Lemieux, Mario
Lemieux, Mario (1965- ), Canadian professional ice hockey player, who led the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) to the Stanley Cup championship title in 1991 and 1992. Born in Montréal, Québec, Lemieux dropped out of school at the age of 16, a year after joining Montréal’s Laval Voisin junior hockey team. In 1984 the Pittsburgh Penguins, then in last place, made Lemieux the first selection in the NHL draft.
In the 1984-85 season Lemieux won the Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL rookie of the year. He also was named most valuable player (MVP) that year in the NHL All-Star Game. He played an important part in the Penguins’ gradual improvement in league standings over the next few years, and his performance
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