The long-awaited, long-rumored Mario Lemieux statue will be unveiled at noon on March 7th of this year. So says penguins.com:
Le Magnifique," a spectacular statue honoring the career and achievements of Mario Lemieux, will be unveiled on Wednesday, March 7 at CONSOL Energy Center, the team announced.
The unveiling will take place at 12 noon in a ceremony open to the public. The statue will be located in the plaza just outside the Trib Total Media Gate at CONSOL Energy Center, near the intersection of Centre Avenue and Washington Place.
"Le Magnifique," a spectacular statue honoring the career and achievements of Mario Lemieux, will be unveiled on Wednesday, March 7 at CONSOL Energy Center, the team announced.
The unveiling will take place at 12 noon in a ceremony open to the public. The statue will be located in the plaza just outside the Trib Total Media Gate at CONSOL Energy Center, near the intersection of Centre Avenue and Washington Place.The statue was created by nationally-acclaimed bronze sculptor Bruce Wolfe (www.brucewolfe.com). James Frederick of James Gallery in Pittsburgh’s West End Village was the art consultant on the project.
The Pens play a game that night on Versus, err NBC Sports Network against the Toronto Maple Leafs. A coincidence of Mario's 12/27/2000 return, also against Toronto? Or a nod to the statue?
In the comments, your suggestions for what you think the statue could/should be.