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- In his first game, Mario
- scored a goal on the first
- shot he took! That year,
- he scored 100 points (43
- goals and 57 assists), won
- the All-Star GameΓÇÖs MVP award, and was
- named NHL Rookie of the Year.
-
- In 1987, Mario played on Team Canada,
- alongside hockey great Wayne Gretzky.
- Together, they led their team to a Canada
- Cup championship. Mario scored the winning
- goal against the Soviet Union in the final
- game. (Wayne got the assist.)
-
- Mario won his first scoring title the following
- year. He also won the Hart Trophy -- given
- to the league's most valuable player. In
- 1991, Mario led the Penguins to their
-