Mario was born on October 5, 1965 to parents Pierette and Jean Guy. He has two older brothers, Alain and Richard. He first skated when he was two years old. His mother would wake him and his brothers up, and take them to a rink behind their local church, only a couple of blocks away from their home in Ville Emard, Canada. This is where Mario first learned the game of hockey. Mario's first coach was named Fernard Fichaud who also coached his two brothers. In his first tournament, when Mario was still seven, he scored 15 goals in the three games he played. That's an average of five goals a game! Not surprisingly Mario's team won the tournament and Mario was voted the tournament Most Valuable Player.

As Mario grew older, he became more and more dominant. He first showed unbelievable talent in a game against Montreal North. The game was tied 1-1 when Mario was benched for the

In the 1988-89 season he won his second straight scoring title, recording 199 points. Ranked first in goals with 85 and tied for first in assists with 114. His 85 goals were the third highest total in a single season in NHL history and he became the second player to record 70 or more goals in two different seasons. He became only the third player in NHL history to record over 100 assists in a single season. Mario set a single-season NHL record with 13 short-handed goals and led the NHL with 13 power play goals and was on the ice for 110 of the teams 119 power play goals. Mario was also involved in 57.3% of the team's goals, the highest percentage in NHL history. Scored 85 goals, the fourth highest single-season total in NHL history.

The summer of 1984 marked the annual NHL entry draft. Mario was predicted to be chosen 1st overall. He was. But he didn't go to the Pittsburgh Penguins table. He felt he wasn't getting paid what he deserved. Mario wanted one million dollars. The Penguins were offering a mere seven hundred thousand. A week after the huge controversy, they reached a deal: Mario would get his million. After handling out a bulk of money the Penguins wanted something in return. The pressure on Mario was enormous. He was coming to a franchise that had finished the 1983-84 with a terribl

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