4-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux dies at 60

The NHL Alumni Association confirmed on Thursday that Claude Lemieux, who won the Stanley Cup four times during his remarkable NHL career, had died. He was 60.

A cause of death was not immediately available, and it was unclear where Lemieux was when he died.

He played one game with the Sharks in 2008-09, after last playing for Dallas in 2002-03. In between, Lemieux appeared in the Spike TV show “Pros Vs. Joes” and the CBC reality competition figure skating show “Battle of the Blades.”

Lemieux was one of the NHL’s most hostile players, notorious for getting under the skin of opposing teams’ premier players. Lemieux’s play frequently crossed the edge of legality, earning him 1,777 penalty minutes and the ire of opposing fans.

Lemieux was never under more scrutiny than in 1996 with the Avalanche, when he checked Detroit Red Wings player Kris Draper from behind in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals.

Following his retirement, Lemieux became an NHLPA-certified player agent, representing players like Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider and Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen.

Before Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals at Bell Centre, Lemieux carried the Canadiens’ pregame torch to “light up” the arena before their game against Carolina.

His wife and four children loved him, and the family requests privacy during this difficult time.

The NHL Alumni Association stated that more information about the memorial service would be provided later.