On Sept. 1, 1999, Mario Lemieux made North American sports history when he moved into Pittsburgh Penguins ownership. Learn the details in this NHL Nugget.
Here's today's NHL Nugget – this Weekend's Way Back When goes to Sept. 1, 1999, when the Pittsburgh Penguins saw Mario Lemieux, their former face of the franchise on the ice, become their president, chairman and CEO.
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