#Lemieux

Claude Lemieux, the former NHL player and agent of Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Rasmus Andersson, died Thursday at 60 years old.

Claude Lemieux, four-time Stanley Cup champion known as "Pepe," died at 60, days after carrying a torch at the Bell Centre for the Canadiens' playoff run.

Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen played with a heavy heart in Friday's Game 5 victory over the Canadiens after his agent, Claude Lemieux, died by suicide Thursday.

Lemieux played ​21 seasons in the NHL and was awarded the 1994-95 Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP.

The NHL mourns the death of Claude Lemieux, who commissioner Gary Bettman called "one of the greatest big-game players in hockey history."

The NHL Alumni Association announced Claude Lemieux's death. A cause of death was not immediately available, nor was it clear where Lemieux was when he died.

Claude Lemieux, who won the Stanley Cup four times during a memorable NHL career, died Thursday at age 60. Authorities said Lemieux died by suicide.