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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) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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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