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四届斯坦利杯冠军得主克劳德·勒米厄去世，享年60岁。他的冰球生涯以极具侵略性、对抗性的硬朗球风著称。
NHL校友协会在社交媒体发帖宣布了勒米厄的死讯。目前尚未公布死因，也不清楚他去世时身处何地。
周一晚间，勒米厄曾作为蒙特利尔加拿大人队的火炬手，出席了在贝尔中心举行的东部联盟决赛第三场比赛。
“今天对加拿大人队大家庭和整个冰球界来说都是黑暗的一天，”加拿大人队老板杰夫·莫尔森说道。“克劳德是一名强悍的竞争者，总能在关键时刻挺身而出，他是一名不知疲倦、勇敢且坚韧的球员，带领球队登上最高荣誉。他诠释了蒙特利尔加拿大人队球员的核心精神。今天我们哀悼这位冠军得主过早离世。在这个艰难的日子里，我们与他的家人同在。”
作为球员，勒米厄兼具技术与张扬的球风，为了竞技胜负从不畏惧逾越规则界限。
1995年，他帮助新泽西魔鬼队夺得队史首座总冠军，凭借该赛季季后赛的出色表现荣获康·史密夫奖杯，即季后赛MVP。次年转投科罗拉多雪崩队后，他在对阵底特律红翼队时从背后冲撞克里斯·德雷珀，被禁赛两场，但仍随队在搬迁自魁北克的首个赛季拿下斯坦利杯。
乔·萨基奇如今担任雪崩队冰球运营总裁，同时也是勒米厄在雪崩队的前队友，他在一份声明中称勒米厄是“一名强悍的竞争者，彻头彻尾的冠军”。
“他也是一位忠诚的朋友，会为队友两肋插刀，是你永远可以信赖的人，”萨基奇写道。“最重要的是，他是一位出色的顾家男人，最享受的事莫过于陪伴孙辈。今天对雪崩队大家庭来说是无比悲伤的一天，所有有幸认识他的人都会怀念他。”
魔鬼队在一份声明中表示：“克劳德为新泽西带来队史首座斯坦利杯的贡献，将永远被铭记为球队历史上最卓越的表现之一。他在NHL各界广受尊敬，既是值得信赖的经纪人，也是备受珍视的同僚，他为这项运动付出良多，留下了永恒的遗产。”
达伦·麦卡蒂曾是红翼队的强硬球员，在雪崩队与红翼队因勒米厄冲撞德雷珀而起的宿怨巅峰期效力于红翼队。他在校友协会发布公告的社交媒体帖文中配上了心碎表情，并分享了对这位昔日对手离世的感想。
“无论你对过去或现在有怎样的看法，这都令人极度悲痛，”麦卡蒂说道。“我向他的家人、朋友以及那些有幸见识过赛场外真实的他的人们致以思念与祈祷。正如我曾说过并会一直坚持的：‘如果你在冰场上背对克劳德·勒米厄，那你就是个白痴。但在赛场外，我会对他敞开心扉。’另外恳请大家，如果你正经历任何挣扎，请务必伸出援手，与他人倾诉。祝我的朋友一路走好。”
勒米厄还曾在1986年随蒙特利尔加拿大人队夺得斯坦利杯，并在2000年回到魔鬼队，随队再次夺冠。1983年至2009年间，他先后效力六支球队，出战常规赛与季后赛共计1449场。
NHL总裁加里·贝特曼称勒米厄是“冰球历史上最伟大的关键比赛球员之一”。
勒米厄在退役后成为了一名体育经纪人，旗下拥有超过十余名NHL球员客户，包括卡罗莱纳飓风队的弗雷德里克·安德森、新泽西魔鬼队的蒂莫·迈尔、底特律红翼队的莫里茨·塞德以及波士顿棕熊队的汉普斯·林德霍尔姆等。
在2025年12月为纪念雪崩队1995年斯坦利杯夺冠30周年举行的聚会上，勒米厄谈及夺冠经历时表示：“当夺冠时刻发生，当你身处其中时，你并不会像后来那样充分体会到其中的意义。”
已故前队友克里斯·西蒙的子女在本次冰上纪念仪式上代为出席。西蒙于2024年去世，享年52岁。
“这非常令人难过，尤其是克里斯还如此年轻就离开了我们，”勒米厄说道。“我们必须珍惜当下——感恩所拥有的每一天，享受并珍视我们相聚的时光。”
Claude Lemieux, 4-time Stanley Cup champion, dies at age 60
May 28, 2026 / 4:41 PM EDT / CBS/AP
Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion whose hockey career was built on playing on the edge with ferocity and physicality, has died. He was 60.
The NHL Alumni Association announced Lemieux’s death in a post on social media. A cause of death was not immediately available, nor was it clear where Lemieux was when he died.
Lemieux on Monday night was the Montreal Canadiens’ torchbearer prior to Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final at Bell Centre.
“Today is a dark day for the Canadiens family and the entire hockey community,” Canadiens owner Geoff Molson said. “A fierce competitor who rose to the occasion in big moments, Claude was a relentless, courageous, and tenacious player who led the team to the highest honors. He embodied the very essence of being a Montreal Canadiens player. Today we mourn the untimely passing of one of our champions. Our thoughts are with his family on this difficult day.”
As a player, Lemieux was a mix of skill and abrasiveness, not afraid to cross the line in the name of competition.
Claude Lemieux of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates with the Stanley Cup after winning game 4 against the Florida Panthers during the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs on June 10, 1996, in Miami. B Bennett / Getty Images
He won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP for his role in helping the New Jersey Devils win their first championship in 1995. A year later with the Colorado Avalanche, he was suspended for two games for a hit from behind on Detroit’s Kris Draper on the way to them hoisting the Stanley Cup for the first time in their first season since moving from his native Quebec.
Joe Sakic, president of hockey operations and a former teammate of Lemieux’s with the Colorado Avalanche, said in a statement that Lemieux was a “fierce competitor and a champion in every way.”
“He was also a loyal friend who would do anything for his teammates and someone you could always count on,” Sakic wrote. “Most importantly, he was a wonderful family man and there is nothing he enjoyed more than spending time with his grandchildren. Today is a very sad day for the Avalanche family and Claude will be missed by all of us who had the pleasure of knowing him.”
The Devils said in a statement that “Claude’s impact in bringing the first-ever Stanley Cup to New Jersey will forever be remembered as one of the paramount performances in team history. Widely respected throughout the NHL, both as a trusted agent and a valued colleague, Claude leaves behind a lasting legacy within our game that he gave so much to.”
Claude Lemieux holds the Stanley Cup surrounded by his New Jersey Devils teammates on the ice in 1995. Keith Torrie/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images
Darren McCarty, a truculent member of the Red Wings during the heyday of their rivalry with the Avalanche that was sparked by Lemieux’s hit on Draper, posted a broken heart emoji on social media with the alumni’s announcement and additional thoughts about his former adversary’s death.
“This is extremely sad no matter what feelings from past or present you hold,” McCarty said. “My thoughts and prayers to his family and friends, and people who got to see the person off the ice wasn’t the person on. As I’ve said and will always call it as I see it “If you’re on the ICE with Claude Lemieux and your turn your back. YOU Are an IDIOT. But off the ICE I’ll turn mine” And please. If you are struggling at all please reach out and talk to someone. Godspeed my friend.”
Lemieux also won the Cup with Montreal in 1986 and returned to the Devils to be a part of their title run in 2000. He played 1,449 regular-season and playoff games with six different teams from 1983-2009.
Commissioner Gary Bettman called Lemieux “one of the greatest big-game players in hockey history.”
Lemieux had become an agent in the years since his playing career ended and represented Carolina’s Frederik Andersen, New Jersey’s Timo Meier, Detroit’s Moritz Seider and Boston’s Hampus Lindholm among more than a dozen clients in the NHL.
At a gathering in December to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of Colorado’s ’95 Stanley Cup championship, Lemieux said of winning, “When it’s happening, when you’re in the middle of it, you don’t quite appreciate it as much as you should.”
Claude Lemieux honored at the Colorado Avalanche’s 30th Anniversary Celebration of the 1995-1996 season on Dec. 11, 2025, in Denver. Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images
Late former teammate Chris Simon was represented during the on-ice ceremony by his children. He died in 2024 at 52.
“It’s very difficult, and especially with Chris passing at such a young age,” Lemieux said. “We have to count our blessings — be grateful for the days that we have and enjoy and appreciate those times when we get together.”