In 1993, he married Nathalie Asselin, whom he'd been seeing since his teens. They have four children named Lauren, Stephanie, and Austin and Alexa.
Captain Sidney Crosby and Assistant Captain Evgeni Malkin pass the Stanley Cup to Nathalie (Asselin) Lemieux, (Mario Lemieux's wife) during the Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup win.
Pittsburgh Penguins pee-wee team assistant coach Mario Lemieux cheers on his team at the International Pee-Wee tournament on Wednesday Feb. 20, 2008 in Quebec City. Lemieux's son Austin played on the team.
The Penguins surprised co-owner/chairman Mario Lemieux with the Cup while the Hockey Hall of Fame member played a round of golf with his son, Austin, assistant coach Rick Tocchet and retired NHL forward Jay Caufield at The Club at Nevillewood in Presto, Pa.on Fathers's Day 2016.
Mario Lemieux and son Austin with the Stanley Cup
At the time of this photo Stephanie Lemieux, was 14, and Austin Lemieux, was 13. They are the middle children of Penguins co-owner and Hall of Fame center Mario Lemieux and his wife, Nathalie. Taylor Crosby, who was 13 at the time, is the sister of Penguins center and captain Sidney Crosby.
Stephanie and Austin Lemieux also played for the Quaker Valley High School co-ed freshman team, sometimes on the same line.
Taylor Crosby plays goaltender for the Cole Harbour (Nova Scotia) Wings, a boys' peewee AA team.
Sidney Crosby, who has lived with the Lemieux family during the hockey season since he arrived in 2005 and goes home to Nova Scotia in the summer, tracks the three younger players. "It's really nice the way it's worked out," Crosby said. "They've all become close."
The two families are connected in many ways, going back to 1984 when Mario Lemieux was selected first overall by the Penguins in the NHL draft. Twelve rounds later, Montreal took Troy Crosby, a goaltender who never played in the NHL but now keeps close tabs on his daughter and famous son. Sidney Crosby was selected first overall by the Penguins in the 2005 draft.
Stephanie and Austin Lemieux and Taylor Crosby all have birthdays in March.
Stephanie Lemieux, a left winger and occasionally a center, and Taylor Crosby are tall for their ages and have a common aspiration -- to play for the Canadian women's team in the Olympics.
From left, Trina Crosby, Troy Crosby, Austin Lemieux, Taylor Crosby, Mario Lemieux and Nathalie Lemieux pose for a photograph at a peewee tournament in Quebec where Austin's and Taylor's teams met in a special exhibition game.
The Mario Lemieux Foundation was created in 1993 by hockey legend Mario Lemieux and is dedicated to raising funds for cancer research and patient care, as well as Austin’s Playroom Project, an initiative that creates playrooms for children and families in medical facilities.
Mario, Austin & Nathalie Lemieux with (center) Elyse Wright at a golf event to raise money for the Mario Lemieux Foundation
The Nathalie Lemieux Ladies Open, is a ladies golf event that benefits the Austin’s Playroom Project. In nine years, this event has raised over $175,000 for playrooms in medical facilities. Proceeds support maintenance, improvements and updates in multiple existing Austin’s Playroom locations.
Nathalie Lemieux at The Nathalie Lemieux Ladies Open golf event
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