Team during his junior career: • Laval Voisins: 1981-1982 to 1983-1984
With the Laval Voisins, he won the Jean-Rougeau Trophy (regular season championship) in 1982-1983 and 1983-1984, as well as the President Cup Trophy (playoff championship) in 1983-1984.
He was named to the second all-star team, as centre, in 1982-1983 and to the first team in 1983-1984, while playing with the Laval Voisins, he set four Canadian junior hockey records.
He scored 133 goals, earned 282 points, maintained an average of 4.03 points per game, and racked up at least one point per game in 61 consecutive games.
He scored 50 goals in his first 27 games, maintained the record set by Ray Ferraro of the Brandon Wheat Kings, in the Western Hockey League, in 1977-1978.
He won the Jean-Beliveau Trophy (best scored), the Guy-Lafleur Trophy (most valuable player in the playoffs), the Michael Bossy Trophy (best professional prospect), the Michel-Brière Trophy (most valuable player), as well as the Molson-Cooper and Hockey News trophies Canadian junior hockey player of the year.
He earned at least one point in 69 out of 70 games, failing to score in the game played against the Juniors at the Verdun Auditorium on February 26, 1984. He finished with a lead of 112 points, scoring 282 points compared to 170 scored by his team-mate Jacques Goyette. This gap between the first and second in the scoring championship was the highest ever in the history of Canadian junior hockey.
Outstanding game: During the last game of the season, played on March 14, 1984, at the Laval Sports Centre, he scored six goals and racked up 11 points while the Laval Voisins defeated the Longueuil Chevaliers 16-4. There six goals enabled him to best the record set by Guy Lafleur for the most goals scored in a season (133 vs 130).
Information on his professional career
He was the third player in the history of the QMJHL, after Guy Lafleur and Dale Hawerchuk, to be chosen first in the National Hockey League draft. Playing with the Pittsburgh Penguins, he won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1990-1991 and in 1991-1992 and the President’s Cup (regular season championship) once, in 1992-1993. Retired from the NHL at the end of the 1996-1997 season. Saw his jersey retired by the Penguins during the 1997-1998 season. Inducted in the NHL Hall of Fame on November 17, 1997.
Lemieux has won the following personal honours: The Calder Trophy (best rookie) in 1984-1985, The Hart Trophy (most valuable player) in 1987-1988 and 1992-1993, 1995-1995, The Art Ross Trophy (best scorer) in 1987-1988, 1988-1989, 1991-1992, 1992-1993 and 1995-1996, The Lester B. Pearson Trophy (best player, voted by the Players’ Association) in 1985-1986, 1987-1988 and 1992-1993, 1995-1996,The Connie Smythe Trophy (most valuable player in playoffs) in 1990-1991 and 1991-1992, The Bill Masterton Trophy (player who exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey) in 1992-1993 Named on the rookies’ all-star team in 1984-1985 Named on the first all-star team in 1987-1988, 1988-1989, 1992-1993, and 1995-1996 Named on the second all-star team in 1985-1986, 1986-1987 and 1991-1992 Won Pro-Set/NHL Player-of-the-Year Award in 1991-1992.
Was inducted to the QMJHL Hall of Fame on Monday, March 15 1999.
