Monday, March 5, 2012

Lemieux Statue

This Wednesday outside of the CONSOL Energy Center a statue of former Pittsburgh Penguins' captain Mario Lemieux will be revealed. The statue will be by the intersection of Centre Avenue and washington place, right outside of the Trib Total Media gate. Nationally-Acclaimed bronze sculptor Bruce Wolfe created the statue. Mario Lemieux was a premier hockey player in the NHL in 1984-97, and then again from 2000-06 and is now in his 13th season as owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Lemieux is the #7 all time scorer in the NHL. He had a career 1,723 points, 690 goals (8th all-time) and 1,033 assists(10th all-time). The statue will be revealed at 12 o'clock noon on Wednesday and will be open to the public.
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  1. cmd6727March 19, 2012 at 8:12 AM

    One of the best players of all time and a Pittsburgh hero. He is the one and only reason the Pens are still in town and deserves all the credit he can get.

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