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Four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux has died after committing suicide, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed. He was 60 years old.
Authorities said Thursday that officers responded shortly after 3 a.m. to the scene of an apparent suicide at the family’s furniture store in Lake Park, Florida. The officer said the victim was believed to be Lemieux, who was found in a back warehouse by one of his sons.
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Claude Lemieux made an appearance at the Bell Center in Montreal for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final just days before his death. (Photo by Matt Garies/NHLI via Getty Images)
Lemieux broke into the league with the Montreal Canadiens and was part of their 1986 Stanley Cup-winning team.
He won four Stanley Cups during his career and in 1995 and 1996 became the 10th player in NHL history to win two consecutive Stanley Cups with different teams, first with the New Jersey Devils, then with the Colorado Avalanche.
NHL GREAT CLAUDE LEMIEUX, 60, DIED A FEW DAYS AFTER MAKING AN APPEARANCE IN EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
Claude Lemieux won four Stanley Cups during his career, including the first in 1986 with the Montreal Canadiens. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images)
After the 1995 Stanley Cup Final, Lemieux was also awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy. During his playoff career, Lemieux had 158 points (80G, 78A) in 234 games played.
Lemieux last played in the NHL with the San Jose Sharks and retired in 2009.
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In total, he appeared in 1,215 NHL games for the Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Colorado Avalanche, Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks.
He then became a player agent and, interestingly enough, according to the North State Journal, he represented Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen.
