Mario Lemieux was back in his hometown of Montreal on Wednesday night for the opening game of the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament and was welcomed with a thundering standing ovation at the Bell Centre.
Lemieux unveiled a ceremonial banner before Canada and Sweden kicked off the tournament and also made a surprise visit to Team Canada’s locker room to announce the team’s starting lineup.
A warm welcome back to Montreal for Le Magnifique! pic.twitter.com/XJG6p768qN
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Lemieux’s ovation had the Bell Centre crowd on its feet and the Penguins legend flashed a big smile when calling over current team captain and fellow Pittsburgh legend Sidney Crosby to join on the celebratory action.