Four-time Stanley Cup winner Claude Lemieux unexpectedly passes away at age 60

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/montreal-canadiens/nu2G7VWc/"]Montreal[/a] drafted [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lemieux-claude/IVu66Zs8/"]Lemieux[/a] in 1983, and three years later he won his first Stanley Cup with the team. He added another triumph in 1995 with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-jersey-devils/Kh0O591A/"]New Jersey[/a], helping them to their first-ever title with 13 playoff goals and earning the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the postseason.[/p][p]The following season, he celebrated another Stanley Cup with Colorado, and in 2000, he won again after returning to New Jersey.[/p][embed guid="d96ec7a2-9a08-4b33-8002-fc402e6c2d67" url="https://x.com/NHLAlumni/status/2060046977253916771" social-type="twitter" /][p]In 2003, after a season with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dallas-stars/vVAvnIuC/"]Dallas[/a], he finished his NHL career and briefly played in Switzerland for Zug. He then said goodbye to his playing career, but in 2008 he returned to the ice with a Chinese club and later appeared in the AHL and NHL with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-jose-sharks/E588Co9j/"]San Jose[/a] before finally retiring at age 43.[/p][p]Over 21 NHL seasons, including playoffs, he played 1,449 games, scored 459 goals, and recorded 485 assists. After retiring, he worked as a player agent. His brother Jocelyn and his son [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lemieux-brendan/0bl9gvXJ/"]Brendan[/a] also played in the NHL.[/p][embed guid="c3aadb09-f3d4-40a8-987e-d443269bf2dd" url="https://x.com/TVASports/status/2059064472619094371" social-type="twitter" /]