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Mario Lemieux OC CQ (/ l ə ˈ m j uː /; French:; born October 5, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played parts of 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins between 1984 and 2005, and he assumed ownership of the franchise in 1999.
The Penguins' Mario Lemieux was a Penguins majority owner before his group sold ownership of the team to Fenway Sports Group in December of 2021. He has maintained a minority ownership. Lemieux Group LP, who purchased the Penguins in 1999 and brought the club out of bankruptcy, also worked out a deal with the city of Pittsburgh in 2007 for a ...
The franchise is co-owned by Ronald Burkle and Mario Lemieux—the only player/owner in the NHL's modern era. [3] According to Forbes, the Penguins were the 11th most valuable NHL franchise, at US$222 million, in 2009. [4] There have been 22 head coaches for the Penguins franchise. [5]
Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux's Pittsburgh franchise career record for assists on Michael Bunting's power-play goal and the Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Sunday night. Crosby has ...
Crosby scored a third-period empty-net goal and helped on three of Pittsburgh’s four first-period goals as the Penguins jumped out to a 4-1 lead. Crosby and Lemieux both have 1,033 assists ...
Lemieux Alain, Mario Canada: Played just one game together during the 1986–87 NHL season with the Pittsburgh Penguins. [120] Lemieux Claude, Jocelyn Canada: Both brothers played for the Montreal Canadiens from the 1988–89 NHL season to the 1989–90 NHL season. Both brothers also played for the New Jersey Devils and the Phoenix Coyotes ...
In June 1999, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge granted former player Mario Lemieux ownership of the Penguins franchise, who were in danger of either relocating to Portland, Oregon, or folding. Lemieux received final approval of team ownership by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on September 3, 1999.
Lemieux debuted with the Penguins on October 11, 1984, in a game against the Boston Bruins; he scored a goal with his very first NHL shot during his first shift. [1] Later that season, Lemieux played in the NHL All-Star Game and became the first rookie to be named the All-Star Game's Most Valuable Player.