Fifty-five years ago marked the most important moment in Penguins history, two years before the Penguins were even in the NHL. October 5, 1965 was the day that Mario Lemieux was brought onto this planet.
Almost nineteen years to the date later, October 11, 1984 to be exact, Mario would famously score on his first shot on his first shift in his first game against Boston Bruins netminder Pete Peeters. He didn’t stop there, either. In 915 regular season games, Lemieux put in 690 goals and 1,033 assists past opposing goalies. He added 76 goals and 96 assists in 107 career playoff games as well, all franchise marks with the Penguins that will likely never get surpassed.