New details emerge surrounding four-time Stanley Cup winner Claude Lemieux's death
Four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux died at 60 after taking his own life, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Thursday.
TL;DR
- Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion, died at the age of 60.
- Authorities confirmed his death was an apparent suicide.
- Deputies responded to an incident at the family's furniture store in Lake Park, Florida.
- Lemieux won Stanley Cups in 1986 (Montreal Canadiens), 1995 (New Jersey Devils), and 1996 (Colorado Avalanche).
- He is the 10th player in NHL history to win back-to-back Cups with different teams.
- Lemieux was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy after the 1995 Stanley Cup Final.
- He retired in 2009 after playing 1,215 NHL games for multiple teams.
- After retiring, he became a player agent.