# Legacy of a Playoff Legend: The Claude Lemieux Story

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Podcast: [Champions Network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/champions-network-7653317)
Published: 2026-05-29T07:27:10+00:00
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Claude Lemieux was a renowned four-time Stanley Cup-winning professional ice hockey player who spent 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Born in Buckingham, Quebec, he broke into the league with the Montreal Canadiens after being drafted in the second round in 1983. Over his extensive career, he played 1,215 regular-season games for the Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Colorado Avalanche, Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars, and San Jose Sharks. He recorded 379 goals, 407 assists, and 1,777 penalty minutes. He also represented Canada internationally, winning gold at the 1985 World Junior Championship and the 1987 Canada Cup, and securing a silver medal at the 1996 World Championships.Lemieux is widely remembered as one of the greatest big-game playoff performers in hockey history. He is one of only five players to win the Stanley Cup with three different franchises, claiming titles in 1986 with Montreal, 1995 and 2000 with New Jersey, and 1996 with Colorado. He achieved the rare feat of winning back-to-back championships with different teams. In 1995, he was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP after scoring an impressive 13 goals in 20 post-season games. Throughout his career, he played in 234 playoff games and scored 80 goals, which ranks ninth in NHL history. Nineteen of those were game-winning goals, a record surpassed only by Wayne Gretzky and Brett Hull.On the ice, Lemieux was an emotional, gritty, and deeply polarizing figure, famous for his abrasive style as an agitator and pest. Nicknamed "Pepe," he constantly provoked opponents and played right on the edge of the rules. He was involved in several infamous incidents, including biting the finger of Calgary Flames winger Jim Peplinski during a brawl in the 1986 Stanley Cup Final. A decade later,…

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