Mario Lemieux

About Mario Lemieux

Mario Lemieux, OC, CQ  is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played parts of 17 seasons with the National Hockey League's (NHL) Pittsburgh Penguins between 1984 and 2006. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest players of all time.A gifted playmaker and fast skater despite his large size, Lemieux often beat defencemen with fakes and dekes. 

Trophies:

Hart Trophy-The Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player (MVP) during the regular season three times

Art Ross Trophy-The Art Ross Trophy as the league's points leader six times

Conn Smythe Trophy- The Conn Smythe Trophy in 1991 and 1992.

Calder Memorial Trophy-Lemieux scored 100 points and won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the rookie of the year(1984–1988).

Hart Memorial Trophy-He also won his first Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's Most Valuable Player to his team, and the All-Star Game MVP award after a record-setting six-point game.

Conn Smythe Trophy-Lemieux won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs' most valuable player. His 44 playoff points rank second only to Wayne Gretzky's 47 in 1984–85.

Hart Memorial Trophy-Lemieux was one of the three finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy and Lester B. Pearson NHLPA awards and earned a selection on the postseason NHL All-Star Second Team.

Cups :

Lemieux led Pittsburgh to two consecutive Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992. Under his ownership, the Penguins won a third Cup in 2009. He is the only man to have his name on the Cup as both a player and an owner.He also led Team Canada to an Olympic gold medal in 2002, a championship at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey,he played in the Canada Cup during the summer of 1987 

International play:

Lemieux played for Canada in the 1983 World Junior Championships (bronze medal), 1985 World Championships (silver medal), 1987 Canada Cup (championship), 2002 Winter Olympics (captain, gold medal) and the 2004 World Cup of Hockey 

Mario Lemieux Achievements

Records:

NHL:

• Shorthanded goals, season (13 in 1988–89)
  
• Goals, period (4, 26 January 1997, shares record)
  
• Only player to score 30+ power-play goals in two different seasons
  
• One of only two players to score 10 or more short-handed goals in two different seasons. The other is Wayne Gretzky.
  
• Most goals scored or assisted on, season (57.3% of team's goals, 1988–89)
  
• Only player with three 8-point games
  
• Only player with three 8-point games in one season
  
• Best goals per game in the regular season and playoffs at .750 (Mike Bossy is second with .747)
  
• Third best goals per game in the regular season at .754 (Bossy is first with .762, Cy Denneny is second with .756)
  

All-Star Game:

• Career goals (13, shares record)
  
• Goals in a single-game (4 in 1990, shares record)
  
• Points in a single-game (6 in 1988)
  
• MVP awards (3, shares record)
  

Playoffs:

• Goals in a single period (4, shares record)
  
• Goals in a single game (5, shares record)
  
• Points in a single period (4, shares record)
  
• Points in a single game (8, shares record)
  
• Best goals per game in the playoffs at .710 (Bossy is second with .659)
  

Pittsburgh Penguins:

• Games (915)
  
• Goals, career (690)
  
• Assists, career (1033)
  
• Points, career (1723)
  
• Longest goal-scoring streak (12 games)
  
• Longest point streak (48 games)
  
• Goals, season (85 in 1988–89)
  
• Assists, season (114 in 1988–89)
  
• Points, season (199 in 1988–89)
  
• Goals, game (5, four occasions including playoffs)
  
• Assists, game (6, three occasions, shares record)
  
• Points, game (8, three occasions including playoffs)
  

Awards:

Hockey Hall of Fame – 1997

Stanley Cup champion – 1991, 1992, 2009 (as owner)

Olympic gold medalist — 2002

Hart Memorial Trophy – 1988, 1993, 1996

Art Ross Trophy – 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997

Conn Smythe Trophy – 1991, 1992

Lester B. Pearson Award – 1986, 1988, 1993, 1996

NHL Plus/Minus Award – 1993

Calder Memorial Trophy – 1985

Chrysler-Dodge/NHL Performer of the Year – 1985, 1986, 1987

Dapper Dan Athlete of The Year – 1986, 1989

Lester Patrick Trophy – 2000

Bill Masterton Trophy – 1993

NHL All-Star Game MVP – 1985, 1988, 1990

NHL First All-Star Team – 1988, 1989, 1993, 1996, 1997

NHL Second All-Star Team – 1986, 1987, 1992, 2001

NHL All-Rookie Team – 1985

CHL Player of the Year - 1984

ESPN Hockey Player of the Decade – 2000

ESPY Award NHL Player of the Year – 1993, 1994, 1998

Lou Marsh Trophy – 1993

In 1998, he was ranked number 4 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, the highest-ranking French-Canadian player.

Inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2004.

His #66 has been retired by the Pittsburgh Penguins, Team Canada, and Laval Titan.

In 2009, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his contributions as one of hockey’s most gifted players, as an inspirational role model and mentor, and for supporting charitable initiatives through the Mario Lemieux Foundation".