What is Mario Lemieux?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | halloffame = 1997 | name = Mario Lemieux<br />{{post-nominals|OC|CQ}} | image = Mario Lemieux 2012-03-07 cropped.JPG | image_size = 230px | caption = Lemieux in 2012 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|10|5}} | birth_place = [[Montreal, Quebec|Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 235 | position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]] | shoots = Right | played_for = [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] | ntl_team = CAN | draft = 1st overall | draft_year = 1984 | draft_team = [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] | career_start = 1984 | career_end = 1997<br />2000–2006 }} '''Mario Lemieux''', [[Order of Canada|OC]], (born October 5, 1965 in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] retired professional [[ice hockey]] player. He is considered to be one of the best players of all time.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Mario Lemieux|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica|date=21 February 2024 |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/685939/Mario-Lemieux}}</ref> He played 17 seasons as a [[forward]] with the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] of the [[National Hockey League]] from 1984-2006. He currently co-owns both the Pittsburgh Penguins and their farm team, the [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]]. He was inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hhof.com/htmlinduct/ind97ees.shtml|title=1997 Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees|work=[[Hockey Hall of Fame]]|accessdate=2021-05-22|archive-date=2021-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522232104/https://www.hhof.com/htmlinduct/ind97ees.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was also inducted into the [[Canada's Walk of Fame]] in 2004. ==References== {{Reflist}} == Other websites == * {{icehockeystats|legendsm=P199701}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lemieux, Mario}} [[Category:1965 births]] [[Category:Art Ross Trophy winners]] [[Category:Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy winners]] [[Category: