Editing Mario Lemieux (section)

==Personal life==
Early in his career, Lemieux smoked, at one point consuming a pack of [[cigarettes]] daily.<ref name=smoking>{{cite news|url=https://www.thesportster.com/hockey/top-15-little-known-facts-about-mario-lemieux/|title=Top 15 Little Known Facts About Mario Lemieux|publisher=The Sportster|date=October 4, 2015|access-date=February 21, 2019|archive-date=May 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501023955/https://www.thesportster.com/hockey/top-15-little-known-facts-about-mario-lemieux/|url-status=live}}</ref> He gave up the habit, perhaps due to [[Hodgkin lymphoma]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Dater|first=Adrian|url=https://www.si.com/nhl/2012/02/29/players-smokingcigarettesnhlhockey|title=When the NHL lit lamps and smokes|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=February 29, 2012|access-date=March 13, 2021|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414191132/https://www.si.com/nhl/2012/02/29/players-smokingcigarettesnhlhockey|url-status=live}}</ref> 

Lemieux married Nathalie Asselin on June 26, 1993. They have four children: Lauren (born April 1993),<ref>{{cite web|last=Speidel|first=Maria|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20110790,00.html|title=Passages|work=People|date=July 12, 1993|access-date=February 21, 2011|archive-date=February 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223200931/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20110790,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Stephanie (born 1995),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/2009/03/27/Lemieux-s-children-Crosby-s-sister-making-waves/stories/200903270157|title=Lemieux's children, Crosby's sister making waves|publisher=Post-gazette.com|date=March 27, 2009|access-date=March 13, 2021|first=Shelly|last=Anderson|archive-date=September 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925015030/https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/2009/03/27/Lemieux-s-children-Crosby-s-sister-making-waves/stories/200903270157|url-status=live}}</ref> Austin Nicholas (born 1996),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kiger |first=Fred W. |date=November 1, 2003 |title=Super Mario lifted the Penguins |url=https://www.espn.com/classic/s/add_lemieux_mario.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105052956/http://espn.go.com/classic/s/add_lemieux_mario.html |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |access-date=February 21, 2011 |website=ESPN}}</ref> and Alexa (born 1997).<ref>{{cite web|last=Rossi|first=Rob|url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_628081.html|title=Lemieux the legend drops his guard|work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|date=June 4, 2009|access-date=February 21, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909042454/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_628081.html|archive-date=September 9, 2012}}</ref> Austin was born prematurely, weighing just two [[pound (mass)|pound]]s, five ounces,<ref name="si2001"/> but he is perfectly healthy today, and played college hockey at [[Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey|Arizona State University]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Crosby|first1=Wes|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/austin-lemieux-honing-game-with-pittsburgh-penguins-development-camp/c-299322462|title=Lemieux's son honing game with Penguins|website=June 28, 2018|access-date=June 28, 2018|archive-date=June 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628235106/https://www.nhl.com/news/austin-lemieux-honing-game-with-pittsburgh-penguins-development-camp/c-299322462|url-status=live}}</ref> The family lives in the affluent Pittsburgh suburb of [[Sewickley, Pennsylvania|Sewickley]]. Lemieux also had a second home in Quebec near [[Mont-Tremblant]] which was built starting in 2009, costs [[US$]]20 million, and came to be known as the Chateau Fleur de Lys; he put the house up for sale in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bombulie|first=Jonathan|title=Penguins owner Mario Lemieux lists Quebec castle for $21,999,066|date=July 24, 2018|access-date=July 27, 2018|url=https://triblive.com/sports/penguins/13898379-74/lemieux-lists-quebec-castle-for-21999066|archive-date=November 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124140020/https://triblive.com/sports/penguins/13898379-74/lemieux-lists-quebec-castle-for-21999066|url-status=live}}</ref>

Lemieux has opened his home to young Penguins stars such as [[Marc-André Fleury]] and [[Sidney Crosby]] until they settled into the Pittsburgh area, as he did with [[Jaromír Jágr]] following the [[1990 NHL Entry Draft]] when he lived in [[Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania]]. He is a naturalized American citizen,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-mario-eyes-olympics/|title=Super Mario Eyes Olympics|publisher=CBS News|date=February 3, 2001|access-date=March 13, 2021|archive-date=September 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921111201/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-mario-eyes-olympics/|url-status=live}}</ref> and on March 30, 2007, Lemieux, a registered [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2007/04/21/Who-s-getting-Pennsylvania-cash-for-08/stories/200704210123|title=Who's getting Pennsylvania cash for '08?|author=James O'Toole|date=April 22, 2007|work=Pittsburgh Post Gazette|access-date=March 13, 2021|archive-date=September 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925222250/https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2007/04/21/Who-s-getting-Pennsylvania-cash-for-08/stories/200704210123|url-status=live}}</ref> contributed $2,300 to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[US Senator]] [[Hillary Clinton]]'s 2008 presidential campaign fund. In the past, he has also made contributions to the re-election fund of [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] former [[US Senator]] [[Rick Santorum]].

On June 17, 2009, Lemieux was made a [[National Order of Quebec|Knight of the National Order of Quebec]] (CQ) by then Quebec Premier [[Jean Charest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kdka.com/local/Lemieux.knighting.Quebec.2.1048192.html |title=Mario Lemieux To Be Knighted Today |date=June 17, 2009 |publisher=CBS Broadcasting Inc. |access-date=July 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622035223/http://kdka.com/local/Lemieux.knighting.Quebec.2.1048192.html |archive-date=June 22, 2009 }}</ref>

In the [[2010 Canadian honours]], Lemieux was made an [[Order of Canada|Officer of the Order of Canada]] (OC) from then Governor General [[Michaëlle Jean]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/order-of-canada-honours-conferred-1.887393|title=Order of Canada honours conferred|date=September 3, 2010|publisher=CBC News|access-date=March 13, 2021|archive-date=March 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317204950/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/order-of-canada-honours-conferred-1.887393|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/super-mario-campbell-among-order-of-canada-honorees-1.549166|title=Super Mario, Campbell among Order of Canada honorees|date=September 3, 2010|publisher=CTV News|access-date=March 13, 2021|archive-date=June 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620171447/https://www.ctvnews.ca/super-mario-campbell-among-order-of-canada-honorees-1.549166|url-status=live}}</ref>

Lemieux has been criticized for his involvement in multiple sexual assault scandals.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Fels |first=Sam |date=December 8, 2020 |title=Mario Lemieux deploys signature move: Staying silent on sexual assault |url=https://deadspin.com/mario-lemieux-deploys-signature-move-staying-silent-on-1845834639 |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=Deadspin |language=en}}</ref> In 1992, Lemieux was in the same room while his former teammate [[Dan Quinn (ice hockey)|Dan Quinn]] allegedly raped a woman.<ref name=":0" /> In 2000, while Lemieux owned the team, the Penguins signed [[Billy Tibbetts]], who was convicted of raping an unconscious 15-year-old girl when he was 17 years old.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ESPN.com - NHL - Tibbetts' record includes rape, assault and battery |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/2000/0813/682764.html |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> When asked about the signing, Lemieux said: "I think that’s a great story. That kid faced so much adversity, did his time, came back after three and a half years. To find himself in the NHL is a great accomplishment."<ref name=":0" /> In 2021, Lemieux, Penguins assistant general manager [[Bill Guerin]], and the Penguins were sued by Erin Skalde, the ex-wife of former [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]] (WBS Penguins) coach Jack Skalde. Erin Skalde alleged that they attempted to cover up her being sexually assaulted by former WBS Penguins coach John Donatelli.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=November 2, 2021 |title=Mario Lemieux, Bill Guerin implicated in cover up of sexual assault scandal |url=https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/mario-lemieux-bill-guerin-implicated-in-cover-up-of-sexual-assault-scandal |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=HockeyFeed |language=en}}</ref> Jack Skalde alleged that he was fired after complaining to the team, which he said was a violation of [[whistleblower laws]].<ref name=":2" />{{Better source needed|reason=HockeyFeed is mostly an aggregator; higher quality secondary sources exist. Clearer connections to Lemieux needed to discern due weight within article.|date=January 2024}}