Mario Lemieux

(March 01, 2002) Announced he would miss the remainder of the season due to chronic tendonitis in the major hip flexor muscle, as well as inflammation of the hip capsule.

(December 27, 2000) Played first NHL game since his retirement vs. Toronto, collecting three points, recording an assist just 33 seconds into the game.

(January 2002) Lemieux and co-buyer Thomas Grealish filed a lawsuit in Palm Beach County (FL) Circuit Court, alleging that Edward I. Singer and his wife, Myrtle, reneged on an agreement to sell them their oceanfront home just south of Palm Beach for $4.85 million.

Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

(March 2, 1993) Returned to the lineup hours after getting last radiation treatment.

Led Penguins to back-to-back Stanley Cup Championships (91-92)

He and wife Nathalies first child, Lauren, was born weeks before their wedding.

Collects wine.

Considered suing a Pittsburgh sports-talk station whose host "jokingly suggested" that Lemieux pushed for the Penguins to acquire Petr Klima because Klimas wife and Lemieuxs wife were lovers.

(November 1992) Teammate Dan Quinn was arrested and charged with raping a 19 year-old woman in Minneapolis (MN) hotel room, an incident at which Lemieux and another teammate were allegedly present. The matter was dropped without going to trial. Lemieux and Quinn remain close friends.

(January 12, 1993) Penguins announce Lemieux has been diagnosed with a Nodular Lymphocytic form of Hodgkins disease.

Youngest of three sons.

Was retired during the 1997-1998, 1998-1999 and 1999-1900 seasons due to various injuries.

Selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.

Brother Alain played for St. Louis, Qubec, and Pittsburgh during six seasons in the NHL.

Shares birth date with Patrick Roy.

(7 June 2002) Announced he will return for the 2002-2003 season.

Scored a goal in his first ever NHL shift and got an assist in his first shift in his comeback.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court approve Lemieuxs reorganization plan to save the Pittsburgh Penguins from bankruptcy, making the then-retired star, who deferred millions in salary he was owed, the first ex-player to become majority owner of his former team. He is also Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President. [September 3, 1999]

Met future wife Nathalie when she was 15 and he was 16.

Only player in NHL history to score even strength, power play, shorthanded, penalty shot and empty net goals in a single game. These five goal types are the only way to score goals in a hockey game. (31 December 1988)

Son Austin was born 3 months prematurely, weighing just 2lbs., 6 oz.

Children: Lauren Rachel (b. 29 April 1993), Stephanie , Austin Nicholas (b. 24 March 1996), Alexa (b. September 1997)

Officials at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center revealed that they have nicknamed their Terascale Computing System "LeMieux" in honor of Lemieux. The machine, supported by a $45 million grant from the National Science Foundation, is capable of performing up to 6 trillion calculations per second. Previous computers at the center have been dubbed "Mario" and "Jaromir." [29 October 2001]

Played for the Pittsburgh Penguins (1984-1997, 2000- )

Art Ross Trophy (1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997). Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. Calder Memorial Trophy. Conn Smythe Trophy (1991, 1992). First All-Star Team Centre (1988, 1989, 1993, 1996, 1997). Hart Memorial Trophy (1988, 1993, 1996). Lester B. Pearson Award (1986, 1988, 1993, 1996). Second All-Star Team Centre (1986, 1987, 1992, 2001).

Member and Captain of the 2002 Canadian Olympic Gold Medal Hockey team.

Named to the World Cup roster for Team Canada, along with 13 other NHLers who also won gold in the 2002 Olympics, in Salt Lake City.

Owner/Player of the Pittsburgh Penguins

Won the World Cup in 2004 as captain

Fought cancer in 1993

Surname in French means "the best."

The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center revealed they nicknamed their Terascale System "LeMieux." The machine is capable of performing up to 6 trillion calculations per second. Previous computers at the Center have been dubbed "Mario" and "Jaromir" for Jaromr Jgr [29 October 2001]

Baroque comic opera "The Loves of Wayne Gretzky " by composer Brad Walton debuted in Toronto. In it, Gretzky leaves his wife for Lemieux (February 1994).

Was named as the 1984 Molson/Cooper Canadian Major-Junior Player of the Year, while with the Laval Voisins of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Brother of Richard Lemieux.

In 2009, he was knighted in Quebec. He is now Sir Mario Lemieux.

Admits to sleeping with the Stanley Cup in 1991. The cup slept between Nathalie and him.

Gave the car he won in a Hockey All-Star game to Nathalie Asseslin.

3 out of 4 of his children are hockey players.

Became the first person in history to win the Stanley Cup as a player (1991, 1992) and as an owner.

(January 13) Had arthroscopic surgery on his left hip. Lemieux, who has chronic tendinitis in that hip, hasnt played since suffering an injury during a game on 1 November 2003. He will be sidelined for the rest of the season.

(January 24) Retired for the second time. Lemieux learned in early December he has atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat that can cause his pulse to flutter wildly and must be controlled by medication.

(November 2005) Living in Pittsburgh while playing for the Penguins

Established the Mario Lemieux Foundation when he was diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma.

His net worth is $150 million.

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