Mario Lemieux retires: Ice hockey
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Your support makes all the difference.Mario Lemieux's, the Pittsburgh Penguins captain, ended his career on Saturday night amid thunderous ovation from Philadelphia fans as the Flyers eliminated his Pittsburgh Penguins from the play-offs and sent the three-time NHL MVP into retirement. Lemieux, 31, won two Stanley Cups and this year collected his sixth NHL scoring title with 122 points.
NHL Stanley Cup Play-offs: First round: Eastern Conference: New Jersey 4 Montreal 0 (New Jersey win best-of-seven series 4-1); Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 3 (Philadelphia win series 4-1); NY Rangers 3 Florida 2 (ot) (New York win series 4-1); Ottawa 4 Buffalo 1 (Ottawa lead 3-2). Western Conference: Colorado 6 Chicago 3 (Colorado win series 4-2). Detroit 5 St Louis 2 (Detroit lead 3-2); Edmonton 1 Dallas 0 (ot) (Edmonton lead 3-2).
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (Helsinki, Fin): Pool A: Czech Republic 2 Germany 1 (0-0 0-1 2-0); Finland 6 France 1 (2-0 2-1 2-0); Russia 2 Slovakia 2 (1-0 0-2 1-0). (Turku): Pool B: United States 5 Latvia 4 (2-1 2-0 1-3); Canada 7 Norway 0 (3-0 3-0 1-0); Sweden 5 Italy 3 (1-1 3-2 1-0).
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