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CANONSBURG, Pa. — Add “box office draw” to Mario Lemieux’s joint titles of owner and player. The six-time NHL scoring champion started his comeback Tuesday by practicing with the ...
Mario’s the best player that ever ... and wouldn’t be for a while. Lemieux, however, was an instant superstar, drawing attention wherever he went. He also finished that rookie season with ...
Truth be told, "Mario's" has little to do with Lemieux – he has no ownership stake ... Guess what was more of a draw: One-dollar Coronas or the Pittsburgh at Buffalo game? Although the game ...
“Jagr wanted to play with Mario, his idol.” Almost four decades later, it’s the official reunion of Jagr and the Penguins that will draw Lemieux back to the organization with which his ...
Baldwin said he purposely didn’t talk to Mario Lemieux or Wayne Gretzky ... In Canada, the Gretzky and Lemieux connection will draw even more notice.
PITTSBURGH --Mario Lemieux used to yell a certain way when he wanted the puck, depending on how fast he wanted it. If you had time to pass, he would draw out the first syllable and say ...
Mario Lemieux had one of the best NHL careers in history, earning induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame following his retirement in 1997. In just 745 games, he scored 613 goals with 881 assists ...
Does Lemieux think he's Gretzky? Well, I have number 66 so I may be upside down. But I don't know, I don't think I'm Gretzky. You know, I'm just Mario Lemieux and I try to do my best and I think I ...
During 17 NHL seasons, Mario Lemieux was a big draw, a guy whose presence in the lineup boosted ticket sales. A wander around the International Centre in Mississauga Sunday showed that his star ...
PITTSBURGH -- Penguins star and owner Mario Lemieux, one of hockey's greatest players, announced his retirement for the second time at a news conference held Tuesday afternoon. Lemieux ...
WASHINGTON—Auston Matthews is drawing comparisons to Mario Lemieux and getting noticed by Bryce Harper amid a hot start to his second NHL season. Last season’s Calder Trophy winner as rookie ...
Sunday was the 35th anniversary of the Penguins drafting Mario Lemieux. That might sound like an easy decision to make. Ultimately, it was. But there were a few complications. General manager ...