Mario Lemieux retires.............. | FerrariChat
Buy

Mario Lemieux retires..............

Discussion in 'Other Off Topic Forum' started by kizdan, Jan 24, 2006.

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

  1. kizdan

    kizdan F1 Veteran

    Dec 31, 2003
    5,505
    #1 kizdan, Jan 24, 2006
    I will miss watching Mario.............in my eyes, he was equal to Gretzky.

    When I was younger, growing up in Montreal, my dad used to work with the assistant coach for the Quebec Major Junior league's Verdun team. He used to get tickets to go and watch them play all the time. This is when Pat Lafontaine was playing for Verdun, and was a superstar in the league. This was also when Mario played for Laval, which is the town that I grew up in. Very often, the 2 teams played each other. It was not uncommon for both Mario and Lafontaine to get 4, 5, or 6 points each in a game. One year, their teams played each other in the finals at the Montreal Forum. My dad got seats right next to the penalty box, ice level. It was incredible!

    I will never forget seeing them play for as long as I live.
     
  2. SRT Mike

    SRT Mike Two Time F1 World Champ

    Oct 31, 2003
    23,343
    Taxachusetts
    Full Name:
    Raymond Luxury Yacht
    #2 SRT Mike, Jan 24, 2006
    He should have stayed retired after the last time he decided to retire.
     
  3. rush109

    rush109 F1 Veteran

    May 26, 2005
    8,103
    Montreal, Quebec
    Full Name:
    Joshua McRae
    #3 rush109, Jan 24, 2006
    sad day in the world of hockey...too bad he went out on a bad note with his team in the dumps and him with his heart problem...
     
  4. giago

    giago Formula Junior

    Nov 30, 2004
    538
    Full Name:
    Giago
    #4 giago, Jan 24, 2006
    He's my Idol.
    He was my motivation while I played Hockey, until some years ago (they closed the skate location) and the other 2 are really far from my home.
    He's the GREATEST HOCKEY PLAYER from my point of view.
     
  5. darth550

    darth550 Six Time F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa

    Jul 14, 2003
    61,183
    In front of you
    Full Name:
    BCHC
    #5 darth550, Jan 24, 2006
    Poor guy had to play waaaaay too long to keep his franchise from folding!
     
  6. Supercarlover

    Supercarlover Formula 3

    Sep 30, 2004
    1,760
    Texas
    Full Name:
    Joshua B.
    #6 Supercarlover, Jan 24, 2006
    He has arguable saved the Penguins organization twice. He is certainly a credit to the league and to Pittsburgh. When he was healthy, he was amazing to watch (a certain stick-between-the-legs goal comes to mind). Almost all of the hockey greats from my childhood have retired. He was one of the great ones.
     

Share This Page