Mario Lemieux

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Mario Lemieux is a legendary Canadian ice hockey player and longtime Pittsburgh Penguins star widely regarded as one of the greatest players in NHL history.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Hockey League player
human
ice hockey player
sports executive
sports team owner
captainOf Pittsburgh Penguins
careerEnd 2006
careerStart 1984
competedInTournament Canada Cup
Winter Olympics
World Cup of Hockey
contemporariesIncluded Wayne Gretzky
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1965-10-05
diagnosedWith Hodgkin lymphoma
draftedBy Pittsburgh Penguins
draftLeague NHL
draftPositionOverall 1
draftRound 1
draftYear 1984
familyName Lemieux
finalNHLSeason 2005–06
foundationFocus cancer research
neonatal research
founded Mario Lemieux Foundation
franchiseRecordHolderFor many Pittsburgh Penguins scoring records
fullName Mario Lemieux
givenName Mario
grewUpIn Ville-Émard, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
HallOfFameInductionType player
HallOfFameInductionYear 1997
HallOfFameWaitingPeriodWaived true
hasStatisticalRecord over 1,700 NHL points
over 600 NHL goals
height 6 ft 4 in
heightInCentimetres 193
honor Knight of the National Order of Quebec
Member of the Order of Canada
inductedInto Hockey Hall of Fame
isConsideredOneOf greatest ice hockey players of all time
jerseyNumberRetiredBy Pittsburgh Penguins
knownFor exceptional scoring ability
on-ice vision
overcoming serious health issues
puck handling skill
languageSpoken English
French
league National Hockey League
lineMatesIncluded Jaromír Jágr
name Mario Lemieux
nationality Canadian
NHLDebutSeason 1984–85
NHLTeamDebut Pittsburgh Penguins
OlympicTeam Canada men's national ice hockey team
ownerOf Pittsburgh Penguins
placeOfBirth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
playedFor Pittsburgh Penguins
positionPlayed centre
purchasedTeamOutOfBankruptcy Pittsburgh Penguins
representedNationalTeam Canada
residence Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
retiredJerseyNumber 66
returnedToPlayAfterIllness true
shoots right
sport ice hockey
StanleyCupChampionWith Pittsburgh Penguins
StanleyCupChampionYear 1991
1992
StanleyCupChampionYearAsOwner 2009
2016
2017
weightInKilograms approximately 104
weightInPounds 230
wonAward Art Ross Trophy
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Calder Memorial Trophy
Conn Smythe Trophy
Hart Memorial Trophy
Lester B. Pearson Award
wonOlympicGoldMedal 2002 Winter Olympics


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