The hockey world was shaken to its core this week when tragic news broke that one of the grittiest, toughest NHL playoff performers in history had suddenly died.
Multiple reports confirmed that NHL legend Claude Lemieux, 60, died this week, though initial details were sparse.
The New York Post, however, spoke to local authorities, who confirmed that Lemieux had hanged himself.
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Lemieux — who played for six different NHL teams across 21 seasons — was found hanging by one of his sons on Thursday. The body was found in a business warehouse owned by the family.
Citing the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, USA Today reported that Lemieux was found after failing to return home.
It is unclear which of Lemieux’s three sons found his body.
Understandably, Lemieux’s family was distraught with the sudden loss of their patriarch, and there was an outpouring of love for Lemieux from family, friends,
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