Claude Lemieux Death Investigation

Authorities have confirmed that four-time NHL Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux died by suicide at the age of 60.

His body was discovered by one of his sons at their family business in Florida on Thursday morning.

The news has left the hockey world reeling, with tributes pouring in from former teammates and rivals who remembered him as a fierce competitor on the ice and a sensitive man off it.

Lemieux had made a public appearance just days earlier at a Montreal Canadiens game, where he was honored as a franchise legend.