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Canada Mario Lemieux
#66 Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL - 05/06
1-time World Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time Canada Cup Champion 1
1-time CHL Player of the Year 1
1-time CHL Top Scorer Award 1
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time IIHF Hall of Fame 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NHL Contribution to U.S. Hockey (Lester Patrick Trophy) 1
5-time NHL First All-Star Team 5
3-time NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy) 3
6-time NHL Most Points (Art Ross Trophy) 6
3-time NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) 3
4-time NHL MVP Selected by NHLPA (Ted Lindsay Award) 4
1-time NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) 1
4-time NHL Second All-Star Team 4
1-time NHL Sportsmanship Award (Bill Masterton Trophy) 1
2-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 2
2-time NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy) 2
1-time QMJHL Champion 1
1-time QMJHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time QMJHL Most Points (Jean Beliveau Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL Most Valuable Player (Michel Brière Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL Playoffs MVP (Guy Lafleur Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Oct 05, 1965
Position
C
Age
59
Height
6'4" / 194 cm
Place of Birth
Montréal, QC, CAN
Weight
231 lbs / 105 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1984 round 1 #1 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins

Brother: Alain Lemieux
Son: Austin Lemieux
Nephew: Mikael Lemieux

With 1,723 points in 915 games, "Super Mario" retired with the 2nd highest PPG rate in NHL history. The Pittsburgh Penguins legend used his 6'4 frame and offensive talents to dominate over his career, winning 2 Stanley Cups, 6 Art Ross Trophies, and several other awards.

Team Staff profile of Mario Lemieux also available

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Mario Lemieux Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1977-78 Ville Émard Peewee Peewee 65* 150* 93* 243* -* -* |
1979-80 Montréal Hurricanes QAHA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1980-81 Montréal-Concordia QMAAA 47* 62* 62* 124* 127* -* |
1981-82 Laval Voisins QMJHL 64* 30* 66* 96* 22* -* | Playoffs 18 5 9 14 31 -
1982-83 Laval Voisins “A” QMJHL 66* 84* 100* 184* 76* -* | Playoffs 12 14 18 32 18 -
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 5* 5* 10* 12* -* |
1983-84 Laval Voisins “C” QMJHL 70* 133* 149* 282* 92* -* | Playoffs 14 29 23 52 29 -
1984-85 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 73* 43* 57* 100* 54* -33* |
Canada WC 9* 4* 6* 10* 2* -* |
1985-86 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79* 48* 93* 141* 43* -8* |
1986-87 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 63* 54* 53* 107* 57* 12* |
1987-88 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 77* 70* 98* 168* 92* 23* |
Canada CC 9* 11* 7* 18* 8* 5* |
1988-89 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 76* 85* 114* 199* 100* 41* | Playoffs 11 12 7 19 16 -1
1989-90 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 59* 45* 78* 123* 78* -18* |
1990-91 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 26* 19* 26* 45* 30* 8* | Playoffs 23 16 28 44 16 14
1991-92 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 64* 44* 87* 131* 94* 27* | Playoffs 15 16 18 34 2 6
1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 60* 69* 91* 160* 38* 55* | Playoffs 11 8 10 18 10 2
1993-94 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 22* 17* 20* 37* 32* -2* | Playoffs 6 4 3 7 2 -4
1994-95 Did not play * * * * * * |
1995-96 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 70* 69* 92* 161* 54* 10* | Playoffs 18 11 16 27 33 3
1996-97 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 76* 50* 72* 122* 65* 27* | Playoffs 5 3 3 6 4 -4
1997-00 Did not play * * * * * * |
2000-01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 43* 35* 41* 76* 18* 15* | Playoffs 18 6 11 17 4 4
2001-02 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 24* 6* 25* 31* 14* 0* |
Canada “C” OG 5* 2* 4* 6* 0* 4* |
2002-03 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 67* 28* 63* 91* 43* -25* |
2003-04 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 10* 1* 8* 9* 6* -2* |
2004-05 Canada “C” WCup 6* 1* 4* 5* 2* 4* |
Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 26* 7* 15* 22* 16* -16* |

Mario Lemieux Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1976-77 Ville Émard Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1977-78 Ville Émard Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1983-84 Laval Voisins “C” Memorial Cup 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
1986-87 NHL All-Stars Rendez-vous 87 2* 0* 3* 3* 0* -* |

Mario Lemieux Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 1 9* 11* 7* 18* 2.00* 8* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 1 3* 1* 2* 3* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 17 915* 690* 1 033* 1 723* 1.88* 834* 114* | 8 107 76 * 96 * 172 * 1.61 * 87 * 20 *
OG 1 5* 2* 4* 6* 1.20* 0* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
Peewee 1 65* 150* 93* 243* 3.74* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QAHA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QMAAA (QM18AAA) 1 47* 62* 62* 124* 2.64* 127* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QMJHL 3 200* 247* 315* 562* 2.81* 190* -* | 3 44 48 * 50 * 98 * 2.23 * 78 * - *
Rendez-vous 87 1 2* 0* 3* 3* 1.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 9* 4* 6* 10* 1.11* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 6* 1* 4* 5* 0.83* 2* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 5* 5* 10* 1.43* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Mario Lemieux Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1981, 1 #1 overall by Laval Voisins in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Number 66 retired by Canada

Number 66 retired by Pittsburgh Penguins

Cult/Star player for Canada

Cult/Star player for Pittsburgh Penguins

Career transactions
- 2006-01-24 • Announced his retirement
- 2005-09-09 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2000-12-08 • Announced his return to hockey

Other memorable dates
- 1984-10-11 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Boston Bruins, Pete Peeters on his first ever shift)
- 1984-10-11 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Boston Bruins)