Role Ice hockey player Siblings Mario Lemieux Name Alain Lemieux Career start 1981 | Playing career Weight 84 kg Shot Left Height 1.83 m Nephews Austin Nicholas Lemieux | |
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Played for NHLSt. Louis BluesQuebec NordiquesPittsburgh PenguinsAHLSpringfield IndiansFredericton ExpressBaltimore SkipjacksHershey BearsIHLPeoria RivermenIndianapolis IceAlbany ChoppersMilwaukee AdmiralsCHLSalt Lake Golden EaglesMontana MagicFNLKarpat OuluSaiPa LappeenrantaWCHLTucson Gila MonstersRHIPittsburgh Phantoms NHL Draft 96th overall, 1980St. Louis Blues Nieces Alexa Lemieux, Stephanie Lemieux, Lauren Lemieux | ||
Alain Lemieux (born May 24, 1961 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues, Quebec Nordiques, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is also the older brother of NHL great Mario Lemieux.
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Career
In 1986 he also played in Switzerland for EHC Olten. He also played most of the 1986–87 season with the AHL's Baltimore Skipjacks then went to the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins for the rest of the season. However while with the Penguins, Lemieux only played 1 game in a Pittsburgh uniform. On February 17, 1987 Alain played with the Pens against the Calgary Flames. He then returned to the Baltimore Skipjacks for the first half of the 1987–88 season and then finished the season with the Hershey Bears. While in Baltimore, he recorded 88 games, 43 goals, 70 assists, 113 points, and 66 total penalty minutes. In 1994, Lemieux played 12 games with the RHI's Pittsburgh Phantoms. 1994 was the franchise's only season.
Post-career
Lemieux is currently a member of the Pittsburgh Ice Arena LP group. In August 2012, the group purchased Valley Sports Complex, an ice rink located in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. He has office space in Pittsburgh Ice Arena.