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New York Rangers: The Lemieux’s continue to excite and agitate the fans

He was extremely gifted at the game of hockey. Nothing could stop him, not even cancer. He’d retire, and come back stronger than he was before. He mentored Sidney Crosby when he was drafted by the.. wait, we’re not talking about Mario Lemieux, are we?

No. In fact, we’re talking about someone who won two more Stanley Cups than Mario. Claude Lemieux.

Claude Lemieux was discovered very young. He was only 18 years of age when the Montreal Canadiens gave him his chance. Three seasons into his NHL career, they won the Stanley Cup.