Mario Lemieux is a Canadian former ice hockey player who starred as a centre for the Pittsburgh Penguins across 17 seasons from 1984 to 2005, earning recognition as one of the sport's all-time greats and induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997. He won the Stanley Cup as a player in 1991 and 1992, then uniquely became the first former NHL player to gain majority ownership of his former team, leading the Penguins to three additional Stanley Cups as owner in 2009, 2016 and 2017. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Career HighlightWon the Stanley Cup as a player in 1991 and 1992 and as team owner in 2009, 2016 and 2017, becoming the first former NHL player to own his former team. 1 Classification
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Lemieux is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time for his combination of size, strength, athleticism, and creativity.
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Lemieux is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time for his combination of size, strength, athleticism, and creativity.
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Lemieux is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time for his combination of size, strength, athleticism, and creativity.
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Mario Lemieux is a Canadian former ice hockey player who starred as a centre for the Pittsburgh Penguins across 17 seasons from 1984 to 2005, earning recognition as one of the sport's all-time greats and induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997.
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