Claude Lemieux, who was a four-time Stanley Cup Champion and longtime NHL star, was reportedly found dead at his family's furniture business in Lake Park, Florida, at the age of 60. Authorities spoke about how his remains were discovered in the middle of the night after relatives got so worried when he did not return home.
More reports shared how one of his sons found him at a warehouse area of the family-owned store. Early reports from several different media outlets indicated that the death was being investigated as a suicide. Now, it has been confirmed that he hanged himself in the back of the warehouse of his family-owned furniture store at 3:32 am.
The news left the world of hockey stunned because Lemieux had appeared in public just days earlier during the ceremonial torch lighting event before an NHL playoff game in Montreal. Tributes were seen pouring in from former teams, fans, and league officials who remembered him as one of the world of hockey's fiercest competitors.