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Claude Lemieux, Four-Time Stanley Cup Winner, Passes Away at 60
The former NHL forward won 4 Stanley Cups and the Conn Smythe Trophy, and he finished with 786 points in 1,215 games.
The NHL Alumni Association announced on Thursday that four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux has died at the age of 60. Born in Buckingham, Quebec, Lemieux played 1,215 games throughout his NHL career.
Lemieux won the Stanley Cup with the Canadiens, Devils, and Avalanche, earning the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 1995; he remains one of only 11 players to win titles with three different franchises.
Known for his antagonistic style, Lemieux earned 1,777 penalty minutes and recorded 158 points in 234 career playoff games, establishing a reputation as one of the NHL's "most antagonistic players."
Just days before his passing, Lemieux appeared at Montreal's Bell Centre on Monday, carrying a ceremonial torch onto the ice before the Canadiens' Game 3 playoff matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes.
The NHL Alumni Association stated Lemieux was "loved by his wife and four children," requesting privacy during this time; his brother Jocelyn and son Brendan also played in the NHL.
He is one of the biggest players in NHL history and now deceased: Claude Lemieux wins the Stanley Cup four times in his career, fans love him to this day. His death shakes the league.