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Claude Lemieux Dies at 60

Claude Lemieux Dies at 60

Four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux has died at the age of 60, according to the NHL Alumni Association.

The Quebec native was a legendary playoff performer and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as postseason MVP in 1995.

Reports suggest the former star died by suicide just days after making a ceremonial appearance at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Lemieux was known as one of the most controversial and effective 'clutch' players in hockey history, leaving a complex legacy across the teams he represented.

Tributes have poured in from across the league, including from President Trump, who called him a true legend of the game.

Claude Lemieux
Canadian ice hockey player
National Hockey League
North American professional ice hockey league
Montreal Canadiens
National Hockey League team in Montreal, Quebec
Stanley Cup
Championship trophy awarded annually in the National Hockey League
Quebec City
Capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada