But I got a warm, welcome reminder of that Wednesday night when Canada played Sweden at Montreal in the 4 Nations Face-Off. Mario Lemieux’s name was chanted before the game.

The 4 Nations Face-Off opened with a standing ovation from the crowd at Montreal's Bell Centre -- but it wasn't for a player in the tournament. Those deafening cheers rained down for Mario Lemieux ...

Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Mario Lemieux is in a legal face-off in Florida with a retiree over a real-estate deal gone awry. In a lawsuit filed in Palm Beach County Circuit Court in January, Mr ...

PITTSBURGH - JULY 27: Mario Lemieux addresses the media at the 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic press conference on July 27, 2010 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Incredible moment as Mario Lemieux took the ice to a standing ovation in the pregame ceremony. ... The 4 Nations Face-Off is making me more patriotic for Canada, too - and I’m an American!