{"id":1276,"date":"2026-05-29T13:36:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=1276"},"modified":"2026-05-29T13:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:36:29","slug":"four-time-stanley-cup-champion-dies-days-after-opening-montreal-carolina-game-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=1276","title":{"rendered":"Four-time Stanley Cup champion dies days after opening Montreal-Carolina Game 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former NHL player Claude Lemieux, who won four Stanley Cup championships during an NHL career carved from gritty play and clutch performances, has died. He was 60 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=1275\">Hamilton the pig is back. Could he bring the Canes good luck in the playoffs?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The news of Lemieux\u2019s death was first released by the NHL Alumni Association early Thursday afternoon, and comes as a shock to many who just saw him in his final public appearance Monday, when he carried the torch into the Bell Centre prior to Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final between the Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">Tu es chez toi ici, Claude Lemieux! \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n<p>Welcome home, Claude Lemieux!<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/GoHabsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoHabsGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fQvfhZSNUB\">pic.twitter.com\/fQvfhZSNUB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Hurricanes released a statement Thursday afternoon:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply saddened by the loss of Claude Lemieux, a legend of the game who our organization grew to know well as a father and advisor,\u201d the statement read. \u201cClaude left a lasting legacy on the sport and our thoughts are with his family, friends and the players around the league whose lives he impacted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NHL also released a statement:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe National Hockey League mourns the passing of Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion and one of the greatest big-game players in hockey history,\u201d NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe send our deepest condolences to Claude\u2019s wife, Deborah, and his four children, Brendan, Claudia, Michael and Christopher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/28\/claude-lemieux-cause-of-death\/\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">A report from TMZ.com on Thursday<\/a> said Lemieux died by suicide in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Lemieux was drafted by Montreal in the early 1980s, and as a rookie scored 10 goals in 20 playoff games to help the Canadiens to the 1986 Stanley Cup title. He went on to win additional Stanley Cup titles with New Jersey in 1995 (he was the playoff MVP), Colorado in 1996, and New Jersey again in 2000. Lemieux also skated for Phoenix, Dallas and San Jose in his 1,449 combined regular-season and playoff games.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=1273\">North Carolina student comes close to winning National Spelling Bee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 1,215 regular-season games, Lemieux scored 379 goals and had 786 points. In 234 playoff games \u2014 sixth in NHL history \u2014 he added 78 goals and 158 points, including 19 game-winning goals.<\/p>\n<p>Following his retirement as a player, Lemieux became a player-agent, and represented several current professional players, including Hurricanes starting goalie Frederik Andersen, and Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Rasmus Andersson, both still active in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Monday, according to the North State Journal, Lemieux told Andersen before Game 3 he was asked to carry the torch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s like family,\u201d Andersen told North State Journal in reply.<\/p>\n<p>Lemieux\u2019s son, Brendan, played briefly for the Hurricanes in 2023-24.<\/p>\n<p>Other listed clients of Lemieux\u2019s via 4Sports Hockey include New Jersey\u2019s Timo Meier, Detroit\u2019s Moritz Seider, and Hurricanes prospect Felix Unger Sorum.<\/p>\n<p><i>If you or someone you are concerned about is at risk, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by texting or dialing 988. Or call 1-800-273-TALK. The National Alliance of Mental Illness North Carolina also offers virtual support groups and programming across the state.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=1271\">Brandi Glanville Recalls How She Found Out Her Son Wasn&#8217;t a Virgin at Age 15<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published <span class=\"inline-block\">May 28, 2026 at 2:03 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Claude Lemieux, four-time Stanley Cup champion, former Montreal Canadiens player, Frederik Andersen agent, has died at 60 years old, no cause of death known.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-todays-edition"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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