Mario Lemieux
LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 01: National Hockey League Hall of Fame player Mario Lemieux competes at the 11th Annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational hosted by the Aria Resort & Casino at Shadow Creek on April 1, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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It started with the World Cup [in 1996], and that might have been the best American team ever if you look at it. That was a really good team ... The one thing I don't think we'll ever catch Canada in is depth, but I think it's been clear since '96 that we can match up and still not have the Mario Lemieux.
Why Is The Stanley Cup in Mario Lemieux’s Swimming Pool?
They talk about the Flyers back in the '70s -- guys like Bobby Kelly, Moose Dupont and Dave Schultz -- but you never really saw those guys go after guys like Bobby Orr or Mario Lemieux or Phil Esposito. It was just sort of honest, hard, rough-nosed hockey, and it has changed -- there's no question.More quotes »
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