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Mario Lemieux - 2016 Order of Hockey in Canada Honouree

HOCKEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Recorded 49 points (23 goals, 26 assists) in 36 games with Team Canada
  • Won the 2004 World Cup of Hockey with Team Canada (captain)
  • Won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games (captain)
  • Won the 1987 Canada Cup with Team Canada
  • Won a silver medal with Team Canada at the 1985 IIHF World Championship
  • Won a bronze medal with Team Canada at the 1983 IIHF World Junior Championship
  • Has been co-owner and chairman of the Pittsburgh Penguins since 1999
  • Won the Stanley Cup as co-owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009
  • Recorded 1,723 points (690 goals, 1,033 assists) in 915 NHL games
  • Won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1991 and 1992 (captain)
  • Won the Hart Memorial Trophy (1987-88, 1992-93, 1995-96)
  • Won the Lester B. Pearson Award (1985-86, 1987-88, 1992-93, 1995-96)
  • Won the Conn Smythe Trophy (1991, 1992)
  • Won the Art Ross Trophy (1987-88, 1988-89, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1996-96, 1996-97)
  • Won the Calder Memorial Trophy (1984-85)
  • Won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (1992-93)
  • Named to the NHL First All-Star Team (1987-88, 1988-89, 1992-93, 1995-96, 1996-97)
  • Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team (1985-86, 1986-87, 1991-92, 2000-01)
  • Named to the NHL All-Rookie Team (1984-85)
  • Played in the NHL All-Star Game (1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002)
  • Named NHL All-Star Game MVP (1985, 1988, 1990)
  • Third player (Howe, Lafleur) to play in the NHL after being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
  • Holds QMJHL record for goals (133) and points (282) in a season in 1983-84
  • Won the QMJHL championship with the Laval Voisins in 1984 (captain)
  • Named QMJHL and CHL MVP in 1983-84

ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND

  • Born October 5, 1965 in Montreal, Que.
  • He and his wife, Nathalie, have one won, Austin, and three daughters, Lauren, Stephanie and Alexa

HONOURS

  • Named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2009
  • Named a Knight of the Order of Quebec in 2009
  • Inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame in 2004
  • No. 4 on The Hockey News’ list of 100 Greatest Hockey Players
  • Inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1998
  • Had his No. 66 retired by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1997
  • Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997 (three-year waiting period waved)
  • Won the Lou Marsh Award as Canada’s top athlete in 1993
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2017 OHC: 2017 recipients honoured at HCF gala
2017 OHC recipients honoured at HCF gala
HCF: 2015 Celebrity Classic gala
2015 Hockey Canada Foundation Celebrity Classic gala
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2015 Hockey Canada Foundation Celebrity Classic Golf
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