Claude Lemieux's family pays tribute to NHL champion who died days after Canadiens torch ceremony

The NHL and greater sports satellite continues to mourn the nonaccomplishment of two-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux, who died connected Thursday. He was 60.

Lemieux’s decease came arsenic a surprise, arsenic helium carried the torch astatine the Montreal Canadiens’ location arena Monday earlier the team’s Game 3 matchup against the Hurricanes successful the Eastern Conference final. In his reddish and bluish Canadiens sweater, No. 32, Lemieux smiled and carried a occurrence toward a darkened rink.

Tributes rapidly poured successful arsenic quality of Lemieux’s decease spread, with his girl among those who remembered 1 of hockey’s astir respected — and polarizing — figures.

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Claude Lemieux made an quality astatine Montreal's Bell Centre for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final conscionable days earlier his death. (Photo by Matt Garies/NHLI via Getty Images)

After reposting a New Jersey Devils tribute to her begetter connected Instagram Stories, Claudia Lemieux shared a heartfelt connection of her own. "No words to explicit the level of devastation we feel. I emotion you everlastingly daddy. Forever your lone girl."

Claude Lemieux’s son, Brendan, besides honored his begetter by sharing a photograph featuring 3 generations of the household connected societal media.

Claude Lemieux, wearing No. 22, scores for the Canada Legends against the USA Legends during the Legends Classic Hockey Game astatine Air Canada Centre successful Toronto, Ontario, connected Nov. 7, 2010. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

"I emotion you dad! My son’s favourite idiosyncratic is going to ticker from supra for a while. We volition spot you," helium wrote on with a reddish bosom emoji. Brendan inherited his father’s passionateness for hockey and went connected to walk a decennary successful the NHL, astir precocious playing for Carolina during the 2023-24 season.

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Lemieux authored 1 of the astir celebrated goals successful Canadiens past arsenic a rookie successful 1986, slipping a backhander implicit Hartford goaltender Mike Liut’s mitt and into the apical country successful Game 7 of the 2nd round.

Claude Lemieux is honored astatine the Colorado Avalanche's 30th day solemnisation of the 1995-1996 play earlier the crippled against the Florida Panthers astatine Ball Arena successful Denver, Colorado, connected Dec. 11, 2025. (Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)

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Lemieux grew up successful Mont-Laurier successful occidental Quebec.

Former Canadiens halfway Doug Gilmour said Lemieux possessed the uncommon quality to frustrate opponents portion earning the respect of teammates, a trait that stood retired during the 1989 Stanley Cup Final.

"He was a symptom successful the a-- to play against, but you wanted him connected your team."

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