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 Evgeni "Geno" Malkin
Glen "Swampy" Brydson Rennison "Dinny" Manners
Colin "Soupy" Campbell Bert "Moose" Marshall
Lionel "L-Train" Conacher Willie "The Whip" Marshall
Harold "Baldy" Cotton Floyd "Butch" Martin
Sid "The Kid" Crosby ("Darryl") Hubert "Pit" Martin
Harry "Rad" Currie Gil "The Needle" Mayer
Joe "The Holy Goalie" Daley Phil "Red" McAtee
Harold "Admiral" Dewey John "Goose" McCormack
John "Red" Doran Byron "Butch" McDonald
Boris "Bo" Elik Wilfred "Bucko" McDonald
Leighton "Hap" Emms Frank "Mickey" McGuire
Bob "Bibs" Errey Don "Skip" McKenney
Bob "Steady" Falkenberg Norm "Jocko"McLean
George "Fergie Flyer" Ferguson Doug "Blackie" McMurdy
Marc-Andre Fleury ("Flower") "Slippery Rock" Joe Mullen
Ron Francis ("Captain Class") Gerry "The Hook" Odrowski
George "Bud" Gardner John "Peanuts" O'Flaherty
"Rockabye" Ray Gariepy Ed Olczyk ("Edzo")
Bob "Golden Boy" Goldham Zigmund "Ziggy" Palffy
Roy "Gus" Giesebrecht Eric "Showboat" Pogue
Warren "Rocky" Godfrey Hector "Squirrel" Pozzo
Ted "Tick" Hampson Eric "(Doc) Splendid Splinter" Prentice
Billy "Hinky" Harris Mark The Wreckin' Ball" Recchi
Johan "Moose" Hedberg Leo "Pav" Richard
"Long" John Henderson Orville "Rolly" Roulston
Paul "Bullet" Henderson Glen "Slats" Sather
Vincent "Buddy" Hellyer Dave "The Hammer" Schultz
Mel "Sudden Death" Hill Rod "Shooter" Schutt
Wilbert "Dutch" Hiller Charles "Specs" Shannon
Albert "Toots" Holway Crossley B. "Red" Sherwood
Tim "Superman" Horton Tod "Slinker" Sloan
Charles "Knucker" Irvine Brian "Spinner" Spencer
Wendell "Jimmy" Jamieson Clarence "Windy" Steele
James "Bud" Jarvis Kevin "Artie" Stevens
Earl "Ching" Johnson "Black" Jack Stewart
Alvin "Buck" Jones Urban "Bernie" Tackney
Ragner "Rags" Jonsson Gerard "Babe" Tapin
"Badger" Bob Johnson Ray "Golden Boy" Timgren
Eddie "The Jet" Joyal Bryan "Bugsy" Watson
Bill "Honest Brakeman" Juzda Wilfred "Tex" White
John "Red" Keating Roy "Shrimp" Worters

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