Four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux dies at age 60
The Montreal Canadiens announced that four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux has passed away at the age of 60.
The children of Claude Lemieux, who passed away at the age of 60 on Thursday, May 28, posted a heartfelt message about the four-time Stanley Cup champion.
Brendan Lemieux, who followed his father into the NHL, wrote on Instagram: “Dad, I love you. My son’s favorite person will be watching from above for a while. See you soon,” he added, adding a heart emoji.
Claude’s daughter, Claudia Lemieux Bishop, posted: “Words cannot describe the level of devastation we are feeling. I love you forever daddy. Forever your only girl.”
Brendan and Claude were selected in the second round of the NHL Draft. Although he didn’t match Claude’s scoring numbers, Brendan was a gritty player like his father.
Both players have been suspended multiple times for reasons such as biting a player. Both fought Tkachuk, with Claude fighting Keith Tkachuk at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and Brendan fighting Brady Tkachuk in 2021.
Brendan is currently playing in Switzerland. He played in the NHL from 2017 to 2024, scoring 36 goals, 38 assists, and 548 penalty minutes in 307 games. This season he has scored 13 goals in 29 appearances for Davos.
In addition to being Claude’s son, Brendan also represents his father, who became a prominent player agent after a 21-season NHL career.
Claude Lemieux’s cause of death
Claude Lemieux was found dead on Thursday, May 28, in a storage room behind the Florida furniture showroom where he was a registered agent, according to a report in the Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Network.
In response to an open records request, the Palm Beach County Coroner’s Office told USA TODAY Sports, “All public records you request regarding Claude Lemieux are exempt from public records as set forth in SB 474 – FS 406.135 (2)(c).”
The Florida law cited by the coroner’s office, enacted in 2024, excludes photos, videos, audio recordings and autopsy reports related to suicide victims from general public records requests.
Lemieux attended the Montreal Canadiens’ pregame torch ceremony the Monday before his death.
Contributed by Jesse Yomtov, Mark Giannotto, Palm Beach Post
