Claude Lemieux, 4-Time Stanley Cup Champion, Dies at 60

Claude Lemieux, 4-Time Stanley Cup Champion, Dies at 60
Retired Colorado Avalanche player Claude Lemieux waves to fans as he is honored for his years on the ice before the Avalanche host the New Jersey Devils in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Denver on Jan. 16, 2010. David Zalubowski/AP Photo
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Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion whose ferocious, hard-hitting style of play angered opponents and sometimes overshadowed his prodigious skills and ability to deliver in the biggest games, has died after taking his own life, according to authorities. He was 60.

The Palm Beach County Sherriff’s Office said Thursday that deputies responded just after 3 a.m. to the scene of an apparent suicide at the family’s furniture store in Lake Park, Florida. The office said the victim was believed to be Lemieux, who was found in a rear warehouse by one of his sons.