Back 80's, I was playing for Draveurs TR and Mario was with Voisins Laval. Mario was 6'4" and I was 5'6". Imagine that monster. So, it was not only good, he was impressive and intimidating just looking at him. I didn't make it to NHL, he became the best ever... Super Mario !
Scotty Bowman, the greatest coach in NHL history in a recent podcast interview with ‘The Athletic.’ You had some great ones in Pittsburgh, no? “Well, Mario is the best player I’ve ever coached. He’s the greatest player I’ve ever seen. He was never healthy and he was way ahead of everybody else when I was in Pittsburgh. To this day, I still think what he did in the 1992 playoffs - you have to remember he played the last two series with one healthy hand - is the greatest playoff performance ever. Nobody was ever better than Mario was for us in 1992.”
Wayne is awesome, he was a coach on the ice. Teaching guys how to perform🏆 Mario can’t really teach to guys how to go between Bourque’s legs or top shelf on Hasek
I’m 24 years old and I never really got to see Lemieux play in his prime. But watching highlights and every old game footage I can find, I can say with out a doubt that Super Mario was and is the best hockey player to ever put on a sweater and light the lamp.
He was still way more dominant than any players when he could not lace his skate himself because of his back pain for years. After he lost his speed, he could still carry the puck from zone to zone, and fool every body. When you dominate at skow speed, it shows how great you are. Like Messi now at 35, , or Zidane in his thirties.
@@dextrosebizarre He also changed his game around the time of the 90s repeat to be a better passer, no doubt with help from powerplay linemate Ron Francis.
Even at the end after the back and shoulder surgeries he was big and slow, but you couldn't get the puck off of him and if he was anywhere near the goal he could put the puck into a 4×4 inch spot. He was just so lethally skilled. Had he been given a team of goons and talent, and been void of injury....of course those things didn't happen :/
He had all the skills in the world, I mean all of them : speed, hands, shots, hockey IQ... With a frame of 6'4" and 225 pounds. Never been a more dominant player than him when healthy !
@@8799crosby Gretzky trumps Mario in every aspect. All his numbers outpace Mario and were achieved with fewer games. What really sells me on Wayne over Mario is his +520 plus/minus to Marios +114.....
@mikemyros4142 yeah and Gretzky had the luxury of playing his first 9 seasons surrounded by one of the best teams in NHL history. Lemieux started with one of the worst. They weren't exactly a level playing field, well, until Gretzky got traded and Lemieux finally had a good team around him. Then who outscored who?
I loved watching him play. He came along at just the right time and the fact he played in a U.S city was also important. Hockey had a somewhat tarnished reputation in some circles after the Flyers had gooned it up in the 70's. Some viewed the sport with scorn. Suddenly the sport got respect for what a beautiful and exciting game it could be and the fighting wasn't necessary anymore to attract spectators to the games. I doubt that we'll see another player who can make a similar impact on the sport as Mario did, not in my lifetime anyway.
@@dovteitz3479 Gretzky had 930 more assists than Mario. At Mario's pace, assuming he could have kept it up it would've taken him another 800 games to do so, about 400 more than Gretzky's total games played. Possible ? maybe ? I wouldn't bet my house on it though.....
My dads friend is a massive Penguins fan and we talk often about hockey which is fun bc he’s helped me learn the game more. He told me about Mario Lemieux and I watched this video today and man, this stuff is just incredible. He’s gotta be the most incredible I’ve ever seen, so far.
The last goal against Nordiques with two players on his back will be forever my ultimate favorite goal. And it tells how dominant he was. The one where he fooled Bourque like a child,, one of the best D-Def ever tells a lot as well. Turn-around goal on his back hand is something too. First NHL game, first face-off, first shot, first goal against Boston and Bourque… Je h man.. I could talk about him forever.
:43 Privileged to see this on tv live, but still gives me goosebumps to this day. That slight delay after his move and anticipation of the shot, and a perfect call from Mike Lange.
@@8799crosbytill u realize Gretzky played his first 9 seasons surrounded by one of the best teams in NHL history while Lemieux started his career with one of the worst teams in history
@@WoodsboundOutdoors u realize Lemieux had a stacked team from 90-97 Or 7 years the same amount of time Gretzky did 81-88 . And Lemieux did not break one Gretzky record
@8799crosby yeah eventually he had a great team around him and his numbers started to reflect that. Unfortunately that's around the time he started having all of his health issues and only played partial seasons, but his ppg was right up there with Gretzky's best seasons, even in a more competitive era
Do you think Mario is the only player that you gotta figure out WHICH 10 goals your gonna make the list out of? Most guys your searching hard just to find 5 head scratching goals let alone 10! With Mario you could easily make a top 20 or 30 that would be better than most top 10 list!!! He was just, well, THE BEST!!
Hey. I’m wondering where 18:20 footage on where you found it and if you have all the goals from that game. I would love to have it since I’m working on a Gary Thorne call compilation which would help out.
If I were selecting in a pond game with Mario and Wayne out there, I would take Mario. Mario would have had better numbers than Gretzky if he were out West. Gretzky could not handle the roughness the East.
I am grateful i got to watch his career as a youngster. He was a magician would leave you shaking your head saying how the fuck did he just do that so many times. He played through so much pain and was still worlds ahead of everyone when he did. Mad respect!
Mario is a sweet goal scorer, but only 99 knows where the puck is going to be…the ‘87 Canada cup clip shows this magnificently. Mario scored, but Wayne already knew that.
I think Gretzky and Lemieux on the same line is pretty cool! Whoever was coaching Team Canada in the dying minutes with the score tied .. you look down the bench and you got both of them to tap on the shoulder. Awesome.
He is Canadian bro.thats what they do up there.hockey and farming.they have Toronto and montreal.thats it.this is why Canada still dominates the hockey world.its one of only a handful of jobs that pay well in that frozen wasteland.
I'm 47 n watched lemieux from 9yrs old. WHERE IS THE "NEXT LEMIEUX?" NHLers are good n thumbs up for the superstars, but NONE ARE MARIO LEMIEUX. For arguments sake, I always thought of Jaromir Jagr as a left handed Lemieux 👍
Mario is not the magnificent one, he'z all the greatest of them all! He'z in a different class from Gretzky, speaking of Gretzky.... Gretzky was not only protected by some of the player's on his team! He was also protected by the league! Opposing player's weren't a allowed to touch him! The bottom line is that Gretzky was made to order
@@dannycarlow8204 I'm not a fan of any players b it hockey or any other sports for that matter!.... I appreciate you sharing with me, the Jake Paul comment!!!
@@tarikbey-we6oq I must ask about your original comment then. Why are you here if you're not a fan then? This ain't nothing that interests you right? I just can't understand you asking the question you did and then saying what you just did to me.
Mario is goated obvi But I swear I’m not a sensitive PC type but does anyone else cringe at all the rented mule lines? Idk it just seems so cruel. To just talk about beating an animal so casually. I know, I know, it’s “just a phrase” so stop your thumbs right now.
Lemieux was 100% better than Gretzky, it's just that injuries ruined him from being the true GOAT. Now granted, he did start his own injuries by being a chain smoker and by having a poor diet in his first couple years in the league. But if both were healthy for one given year, I'm taking Lemieux hands down.
But Bobby Orr checks them both crushes them into the boards slaps them both around skates a few circles and bury the puck in the back of the net Orr 1 Wayne and Mario no score
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Back 80's, I was playing for Draveurs TR and Mario was with Voisins Laval.
Mario was 6'4" and I was 5'6". Imagine that monster. So, it was not only good, he was impressive and intimidating just looking at him.
I didn't make it to NHL, he became the best ever... Super Mario !
Scotty Bowman, the greatest coach in NHL history in a recent podcast interview with ‘The Athletic.’
You had some great ones in Pittsburgh, no?
“Well, Mario is the best player I’ve ever coached. He’s the greatest player I’ve ever seen. He was never healthy and he was way ahead of everybody else when I was in Pittsburgh. To this day, I still think what he did in the 1992 playoffs - you have to remember he played the last two series with one healthy hand - is the greatest playoff performance ever. Nobody was ever better than Mario was for us in 1992.”
The best part about this is the Mike Lange play by play. “Heeeeee shoots and SCORES” never gets old
Never seen any other player get HOOKED like Mario did. He was so graceful when he played. Amazing
Simply the best hockey player to ever put on a pair of ice skates. You all can have #99 and his records. I'll take #66 any day of the week.
If Gretzky would have had to wrestle even half the defenders Mario did, he's not even close to the numbers he ended up with.
Wayne is awesome, he was a coach on the ice. Teaching guys how to perform🏆
Mario can’t really teach to guys how to go between Bourque’s legs or top shelf on Hasek
We saw what Mario did WITHOUT the weapons Gretzky had, then what he did once had those weapons.
💯💯💯
Preach on Jason, preach on!
I’m 24 years old and I never really got to see Lemieux play in his prime. But watching highlights and every old game footage I can find, I can say with out a doubt that Super Mario was and is the best hockey player to ever put on a sweater and light the lamp.
He was still way more dominant than any players when he could not lace his skate himself because of his back pain for years.
After he lost his speed, he could still carry the puck from zone to zone, and fool every body. When you dominate at skow speed, it shows how great you are. Like Messi now at 35, , or Zidane in his thirties.
@@dextrosebizarre He also changed his game around the time of the 90s repeat to be a better passer, no doubt with help from powerplay linemate Ron Francis.
He couldnt be stopped ,the last clip he got hooked 4 times and held at the end AND STILL SCORED
Nope
Even at the end after the back and shoulder surgeries he was big and slow, but you couldn't get the puck off of him and if he was anywhere near the goal he could put the puck into a 4×4 inch spot. He was just so lethally skilled. Had he been given a team of goons and talent, and been void of injury....of course those things didn't happen :/
The greatest shooting and scoring arsenal ever. The man scored at will it seems.
He had all the skills in the world, I mean all of them : speed, hands, shots, hockey IQ... With a frame of 6'4" and 225 pounds. Never been a more dominant player than him when healthy !
It that’s not true , Gretzky was more dominate
@@8799crosby Gretzky trumps Mario in every aspect. All his numbers outpace Mario and were achieved with fewer games. What really sells me on Wayne over Mario is his +520 plus/minus to Marios +114.....
@@mikemyros4142 also Gretzky was better 5 on 5 , Lemieux holds the the top 4 highest power play point seasons .
@@8799crosby only casuals that never seen them both play say that. Put them one on one, and Gretzky doesn’t touch the puck.
@mikemyros4142 yeah and Gretzky had the luxury of playing his first 9 seasons surrounded by one of the best teams in NHL history. Lemieux started with one of the worst. They weren't exactly a level playing field, well, until Gretzky got traded and Lemieux finally had a good team around him. Then who outscored who?
Finally, a Mario Lemieux goal video with the greatest goal ever scored at the end.
Canada 🇨🇦 very blessed to have all these great hockey 🏒 players 🙌
For all those who are talking about McDavid they never saw the most exciting athlete to ever play any sport the GOAT Mario the magnificent
No one made scoring look so smooth...nobody
Simply the best.
The move he put on Bourque...whom is ranked in the top ten of defenseman is quite telling of his greatness
That commentator is one of the best! "Get in the fastline grandma, the bingo game is ready to roll!" lol
I loved watching him play. He came along at just the right time and the fact he played in a U.S city was also important. Hockey had a somewhat tarnished reputation in some circles after the Flyers had gooned it up in the 70's. Some viewed the sport with scorn. Suddenly the sport got respect for what a beautiful and exciting game it could be and the fighting wasn't necessary anymore to attract spectators to the games. I doubt that we'll see another player who can make a similar impact on the sport as Mario did, not in my lifetime anyway.
Never!
Mario is my favourite player ever, but McDavid is very close to entering the pantheon of hockey gods.
He makes it look so effortless.
Greatest of all time, wouldve beat all gretzkys records if not for injuries
Assists ?
@@mikemyros4142 assists wouldve also been broken.....with a healthy mario.......but i cant prove that
yes
@@dovteitz3479 Gretzky had 930 more assists than Mario. At Mario's pace, assuming he could have kept it up it would've taken him another 800 games to do so, about 400 more than Gretzky's total games played. Possible ? maybe ? I wouldn't bet my house on it though.....
@@dovteitz3479 lmao Lemieux had 1 season over 100 assists , Gretzky had 11
Lemieux would never catch Gretzky in assists not even close
Simply the best ever!!! Period.
Notice how a lot of these incredible goals are in the playoffs? Mario is the GOAT
My dads friend is a massive Penguins fan and we talk often about hockey which is fun bc he’s helped me learn the game more. He told me about Mario Lemieux and I watched this video today and man, this stuff is just incredible. He’s gotta be the most incredible I’ve ever seen, so far.
Every one of his goals could have made the highlight film. A once in a century player.
The last goal against Nordiques with two players on his back will be forever my ultimate favorite goal. And it tells how dominant he was. The one where he fooled Bourque like a child,, one of the best D-Def ever tells a lot as well.
Turn-around goal on his back hand is something too.
First NHL game, first face-off, first shot, first goal against Boston and Bourque… Je h man.. I could talk about him forever.
No mules were harmed in the creation of this video
That goal in 87 against Quebec is the greatest goal in hockey history
Yes I agree. Can't even count how many times he got hooked and literally carried the guy on his back and still scored..... AMAZING!
Could you imagine player's now a days trying that?
That's probably 15 penalties on today's nhl 😂
What a time to be alive. I’m so grateful I was growing up when Mario was playing.
Most talented player I ever saw.....didn't see Orr. Gretz was the man and had the vision and passing skills.....but Mario was a magician
Thanks for posting this. I was there to witness the greatest athlete to ever play any sport.
Mike Lange - "You'd have to be here to believe it!"
Everyone - "If it was Lemieux, we believe it"
I am so happy I got to watch this dude on tv when I was young.
This is my new favorite video on TH-cam. The Mike Lange calls make it that much more special.
Mario "beat him like a rented mule" Lemieux.
That back hander is difficulty level 20 out of 10
:43 Privileged to see this on tv live, but still gives me goosebumps to this day. That slight delay after his move and anticipation of the shot, and a perfect call from Mike Lange.
Those were the days watching from Johnstown, PA.
Beat him like a rented mule. Man the announcer beats that one like a rented mule
To this day, the best ever in tight goal scorer the game has seen.
The mule stuff doesn't get old at all.
690 Goals in 915 games!! That is just fucking insane!!
It is till u realize Gretzky was past 700 goals by 915 games played
@@8799crosbytill u realize Gretzky played his first 9 seasons surrounded by one of the best teams in NHL history while Lemieux started his career with one of the worst teams in history
@@WoodsboundOutdoors u realize Lemieux had a stacked team from 90-97
Or 7 years the same amount of time Gretzky did 81-88 . And Lemieux did not break one Gretzky record
@8799crosby yeah eventually he had a great team around him and his numbers started to reflect that. Unfortunately that's around the time he started having all of his health issues and only played partial seasons, but his ppg was right up there with Gretzky's best seasons, even in a more competitive era
@@WoodsboundOutdoors Gretzkys best season was 2.77 ppg Lemieux never approached that
great video⭐
Damn when he beat Hextall at the end, wow 😂 And the analyst goes "He beat Hextall like.. like he was walking down Fifth Avenue!!"
2 hall of famers lemieux and voice of the penguins,hall of famer MIKE LANGE
Do you think Mario is the only player that you gotta figure out WHICH 10 goals your gonna make the list out of? Most guys your searching hard just to find 5 head scratching goals let alone 10! With Mario you could easily make a top 20 or 30 that would be better than most top 10 list!!! He was just, well, THE BEST!!
The most skilled player through time you will ever see
The greatest hockey player, Mario Lemieux covered by the best hockey announcer ever, Mike Lange!!
I’m watching this thinking, wow that’s a lot of goals! This video should almost be over. I checked and it wasn’t even at the halfway point!
"Oh my goodness he beats Fitzpatrick who doesn't know whether to cry or wind his watch right now." CLASSIC!
What looks like a Mario Lemieux highlight video is really Mike Lange Best Of
Only 19.06 long...you must have missed a few 😆!
Hey. I’m wondering where 18:20 footage on where you found it and if you have all the goals from that game. I would love to have it since I’m working on a Gary Thorne call compilation which would help out.
If I were selecting in a pond game with Mario and Wayne out there, I would take Mario. Mario would have had better numbers than Gretzky if he were out West. Gretzky could not handle the roughness the East.
The natural
"...like a rented mule!" lol
No one more scarier than mario, one on one with the goalie
Mike Lang on the calls is a nice added touch for Pens fans who got used to those calls after goals.
he just says the same thing every time
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I am grateful i got to watch his career as a youngster. He was a magician would leave you shaking your head saying how the fuck did he just do that so many times. He played through so much pain and was still worlds ahead of everyone when he did. Mad respect!
I didn't quite catch it: how did the announcer say Mario beat those goalies?
They say the great ones make it look easy- it looks like he's not even sweating.
He beat em all like rented mules
Is this a best of Mario Lemieux or Mike Lange video? 😅
I'd say both, and that's a very good thing.
There are players that have more points than him....but is there a better highlight reel of goals?
Imagine actually living up to a name that literally
Means “the best”
And he never had a spaz attack after scoring.
@7:20 now that's a super mario goal
Goalies were losing their pads and gloves😂
Mario is a sweet goal scorer, but only 99 knows where the puck is going to be…the ‘87 Canada cup clip shows this magnificently. Mario scored, but Wayne already knew that.
Can't read all those comparing comments anymore but this one is actually quite nice
I think Gretzky and Lemieux on the same line is pretty cool! Whoever was coaching Team Canada in the dying minutes with the score tied .. you look down the bench and you got both of them to tap on the shoulder. Awesome.
Wow that announcer is a one trick pony! Can he say anything else but "beaten like a rented mule"?
18:48 THAT'S how you pronounce Lemieux.
I didn't know Pittsburgh had so many mules for rent.
I’ve never actually heard of anyone renting a mule.
He is Canadian bro.thats what they do up there.hockey and farming.they have Toronto and montreal.thats it.this is why Canada still dominates the hockey world.its one of only a handful of jobs that pay well in that frozen wasteland.
Michael Michael motorcycle?
I'm 47 n watched lemieux from 9yrs old. WHERE IS THE "NEXT LEMIEUX?" NHLers are good n thumbs up for the superstars, but NONE ARE MARIO LEMIEUX. For arguments sake, I always thought of Jaromir Jagr as a left handed Lemieux 👍
That announcer really hates mules.
Гретцки #1 за всю историю НХЛ,это вам русский говорит)
Gretzky, Hawerchuk and Lemieux, not a bad line...
Mario may have been a devil if wayne didnt call them a mickey mouse team
Mario is not the magnificent one, he'z all the greatest of them all! He'z in a different class from Gretzky, speaking of Gretzky.... Gretzky was not only protected by some of the player's on his team! He was also protected by the league! Opposing player's weren't a allowed to touch him! The bottom line is that Gretzky was made to order
Poor John Casey and Hexstall....they were lemieux's favorite 'rented mules'. lol
Michael Michael motorcycle, how much fried chicken can you eat!
Lemieux beats him like a rented mule!...Lol
Gretzky maybe the greatest team player of all time, but Mario no doubt the best individual player
What's up with these Gretzky fanboys! Their all butt hurt..... why are y'all on here anyways! This ain't no Gretzky best goals compilations
What would Gretzky fans have to be butt hurt about? He's the one with the records.
Gretzky's fanboys are like Mike Tyson fanboys!!!
@@tarikbey-we6oq Mario's fanboys are like Jake Paul's fanboys!!!
@@dannycarlow8204 I'm not a fan of any players b it hockey or any other sports for that matter!.... I appreciate you sharing with me, the Jake Paul comment!!!
@@tarikbey-we6oq I must ask about your original comment then. Why are you here if you're not a fan then? This ain't nothing that interests you right? I just can't understand you asking the question you did and then saying what you just did to me.
So much rented mule abuse...
And Lemieux smoked!!!
Хрен ты сейчас забьешь из-за ворот.
Rented mule lmao
Mario is goated obvi
But I swear I’m not a sensitive PC type but does anyone else cringe at all the rented mule lines? Idk it just seems so cruel. To just talk about beating an animal so casually. I know, I know, it’s “just a phrase” so stop your thumbs right now.
No…you’re just a “sensitive PC type/ Karen”
Lemieux was 100% better than Gretzky, it's just that injuries ruined him from being the true GOAT. Now granted, he did start his own injuries by being a chain smoker and by having a poor diet in his first couple years in the league. But if both were healthy for one given year, I'm taking Lemieux hands down.
if the biggest word ever
Gretzky told me if lemieux was his winger he would have gotten 3000 pts but lemieux would have gotten 4000pts Gretzky concedes
But Bobby Orr checks them both crushes them into the boards slaps them both around skates a few circles and bury the puck in the back of the net Orr 1 Wayne and Mario no score
Scotty bowman once said if I had one game to win the stanley cup my no. 1 pick would be lemieux.
100 % better ? C'mon, try a little harder....
Величайший игрок! Наибольшее количество забитых им шайб на количество матчей!!! Грецки отдыхает по эффективности.......как то так.....
"Well scratch my back with a hacksaw!" 🪚🗿🤣🤣🤣