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Legendary NHL star Claude Lemieux died just days after making an appearance at Montreal’s Bell Center before Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. He was 60 years old.
Lemieux was considered one of the biggest pests in NHL history, but he also had an uncanny ability to seize big moments.
Claude Lemieux won four Stanley Cups during his career, the first of which came in 1986 with the Montreal Canadiens. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images)
He broke into the league with the Montreal Canadiens and was part of their Stanley Cup-winning team in 1986.
He won four Stanley Cups in his career and in 1995 and 1996 became the tenth player in NHL history to win consecutive Stanley Cups with different teams, first with the New Jersey Devils and then with the Colorado Avalanche.
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After the 1995 Stanley Cup Final, Lemieux was also awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy. In his postseason career, Lemieux scored 158 points (80G, 78A) in 234 games played.
Lemieux retired in 2009 after attempting a comeback with the San Jose Sharks.
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Claude Lemieux made an appearance at Montreal’s Bell Center for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals just days before his death. (Photo by Matt Garies/NHLI via Getty Images)
In total, he appeared in 1,215 NHL games for the Canadiens, Devils, Avalanche, Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars and Sharks, and Sharks.
He then became a player agent and, curiously, according to North State Journal, represented Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen.
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Andersen was between the pipes for the Hurricanes, while Lemieux carried the ceremonial torch to the Canadiens’ arena before Game 3.
Lemieux’s brother, Jocelyn Lemieux, appeared in just under 600 NHL games, while his son, Brendan, played in just over 300 games for the Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers and Hurricanes. He currently plays for the Swiss club Davos HC.
