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.

All-time Pittsburgh Hockey Nicknames

This is a listing of nicknames for professional Pittsburgh hockey players. We are constantly looking to add commonly known names to the list. If you know of a nickname, please email us at: info@pittsburghhockey.net
There are many memorable nicknames in Pittsburgh hockey history, perhaps none better than Bob "Battleship" Kelly. Kelly played left wing for the Pens from 1974-77 and scored 154 points and tallied 462 penalty minutes.
Viv "Squee" Allen Rick "Chico" Kehoe
George "The Chief" Armstrong Bob "Battleship" Kelly
Ernest "Ty" Arbour Regis "Pep" Kelly
Chuck "The Rifleman" Arnason Leonard "Red" Kelly
JS "Sea Bass" Aubin Stan "Bud" Kemp
Larry "Little Dempsey" Aurie Jim "Dede" Lloyd Klein
"Bashin" Bob Bailey Joe "Duke of Paducah" Klukay
Earl "Spider" Balfour William "Nick" Knott
Hank "Red" Bassen Eldred "Eldie" Kobussen
Aldege "Baz" Bastien "Lucky" Pierre Larouche
George "Dusty" Blair Mario Lemieux ("Le Magnifique")
Francis "Mickey" Blake Troy "Big Red" Loney
Hugh "Yug" Bolton Ron "Peaches" Lyons
Ralph "Scotty" Bowman Duncan "Mickey" MacKay
Modre "Mud" Bruneteau Pete "Little M" Mahovlich
Kelly "Bucky" Buchberger Ryan "Bugsy" Malone
MIke "The Bullet" Bullard Rennison "Dinny" Manners
Glen "Swampy" Brydson Bert "Moose" Marshall
Colin "Soupy" Campbell Willie "The Whip" Marshall
Lionel "L-Train" Conacher Floyd "Butch" Martin
Harold "Baldy" Cotton Hubert "Pit" Martin
Sid "The Kid" Crosby ("Darryl") Gil "The Needle" Mayer
Harry "Rad" Currie Phil "Red" McAtee
Joe "The Holy Goalie" Daley John "Goose" McCormack
Harold "Admiral" Dewey Byron "Butch" McDonald
John "Red" Doran Wilfred "Bucko" McDonald
Boris "Bo" Elik Frank "Mickey" McGuire
Leighton "Hap" Emms Don "Skip" McKenney
Bob "Bibs" Errey Norm "Jocko"McLean
Bob "Steady" Falkenberg Doug "Blackie" McMurdy
George "Fergie Flyer" Ferguson "Slippery Rock" Joe Mullen
Marc-Andre Fleury ("Flower") Gerry "The Hook" Odrowski
Ron Francis ("Captain Class") John "Peanuts" O'Flaherty
George "Bud" Gardner Ed Olczyk ("Edzo")
"Rockabye" Ray Gariepy Zigmund "Ziggy" Palffy
Bob "Golden Boy" Goldham Eric "Showboat" Pogue
Roy "Gus" Giesebrecht Hector "Squirrel" Pozzo
Warren "Rocky" Godfrey Eric "(Doc) Splendid Splinter" Prentice
Ted "Tick" Hampson Mark The Wreckin' Ball" Recchi
Billy "Hinky" Harris Leo "Pav" Richard
Johan "Moose" Hedberg Orville "Rolly" Roulston
"Long" John Henderson Glen "Slats" Sather
Paul "Bullet" Henderson Dave "The Hammer" Schultz
Vincent "Buddy" Hellyer Rod "Shooter" Schutt
Mel "Sudden Death" Hill Charles "Specs" Shannon
Wilbert "Dutch" Hiller Crossley B. "Red" Sherwood
Albert "Toots" Holway Tod "Slinker" Sloan
Tim "Superman" Horton Brian "Spinner" Spencer
Charles "Knucker" Irvine Clarence "Windy" Steele
Wendell "Jimmy" Jamieson Kevin "Artie" Stevens
James "Bud" Jarvis "Black" Jack Stewart
Earl "Ching" Johnson Urban "Bernie" Tackney
Alvin "Buck" Jones Gerard "Babe" Tapin
Ragner "Rags" Jonsson Ray "Golden Boy" Timgren
"Badger" Bob Johnson Bryan "Bugsy" Watson
Eddie "The Jet" Joyal Wilfred "Tex" White
Bill "Honest Brakeman" Juzda Roy "Shrimp" Worters
John "Red" Keating

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