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Mario Lemieux: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born October 5, 1965 (age 61) • Montreal • Canada
Awards And Honors Stanley Cup • Conn Smythe Trophy • Hockey Hall of Fame (1997)

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Mario Lemieux, wearing a black Pittsburgh Penguins hockey uniform with number 66 and a captain's C, leans forward on the ice during a game.
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Joel Quenneville
Canadian hockey player and coach
Sidney Crosby
Sidney Crosby
Canadian ice hockey player
Scotty Bowman
Scotty Bowman
Canadian ice hockey coach
Jonathan Toews, wearing a Chicago Blackhawks jersey, speaks to the media as an NHL Network microphone is held toward him at an event.
Jonathan Toews
Canadian hockey player
“Mr. Hockey”
Gordie Howe
Canadian hockey player
Steve Yzerman stands at a clear podium with microphones, speaking at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. People and plants are visible in the background.
Steve Yzerman
Canadian hockey player and manager
“The Great One”
Wayne Gretzky
Canadian ice hockey player
Martin Brodeur
Martin Brodeur
Canadian ice hockey player
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Tim Horton
Canadian ice hockey player and entrepreneur
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Jean Béliveau
Canadian hockey player
Jaromir Jagr of the Czech Republic ice hockey team skating with the puck during a game at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, with Olympic rings visible in the background.
Jaromir Jagr
Czech hockey player
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals, wearing number 8 in a red jersey, skates with the puck during a playoff hockey game against the New York Rangers.
Alex Ovechkin
Russian hockey player
Nicklas Lidstrom
Nicklas Lidstrom
Swedish hockey player
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Stan Mikita
Canadian ice-hockey player
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Maurice Richard
Canadian ice hockey player
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Lester B. Patrick
Canadian ice-hockey player and coach
Willie O'Ree
Willie O’Ree
Canadian hockey player
Bobby Hull
Bobby Hull
Canadian hockey player
Orr, Bobby
Bobby Orr
Canadian hockey player
Jacques Plante
Jacques Plante
Canadian ice hockey player

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