Claude Lemieux Dead at 60: Stanley Cup Legend and Conn Smythe Winner

NHL mourns Claude Lemieux after unexpected death at 60

 

NHL Alumni Association confirms Claude Lemieux passed away at 60. The 4x Stanley Cup champ and 1995 Conn Smythe winner carried the torch at Montreal just days before his death.

Claude Lemieux, four-time Stanley Cup champion and 1995 playoff MVP, has died at 60. He appeared at Montreal’s Game 3 ceremony Monday before news of his passing broke...

Four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux has died at 60. The Canadian forward passed away unexpectedly. Just this Monday, he carried the Olympic-style torch during the traditional pre-game ceremony at Montreal’s arena before Game 3 of the NHL playoff semifinals vs Carolina. The NHL Alumni Association announced his death on X.

Montreal selected Lemieux in the 1983 draft, and he captured his first Stanley Cup with them three years later in 1986. He won again in 1995 with New Jersey, scoring 13 playoff goals to help the Devils earn their first championship and taking home the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

He won his third Stanley Cup the next year with Colorado, then captured his fourth title in 2000 after heading back to New Jersey.

The NHL Alumni Association is devastated to share that Claude Lemieux has passed away at the age of 60.

Born in Buckingham, Quebec, Claude was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft and would make his NHL debut just a few months later… pic.twitter.com/iohlATU6qz

— NHL Alumni (@NHLAlumni) May 28, 2026

After spending the 2002-03 season withDallas, he wrapped up his NHL career and had a short stint in Switzerland with Zug. He stepped away from hockey then, but made a comeback in 2008 with a Chinese team. He later played in the AHL and had another NHL run with San Jose before retiring for good at 43.

Claude Lemieux enflamme le Centre Bell 🔥 pic.twitter.com/nuUt0fRAvR

— TVA Sports (@TVASports) May 26, 2026

Across 21 NHL seasons counting playoffs, Lemieux appeared in 1,449 games, scored 459 goals, and added 485 assists. Following retirement he became a player agent. Hockey ran in the family too - his brother Jocelyn and son Brendan both played in the NHL.