He made it to the Hall of Fame before Gretzky did.
HERB BROOKS
Director of Player Development and later coach of the Penguins on Lemieux's enshirnement in 1997. (Gretzky retired in 1999)
• Mario Lemieux was inducted in 1997 after the Hall of Fame waived the mandatory waiting period.

• Lemieux is one of four players to resume their playing careers after being inducted into the Hall of Fame
The others:

Gordie Howe
Ted Lindsay &
Guy Lafleur

• Badger Bob Johnson's 1991 Stanley Cup ring is on display in the vault inside the Great Hall at the Hall of Fame.

Pittsburgh Hockey: Odds & Ends

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A member of the Boston Gardens ice crew helps Penguins goaltender Joe Daley pick a hat that was tossed onto the ice after Phil Esposito scored a hat trick on December 15, 1968.
ABOVE: "Shotzy" the bear entertains the
Civic Arena crowd during intermission.

RIGHT: Rookie Pittsburgh Steelers QB Terry Bradshaw
tries his luck at McDonald's Score-O.

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