Claude
Lemieux
1952-1963
| Position | R |
| Shoots | R |
| Weight | 215lbs |
| Height | 6'1" |
| Date of birth | July 16th, 1965 |
| Place of birth | Buckingham, QC, CAN |
| Seasons - MTL | 7 |
| SEASON |
GP
Games played - Number of games the player has set foot on the ice
|
G
Goals - Number of goals the player has scored
|
A
Assists - Number of goals the player has assisted in
|
PTS
Points - Scoring points, calculated as the sum of G and A
|
+/-
Plus/Minus - The number of team goals for minus the number of team goals against while the player is on the ice
|
PIM
Penalties infraction minutes - Number of penalty minutes the player has been assessed
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTALS | 281 | 97 | 92 | 189 | 15 | 576 |
| 1983-1984 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 12 |
| 1984-1985 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 1985-1986 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 22 |
| 1986-1987 | 76 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 0 | 156 |
| 1987-1988 | 78 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 16 | 137 |
| 1988-1989 | 69 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 14 | 136 |
| 1989-1990 | 39 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 106 |
| SEASON |
GP
Games played - Number of games the player has set foot on the ice
|
G
Goals - Number of goals the player has scored
|
A
Assists - Number of goals the player has assisted in
|
PTS
Points - Scoring points, calculated as the sum of G and A
|
+/-
Plus/Minus - The number of team goals for minus the number of team goals against while the player is on the ice
|
PIM
Penalties infraction minutes - Number of penalty minutes the player has been assessed
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTALS | 77 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 7 | 225 |
| 1985-1986 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 68 |
| 1986-1987 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 41 |
| 1987-1988 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 20 |
| 1988-1989 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 58 |
| 1989-1990 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 38 |
A CLUTCH PLAYER, RIGHT-WINGER CLAUDE LEMIEUX IS ONE OF FIVE PLAYERS IN LEAGUE HISTORY TO HAVE CAPTURED THE STANLEY CUP WITH THREE DIFFERENT TEAMS.
At the peak of his career, Claude Lemieux was one of the NHL’s most reviled players – along with Dale Hunter and Ken Linseman – for his pesky style of play. Known as a clutch performer, Lemieux built his reputation with his countless key playoff contributions.
The Canadiens selected the Buckingham native 26th overall in the second round of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.
Following an outstanding final QMJHL season in 1984-85, when he scored 58 goals and 124 points with the Verdun Junior Canadiens, Lemieux made his professional debut the following year with the Sherbrooke Canadiens of the AHL.
He joined Montreal late in the 1985-86 season, taking part in 10 regular season games. Canadiens fans will always remember the rookie’s playoff performance that spring as he played a primary role in the team’s Stanley Cup Championship.
Lemieux led the Habs with 10 playoff goals. He contributed four game-winning goals, notably the overtime winner at the Forum in the Game 7 of the second round, eliminating the Hartford Whalers.
In 1986-87, his first full season with Montreal, Lemieux had 27 goals and 53 points. He followed up that output with 31 goals and 29 a year later, joining a select group of Canadiens players to score at least 20 goals in each of their first three seasons. Lemieux became the sixth of seven players to accomplish the feat, along with Maurice Richard, Bernie Geoffrion, Jacques Lemaire, Guy Lafleur, Mats Naslund and Michael Ryder.
The Habs traded him to New Jersey in 1990 in exchange for forward Sylvain Turgeon. In his fifth season with the Devils he won the Conn Smythe Trophy while helping the expansion franchise win its first Stanley Cup.
In 1995, he landed in Colorado as part of a three-team trade and once again made an immediate impact, helping the former Quebec Nordiques win their first Stanley Cup in the spring of 1996.
The Avalanche sent him back to New Jersey in 1999 and he made the most of his return by claiming his fourth and final Stanley Cup. He subsequently played for the Phoenix Coyotes and the Dallas Stars before finishing his playing career in Switzerland.
Lemieux remains one of five players in NHL history to have won the Stanley Cup with three different teams, along with Al Arbour, Larry Hillman, Gord Pettinger and Mike Keane. His 19 game-winning goals in the playoffs are third overall, five behind all-time leaders Wayne Gretzky and Brett Hull.
His brother Jocelyn also played in the NHL with the Canadiens in the late 1980s. Lemieux has been president of the Phoenix Roadrunners since he retired from the game in 2005.
