One of his most famous goals though was scored as he played for team Canada, in the 1987 Canada Cup. He took a pass from Wayne Gretzky and beat Soviet goalie Sergei Mylnikov at 18:34 of the third period to get Canada a 6-5 lead and eventual victory in the Canada Cup fianl. The 1987-88 regular season was dominated by Lemieux as he tallied 70 goals and 98 assists for 168 points, good enough to win the Art Ross Trophy and the Hart Memorial Trophy as most valuable player in the league. His battles with Wayne Gretzky continued as Mario scored a personal best 199 points in 1988-89, 57 more than Gretzky and good enough for another Art Ross. Always a great talent with excellent physical attributes like strength, size, and a long wingspan, Lemieux had to endure physical ailments throughout his career. Back injuires saw his miss ice-time beginning in 1989-90 and he only played in 26 games in the 1990-91 season. His return in the second half of that year saw the Pittsburgh Penguins win their first Stanley Cup Championship. The team was led by Lemieux who recorded 44 points to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. Pittsburgh and Mario would go on to win their second Stanley Cup the following year.

In January of 1993 Mario Lemieux's health problems took a turn for the worse as he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease, a treatable form of cancer. Lemieux missed 23 games as he got radiation treatment, but still managed to comeback and win the scoring title. Lemieux would take the entire 1994-95 season off to recover from his back injuries and other ailments, but would come back to win two Art Ross and a Hart Trophy before announcing his retirement in 1997. The Hockey Hall of Fame waived its waiting period and inducted Lemieux in November, 1997. Having been in retirement for three years, Mario made a surprise comeback with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2000-01 season. His production numbers were nothing but awesome in a league that had become notorious for cluthing, grabbing and defensive play. His health was still a problem as he only played 24 games in 2001-02 but followed that up with a 67 game performce the following year, tallying up 91 points. Mario will suit up for the 2005-06 season and with the addition of Sidney Crosby, had hoped to stick around for another couple of years with the Pens. Unfortunately, Mario suffered from an irregular heartbeat during the 2005-06 season and announced his retirement from the game on January 24, 2006.

COLLECTABLE: SIGNED MARIO LEMIEUX PITTSBURGH PENGUINS JERSEY


Pittsburgh Penguins jersey signed by Mario Lemieux. The jersey is semi-pro, CCM, KOHO, or Reebok, with name and numbers sown on.
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PROFESSIONAL JERSEY FRAMING
PROFESSIONAL FRAME (as seen above) $400 add extra puck $15 custom frame color $25 to $100 add extra photograph $25 custom plaque $20 NOTE: Location of puck, photo, plaque & pins is customizable.

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