The Hall of Famer isn’t just reliving his past. Lemieux is part of a larger shift as athletes in all sports turn their focus to owning and running companies.

I want the Avalanche to go get Sidney Crosby from the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Radim Mrtka, the Buffalo Sabres' first-round draft pick this year, moved from Czechia to Seattle to pursue professional hockey. Along the way, he had to learn conversational English.