHL.

Hall Of Fame Induction Mario was inducted into

the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 17th, 1997.

He joined many great players, including Bobby Orr, Gordie Howe, Jean Beliveau, Ken Dryden and many, many other great players.

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Retirement On January 24th, 2006, Lemieux announced

that he would retire, for the second time. The game pace was too fast. He struggled with atrial fibrillation, which

caused him to experience irregular heartbeats.

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