Mario Lemieux

The owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins is Penguins legend, Mario Lemieux. In his NHL career, Lemieux played 19 seasons with the Penguins, had 690 goals, 1033 assists, and 1723 overall points. Reigning from the “Great White North,” Mario Lemieux was born on October 5th, 1965, (50 years old) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Mario Lemieux married Nathalie Asselin in 1993, and they have four children: Lauren, Stephanie, Austin, and Alexa. Lemieux, although being a Canadian, is a registered American citizen

Le Magnifique The magnificent Mario Lemieux is widely known as one of the finest hockey players to have ever played the game. At 6’5, 230 lbs, His speed and agility made him a contender on the ice that the defensemen could not stop. In his 17-year career, he led the Pittsburgh Penguins to win two consecutive Stanley Cup championships. Mario achieved the Lester B. Pearson award (most outstanding player voted by other players) 4 times, the Hart Trophy (NHL’s most valuable player) 3 times, the Art

Sidney Crosby Biography Sidney Crosby was born August 7, 1987, in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is son of Troy, a goaltender who was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 1984. Sidney Crosby first learned to skate when he was just 3 years old. By the age of 7 he scored 159 goals in 55 games playing hockey and finished the season in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia with a amazing 280 points that year. Every year he dominated even more. In 1997, at the age of 10, Crosby scored 159 goals in just 55

not an athlete who’s easy to like. McDavid is. He’s the humble, All-Canadian Kid. Hockey has been lucky that way in that the sport’s greatest players have also been the greatest ambassadors: Gordie Howe, Jean Béliveau, Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Crosby and, now, McDavid. The Oilers arrived in Montreal in the wee hours of Saturday morning after losing 2-1 in Carolina on Friday night and were given the day off. A 20-year-old in downtown Montreal on Saturday night with money in his pocket

If I wear to describe John Tavares in one word it would be legend. John Tavares is a hockey player for the New York Islanders. He is 6,1 and 93 kg. He plays center ice and is currently captain. He was born in Mississauga, ON, CAN on September, 20, 1990. He was drafted first over all in 2009 in the NHL entry draft. In his junior years he play in the OHL for the Oshawa Generals but got traded to the London Knights in the 2009 season. In that 2009 season he finished with a career total of 215 goals

Player Profile: Ivan Provorov With the Flyers at number seven on the board at the NHL Draft the Flyers found themselves with a great player still available. At the seventh pick in the NHL 2015 Draft the Philadelphia Flyers selected Ivan Provorov of the WHL's Brandon Wheat Kings. While most will believe that the Flyer’s biggest need was a strong winger, the Flyers have needs at defense as well and in this situation, Provorov was by far the best player left available at the seventh pick. Provorov

Both Gordie Howe and Wayne Gretzky have been very influential to the NHL and to the world. But which is more influential than the other. Gordie Howe grew up in a hard working family with little money. Growing up had had to battle through adversity on numerous occasions, including being cut from the first travel hockey team he tried out for. He went from not being good enough to make a kids team to arguably being the best player ever. Wayne Gretzky throughout his whole life was a talented hockey player

Wayne Douglas Gretzky also known as the great one was born on January 26, 1961, in Brantford, Canada. Ever since Gretzky was born his father wanted him to be a hockey player but his size discouraged him. He first received his pair of skates at the age of 3. Wayne first learned to skate a river near his grandfather's farm and at public rinks on weekends. But the rink that his father built in his backyard is the place where he really learned to skate. When Gretzky turned 6 he started to play organized

Sidney Crosby the Next Great One Sidney is Crosby is a phenomenal hockey player currently playing in the NHL. Many people debate on him being the next Great One, due to multiple aspects of his talent. Sidney Crosby, being the talented player he is, many people compare him to Wayne Gretzky who is the best known hockey player in history. Since hockey has evolved from when Wayne Gretzky was on top, it makes it difficult to compare him to Sidney Crosby. But, since the evolution of hockey has occurred

My Commitment The best day of my life was the day that I became a dad. Becoming a dad taught me so much. Most importantly it taught me how to be committed to someone and an idea that you don’t even know. I remember when my girlfriend told me that she was pregnant. Although we had been seeing each other for a while and not practicing safe sex, the idea of her carrying my child shocked me. She called me up on a Thursday and asked me to come over her place because she wanted to show me something