Mario Lemieux No Longer Part Of Penguins Ownership

By Brennan McClain | at September 1, 2026 8:00 am For the first time since the turn of the 21st century, Mario Lemieux won’t be a part of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ ownership group. According to Dejan Kovacevic of DK Pittsburgh Sports, Lemieux and his associate, Ron Burkle, have sold their minority shares of the organization. It wasn’t a huge sell. Lemieux had very few shares of the organization after the Penguins were purchased by the Fenway Sports Group in 2021. Before the team was purchased by the Hoffmann Group a few months ago, rumors circulated that Lemieux was putting together...