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
If I could play this game at a decent level, I'd come back and play.
I'm only 35, and I felt that the time was right to try to come back and have a chance for him to see me play.
A month before the season, I don't order fries with my club sandwich.
We, as a league, must do a better job of protecting the integrity of the game and the safety of our players.
A month before the season I stop putting ketchup on my french fries.
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 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.
He's going to be on Canada's team for the next 15, 20 years.
He made some good plays out there and got the puck to the net.
We're projecting to lose $7 million with two rounds of the playoffs. In this building, it's the best we can do.
He was one of the best players out there, skating-wise and handling the puck.