Mario Lemieux
Mario Lemieux
Mario Lemieux, OC, CQis a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current owner for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played parts of 17 seasons with the National Hockey League'sPittsburgh Penguins between 1984 and 2006. Dubbed "The Magnificent One" or "Le Magnifique", he is widely acknowledged to be one of the best players of all time. A gifted playmaker and fast skater despite his large size, Lemieux often beat defencemen with fakes and dekes...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth5 October 1965
CityMontreal, Canada
CountryCanada
A month before the season I stop putting ketchup on my french fries.
I've had a chance to spend some time in L.A. with him, training and having dinners, and that's all he talks about, hockey, ... He knows the history of the game, loves to talk about the players and the teams. That's why I think he's going to be very successful, because he's dedicated his life to the game.
It's a long time to not win, especially so early in the season. It's certainly not the start we wanted, especially with the personnel we have here.
It's going to be a lot easier for him to start his career here with the guys that we have and the leadership that we have. I started my career here with the worst team in the league and didn't have a lot of support, but he's in a different situation. He's going to have a chance to learn very quickly and win very quickly, which is great for a young guy.
It's been a big part of this year. Even to this day, I am not feeling 100 percent.
It's just a normal day for both of us get up early, skate and train and do our thing during the day until the kids come home and start bothering him,
It's a different game we're playing now. It's a lot more skating and a lot less scrapping, and I think it's great.
It's a different game we're playing now, ... It's a lot more skating and a lot less scrapping, and I think it's great.
When I bought the team in 1999, my goal was to keep the team here forever and that's not going change. Now, it's up to the gaming board, local politicians and local leaders to support our plan, which is by far the best one out there from what I have seen. Hopefully, we can get it done.
I thought the other lines were pretty good, as well. We'll see what happens.
I think we've done everything we can do as an ownership group, as far as setting up the franchise for the long term here in Pittsburgh. We have a plan with Isle of Capri to fully fund construction of a new arena without public money and make sure this franchise stays in Pittsburgh forever. That's always been my goal.
I said before I'm not going to be the one to move the franchise. There's a possibility that could happen if we don't get the license and the arena doesn't get built.
I think it's going to make our job, the stars, a little bit easier, they way they call the game now,
He's easy to get along with, he's chatty, he talks all the time, he gets along great with the kids and the kids love him and have a good time with him. We spend a lot of time together, drive everywhere and have dinner together every night. It's just a normal day for the both of us.