NHL legend Claude Lemieux was found dead at age 60 on May 28, 2026.
The legendary hockey star’s death came just three days after he made an emotional appearance at Game 3 of the NHL’s Eastern Conference Finals between the Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes in Montreal on Monday, May 25, to act as a torchbearer. (Lemieux played for the Canadiens between 1983 and 1990.)
“The 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,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement at the time...
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