{"id":82519,"date":"2026-05-28T21:45:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/claude-lemieux-4-time-stanley-cup-champion-dies-at-age-60\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T21:45:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:45:35","slug":"claude-lemieux-4-time-stanley-cup-champion-dies-at-age-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/claude-lemieux-4-time-stanley-cup-champion-dies-at-age-60\/","title":{"rendered":"Claude Lemieux, 4-time Stanley Cup champion, dies at age 60"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion whose hockey career was built on playing on the edge with ferocity and physicality, has died. He was 60.<\/p>\n<p>The NHL Alumni Association announced Lemieux&#8217;s death in a post on social media. A cause of death was not immediately available, nor was it clear where Lemieux was when he died.<\/p>\n<p>Lemieux on Monday night was the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CanadiensMTL\/status\/2059064837099913293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Montreal Canadiens&#8217; torchbearer<\/a> prior to Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final at Bell Centre.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today is a dark day for the Canadiens family and the entire hockey community,&#8221; Canadiens owner Geoff Molson said. &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As a player, Lemieux was a mix of skill and abrasiveness, not afraid to cross the line in the name of competition.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/28\/cf0a3596-cdfe-4ee3-9f8e-087a8cc58a57\/thumbnail\/620x418\/02a6579287fbb7245856b6ae9e6680da\/gettyimages-95628289.jpg#\" alt=\"Claude Lemieux \" height=\"418\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/28\/cf0a3596-cdfe-4ee3-9f8e-087a8cc58a57\/thumbnail\/620x418\/02a6579287fbb7245856b6ae9e6680da\/gettyimages-95628289.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/28\/cf0a3596-cdfe-4ee3-9f8e-087a8cc58a57\/thumbnail\/1240x836\/f874cd4209280bfa01d4d5b4bcef4ea6\/gettyimages-95628289.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Claude Lemieux of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates with the Stanley Cup after winning game 4 against the Florida Panthers during the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs on June 10, 1996, in Miami.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                B Bennett \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP for his role in helping the New Jersey Devils win their first championship in 1995. A year later with the Colorado Avalanche, he was suspended for two games for a hit from behind on Detroit&#8217;s Kris Draper on the way to them hoisting the Stanley Cup for the first time in their first season since moving from his native Quebec.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Sakic, president of hockey operations and a former teammate of Lemieux&#8217;s with the Colorado Avalanche, said in a statement that Lemieux was a &#8220;fierce competitor and a champion in every way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was also a loyal friend who would do anything for his teammates and someone you could always count on,&#8221; Sakic wrote. &#8220;Most importantly, he was a wonderful family man and there is nothing he enjoyed more than spending time with his grandchildren. Today is a very sad day for the Avalanche family and Claude will be missed by all of us who had the pleasure of knowing him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Devils said in a statement that &#8220;Claude&#8217;s impact in bringing the first-ever Stanley Cup to New Jersey will forever be remembered as one of the paramount performances in team history. Widely respected throughout the NHL, both as a trusted agent and a valued colleague, Claude leaves behind a lasting legacy within our game that he gave so much to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/28\/b5d09719-6d4e-47b0-81d2-bfcb4972b88e\/thumbnail\/620x413\/9cbad48a11664d01b89784f69c5629ee\/gettyimages-97324215.jpg#\" alt=\"Devils team picture as Claude Lemieux , the MVP, holds the S \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/28\/b5d09719-6d4e-47b0-81d2-bfcb4972b88e\/thumbnail\/620x413\/9cbad48a11664d01b89784f69c5629ee\/gettyimages-97324215.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/28\/b5d09719-6d4e-47b0-81d2-bfcb4972b88e\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/fe65b246c0a00f43a7313826165e32b3\/gettyimages-97324215.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Claude Lemieux holds the Stanley Cup surrounded by his New Jersey Devils teammates on the ice in 1995.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Keith Torrie\/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Darren McCarty, a truculent member of the Red Wings during the heyday of their rivalry with the Avalanche that was sparked by Lemieux&#8217;s hit on Draper, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DarrenMcCarty4\" rel=\"noopener\">posted a broken heart emoji on social media<\/a> with the alumni&#8217;s announcement and additional thoughts about his former adversary&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is extremely sad no matter what feelings from past or present you hold,&#8221; McCarty said. &#8220;My thoughts and prayers to his family and friends, and people who got to see the person off the ice wasn&#8217;t the person on. As I&#8217;ve said and will always call it as I see it &#8220;If you&#8217;re on the ICE with Claude Lemieux and your turn your back. YOU Are an IDIOT. But off the ICE I&#8217;ll turn mine&#8221; And please. If you are struggling at all please reach out and talk to someone. Godspeed my friend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lemieux also won the Cup with Montreal in 1986 and returned to the Devils to be a part of their title run in 2000. He played 1,449 regular-season and playoff games with six different teams from 1983-2009.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner Gary Bettman called Lemieux &#8220;one of the greatest big-game players in hockey history.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lemieux had become an agent in the years since his playing career ended and represented Carolina&#8217;s Frederik Andersen, New Jersey&#8217;s Timo Meier, Detroit&#8217;s Moritz Seider and Boston&#8217;s Hampus Lindholm among more than a dozen clients in the NHL.<\/p>\n<p>At a gathering in December to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of Colorado&#8217;s &#8217;95 Stanley Cup championship, Lemieux said of winning, &#8220;When it&#8217;s happening, when you&#8217;re in the middle of it, you don&#8217;t quite appreciate it as much as you should.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/28\/0e5c61b5-6522-4671-adda-65e874db1738\/thumbnail\/620x413\/91eaed27f4924cec1b346d286de891d3\/gettyimages-2251629610.jpg#\" alt=\"Florida Panthers v Colorado Avalanche \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/28\/0e5c61b5-6522-4671-adda-65e874db1738\/thumbnail\/620x413\/91eaed27f4924cec1b346d286de891d3\/gettyimages-2251629610.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/28\/0e5c61b5-6522-4671-adda-65e874db1738\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/d0bcee8042ef04cbd49f3b58d828efe3\/gettyimages-2251629610.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Claude Lemieux honored at the Colorado Avalanche&#8217;s 30th Anniversary Celebration of the 1995-1996 season on Dec. 11, 2025, in Denver.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Michael Martin\/NHLI via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Late former teammate Chris Simon was represented during the on-ice ceremony by his children. He died in 2024 at 52.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s very difficult, and especially with Chris passing at such a young age,&#8221; Lemieux said. &#8220;We have to count our blessings \u2014 be grateful for the days that we have and enjoy and appreciate those times when we get together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/claude-lemieux-dies-age-60-hockey-stanley-cup-champion\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion whose hockey career was built on playing on the edge with ferocity and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":82520,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[9030,6123,977,2569,1290],"class_list":["post-82519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-gary-bettman","tag-montreal-canadiens","tag-new-jersey","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Claude Lemieux, 4-time Stanley Cup champion, dies at age 60 - World News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The NHL Alumni Association announced Claude Lemieux&amp;#039;s death. 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