Mario Lemieux

Mario Lemieux Born: 1965 Mario Lemieux was born on October 5, 1965 in Montreal, Quebec. He had two brothers, Alain and Richard. They both also had talent in hockey, so when he was four years old, his parents sent him to the local hockey rink to learn how to skate. He was put under the watchful eye of Fernand Fichaud , Mr. Fichaud had seen his brothers play and knew that the Lemuieux possessed extraordinary talent in hockey. He …

…brought home three of those trophies on the same day! Mario Lemieux has contributed a great amount to change the face of Canadian hockey players along with Wayne Gretzkey. He has helped this sport grow in Canada as well as in U.S. cities like Pittsburgh. Canadians are a lot of times, under the shadow of American athletes but with the help of athletes like Mario and Wayne, we have come out of that shadow.