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Claude Lemieux dies at 60, was 4-time Stanley Cup champion
Hat tip, the CBS Evening TV news
Claude Lemieux dies at 60, was 4-time Stanley Cup champion
Clutch-performing forward won championships with Canadiens, Devils, Avalanche
© Matt Garies/NHLI
By Dave Stubbs
@davestubbs.bsky.social NHL.com Columnist
May 28, 2026
MONTREAL -- Claude Lemieux, a 21-season NHL veteran and four-time Stanley Cup winner, has died at the age of 60, the Montreal Canadiens announced Thursday.
He was in Montreal this week, serving as the Montreal Canadiens’ Bell Centre torchbearer on Monday for Game 3 of his former team’s Eastern Conference Final against the Carolina Hurricanes, a 3-2 overtime win for the visitor.
The 60-year-old native of Buckingham, Quebec, and former forward won the Stanley Cup four times for his first three NHL teams: the Canadiens in 1986, the New Jersey Devils in 1995, the Colorado Avalanche in 1996 and the Devils again in 2000.
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© Bruce Bennett/Getty Images
“Today is a dark day for the Canadiens family and the entire hockey community," team owner Geoff Molson said. "I wish to express my most sincere and deepest condolences to Claude’s family and loved ones. A fierce competitor who rose to the occasion in big moments, Claude was a relentless, courageous, and tenacious player who led the team to the highest honors. He embodied the very essence of being a Montreal Canadiens player. Today we mourn the untimely passing of one of our champions. Our thoughts are with his family on this difficult day.”
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Clutch-performing forward won championships with Canadiens, Devils, Avalanche
© Matt Garies/NHLI
By Dave Stubbs
@davestubbs.bsky.social NHL.com Columnist
May 28, 2026
MONTREAL -- Claude Lemieux, a 21-season NHL veteran and four-time Stanley Cup winner, has died at the age of 60, the Montreal Canadiens announced Thursday.
He was in Montreal this week, serving as the Montreal Canadiens’ Bell Centre torchbearer on Monday for Game 3 of his former team’s Eastern Conference Final against the Carolina Hurricanes, a 3-2 overtime win for the visitor.
The 60-year-old native of Buckingham, Quebec, and former forward won the Stanley Cup four times for his first three NHL teams: the Canadiens in 1986, the New Jersey Devils in 1995, the Colorado Avalanche in 1996 and the Devils again in 2000.
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© Bruce Bennett/Getty Images
“Today is a dark day for the Canadiens family and the entire hockey community," team owner Geoff Molson said. "I wish to express my most sincere and deepest condolences to Claude’s family and loved ones. A fierce competitor who rose to the occasion in big moments, Claude was a relentless, courageous, and tenacious player who led the team to the highest honors. He embodied the very essence of being a Montreal Canadiens player. Today we mourn the untimely passing of one of our champions. Our thoughts are with his family on this difficult day.”
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https://nypost.com/2026/05/29/sports/former-nhl-great-claude-lemieux-hanged-himself-as-tragic-new-details-emerge-authorities/
Former NHL great Claude Lemieux hanged himself as tragic new details emerge: authorities
Former NHL great Claude Lemieux hanged himself, authorities told The Post on Friday.
The body of the 60-year-old New Jersey Devils hockey legend and four-time Stanley Cup winner was found by one of his sons in the back of the warehouse of his family’s home-design business in Lake Park, Fla., at 3:32 a.m Thursday after he never returned home, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office statement.
His daughter, Claudia Lemieux, 28, told The Post that her heartbroken family had gathered in Palm Beach where the family lived and was “meeting with a detective” Friday morning.
Workers at the family business meanwhile hugged and cried at the site Friday as fans stopped by to pay their respects and leave flowers.
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I remember him, but was unaware he was such a big star, I didn't follow the sport so much after about 1990. 80 playoff goals, like 8th or 9th all time, 4 Stanley Cups.
RIP
Former NHL great Claude Lemieux hanged himself as tragic new details emerge: authorities
Former NHL great Claude Lemieux hanged himself, authorities told The Post on Friday.
The body of the 60-year-old New Jersey Devils hockey legend and four-time Stanley Cup winner was found by one of his sons in the back of the warehouse of his family’s home-design business in Lake Park, Fla., at 3:32 a.m Thursday after he never returned home, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office statement.
His daughter, Claudia Lemieux, 28, told The Post that her heartbroken family had gathered in Palm Beach where the family lived and was “meeting with a detective” Friday morning.
Workers at the family business meanwhile hugged and cried at the site Friday as fans stopped by to pay their respects and leave flowers.
________________
I remember him, but was unaware he was such a big star, I didn't follow the sport so much after about 1990. 80 playoff goals, like 8th or 9th all time, 4 Stanley Cups.
RIP