Mario Lemieux Quiz: 10 Trivia Questions About #66

Mario Lemieux is widely considered one of the best players to ever lace up a pair of skates. He put on an insane amount of points and won plenty of awards in his NHL career. Mario was inducted into the Hockey Hall Of Fame in 1997 and will surely always be remembered as one of the all-time greats. We have put together a difficult Mario Lemieux quiz for you to test your knowledge of his career. As a result, only the biggest hockey fans will be able to get a perfect score. We have also included some additional tidbits about Mario at the end.

Mario Lemieux Quiz

Instructions: All you have to do is answer the trivia questions below and at the very end of the quiz, it will let you know what you scored. Make sure to hit ‘Continue’ under the answers to move on to the next question.

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Mario Lemieux Quiz Answers

Here are some more details on the answers (but only read AFTER you have taken the quiz):

1) True Or False: Mario Lemieux won a Memorial Cup in his Junior Career

This is false as Mario Lemieux never won the Memorial Cup. He did make it to the 1984 Memorial Cup as a member of the Laval Voisins but they did not win a game. Ottawa defeated Kitchener 7-2 in the finals to win the Memorial Cup that year.

2) What year was Mario Lemieux drafted first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins?

Mario was drafted first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. He would subsequently go on to play his entire career for the Penguins. The 1984 draft would feature some other great players, including: Patrick Roy, Kirk Muller, Eddie Olczyk, Gary Roberts, Brett Hull, and Kirk McLean.

3) How many Stanley Cups did Mario Lemieux win in his playing career?

Mario won the Stanley Cup twice in his career. The Pittsburgh Penguins went back-to-back, winning the cups in both 1991 and 1992. In 1991, the Penguins defeated the Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 2 in the Stanley Cup finals. Mario was also the MVP for that finals. In 1992, the Penguins defeated the Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 0 in the Stanley Cup finals. Mario was also the MVP for that finals.

4) What year did Mario Lemieux first retire from the NHL?

Mario Lemieux first retired from the NHL in 1997. This came after the Pittsburgh Penguins were defeated by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the NHL Playoffs. Mario subsequently came out of retirement 3 years later.

5) After retiring for 3 years, Mario Lemieux made his return on December 27th, 2000. Which team was this against?

Mario’s first game back from retirement in 2000 came against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Pittsburgh won 5-0 and Lemieux finished with 3 points.

6) True Or False: Mario Lemieux scored 200 points or more in a single NHL season

This is false but Mario came very close! He scored 199 points (85 goals and 114 assists) during the 1988-89 season. The only player in NHL history to score 200 points in a season is Wayne Gretzky, who did it 4 times in his career.

7) How many times did Mario Lemieux win the Hart Memorial Trophy in his career?

Mario won the Hart trophy 3 times in his career. This was in 1988, 1993, and 1996.

8) What is the most goals that Mario Lemieux has scored in a single NHL game?

Mario Lemieux’s career high in goals in a single game was 5. It turns out that he did this 4 times in his career, which is the same amount as Wayne Gretzky.

9) How many Olympic gold medals did Mario Lemieux win in his career?

Mario won one Olympic Gold medal in his hockey career. This came as a result of Canada’s win at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. Canada defeated the United States, 5-2 in the Gold medal game. Mario had an assist during that game and finished the tournament with 6 points total.

10) True Or False: Mario Lemieux finished his career with more than 1000 career games played

This is false as Lemieux ended his career with 915 games played in the NHL. Even though he didn’t hit 1000 games, Mario still finished his career with 1723 total points. Just imagine if Mario was able to stay healthy? He likely would have a lot more NHL records to his name but that is how it goes sometimes.

Some Additional Tidbits About #66

Here are some additional tidbits about him that we found interesting but didn’t have space for on our quiz.

Family & Personal Life

• Mario was born in Montreal to Pierrette, who was a stay-at-home mom, and Jean-Guy Lemieux, who worked as an engineer.
• Mario has two older brothers, Alain and Richard.
• On June 26th, 1993 Mario married Nathalie Asselin. The couple has four children: Lauren (born in 1993), Stephanie (born in 1995), Austin Nicholas (born in 1996), and Alexa (born in 1997).

Mario’s Battle With Cancer

• Mario was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in January 1993.
• This forced Mario to miss two months of the NHL season and he had to undergo multiple radiation treatments during these two months.
• Mario returned to the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup on March 2nd for their game against the Philadelphia Flyers. He ended up scoring a goal and added an assist in a 5-4 loss to the Flyers. The most impressive part of this story is that Mario underwent his final radiation treatment that morning and had to catch a plane to meet the team.
• Even though he missed two months of the season, Mario still went on to win the scoring title for the 1992-93 season. He compiled 160 points in only 60 games.
• He founded the Mario Lemieux Foundation, which focuses on the funding of medical research in the cure for cancer.

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