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| 1985-86 Topps Mario Lemieux RC |
On this date in 1984, Mario Lemieux, future HOFer, future team owner, and overall savior of hockey in Pittsburgh (not once, but twice), scored his first goal...on his first shift on the ice in a Pens sweater...on his first shot.
The Penguins went on to finish the season with a disappointing 53 points, dead last in the Patrick Division. If it wasn't for the Toronto Maple Leafs, they would have also finished last in the league. But Super Mario went on to score 100 points that season and finished the year winning the Calder Memorial Trophy for Rookie of the Year (Chris Chelios finished 2nd). All foreshadowing the career he was going to go on to have.
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