Claude Lemieux, Cup-Winning Winger And Avalanche Villain, Dies At 60

Claude Lemieux built a career out of being the kind of player opponents loved to hate and teammates loved to have. The Stanley Cup-winning winger leaves behind a résumé that stretched from clutch playoff moments to the sort of postseason baggage that still gets talked about in NHL rooms years later. His time with the Avalanche made him a central figure in one of the league’s fieriest rivalries, and that edge was always part of the package.