• In 1993, the same year he was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, Lemieux created the Mario Lemieux Foundation to fund medical research projects.
  • Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Mario Lemieux, 1965-10-05 Montréal, QC, CAN Canada. Most recently in the undefined with Pittsburgh Penguins.
  • Lemieux, also known as “Le Magnifique” (the marvelous one) and “Super Mario,” is widely regarded as one of the best hockey players in history.
  • Mario Lemieux, OC, CQ (/ˈmærioʊ ləˈmjuː/; French pronunciation: [maʁjo ləmjø]; born October 5, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
  • 36.3k Followers, 250 Following, 1,132 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Mario Lemieux (@mariolemieuxfdn).
  • From his experience, the Mario Lemieux Foundation was created & to date has raised over $31M for cancer research & patient care.
  • Checkout the latest stats of Mario Lemieux. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, trade, draft, salary and more on Hockey-Reference.com.
  • Mario Lemieux was born on the 5th of October, 1965 in Montreal. You might not believe it, but he started playing hockey at just the age of five.
  • Mario Lemieux was the king of the comeback -- and much, much more. For more of Mario Lemieux's 100 Greatest Players bio, please click here.