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Canada USA Claude Lemieux

#32 San Jose Sharks / NHL - 08/09

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Claude Lemieux Facts

Date of Birth
Position
RW
Age
58
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time Canada Cup Champion 1
4-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 4
1-time NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time QMJHL Playoffs MVP (Guy Lafleur Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL Second All-Star Team 1

Brother: Jocelyn Lemieux
Sons: Christopher Lemieux, Brendan Lemieux, Michael Lemieux

Claude Lemieux's ferocious play style helped him make the playoffs in 15 straight seasons. Over that span, he won 4 Stanley Cups with the 3 different teams: the Canadiens, Devils, and Avalanche. He won the Conn Smythe in 1995 after scoring 13 goals and 16 points in 20 games. The big winger also won a Canada Cup in 1988 and retired in 2009 with 369 goals, 407 assists, and 1,777 penalty minutes over 21 seasons.

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Claude Lemieux Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1981-82 Richelieu Éclaireurs QMAAA 48* 24* 48* 72* 96* -* | Playoffs 8 10 13 23 14 -
1982-83 Trois-Rivières Draveurs QMJHL 62* 28* 38* 66* 213* -* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 30 -
1983-84 Verdun Juniors QMJHL 51* 41* 45* 86* 227* -* | Playoffs 9 8 12 20 63 -
Montréal Canadiens NHL 8* 1* 1* 2* 12* -2* |
Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 6 -
1984-85 Verdun Jr. Canadiens “C” QMJHL 52* 58* 66* 124* 152* -* | Playoffs 14 23 17 40 38 -
Montréal Canadiens NHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 7* 1* |
Canada U20 WJC-20 6* 3* 2* 5* 6* -* |
1985-86 Montréal Canadiens NHL 10* 1* 2* 3* 22* -6* | Playoffs 20 10 6 16 68 1
Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 58* 21* 32* 53* 145* -* |
1986-87 Montréal Canadiens NHL 76* 27* 26* 53* 156* 0* | Playoffs 17 4 9 13 41 6
1987-88 Montréal Canadiens NHL 78* 31* 30* 61* 137* 16* | Playoffs 11 3 2 5 20 -2
Canada CC 6* 1* 1* 2* 4* 0* |
1988-89 Montréal Canadiens NHL 69* 29* 22* 51* 136* 14* | Playoffs 18 4 3 7 58 0
1989-90 Montréal Canadiens NHL 39* 8* 10* 18* 106* -8* | Playoffs 11 1 3 4 38 2
1990-91 New Jersey Devils NHL 78* 20* 17* 47* 105* -8* | Playoffs 7 4 0 4 34 -3
1991-92 New Jersey Devils NHL 74* 41* 27* 68* 109* 9* | Playoffs 7 4 3 7 26 1
1992-93 New Jersey Devils NHL 77* 30* 51* 81* 155* 3* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 19 -3
1993-94 New Jersey Devils NHL 79* 18* 26* 44* 86* 13* | Playoffs 20 7 11 18 44 4
1994-95 New Jersey Devils NHL 45* 6* 13* 19* 86* 2* | Playoffs 20 13 3 16 20 12
1995-96 Colorado Avalanche NHL 79* 39* 32* 71* 117* 14* | Playoffs 19 5 7 12 55 5
1996-97 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 45* 11* 17* 28* 43* -4* | Playoffs 17 13 10 23 32 7
Canada WCup 8* 1* 1* 2* 19* -3* |
1997-98 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 78* 26* 27* 53* 115* -7* | Playoffs 7 3 3 6 8 2
1998-99 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 82* 27* 24* 51* 102* 0* | Playoffs 19 3 11 14 26 5
1999-00 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 13* 3* 6* 9* 4* 0* |
New Jersey Devils NHL 70* 17* 21* 38* 86* -3* | Playoffs 23 4 6 10 28 7
2000-01 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 46* 10* 16* 26* 58* 1* |
2001-02 Phoenix Coyotes “A” NHL 82* 16* 25* 41* 70* -5* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -2
2002-03 Phoenix Coyotes “A” NHL 36* 6* 8* 14* 30* -3* |
Dallas Stars NHL 32* 2* 4* 6* 14* -9* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 10 -1
2003-04 EV Zug NLA 7* 2* 3* 5* 4* -* | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 8 -
2004-08 Did not play * * * * * * |
2008-09 China Sharks Asia League 2* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
Worcester Sharks AHL 23* 3* 8* 11* 24* 2* |
San Jose Sharks NHL 18* 0* 1* 1* 21* -5* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0

Claude Lemieux Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1981-82 Richelieu Éclaireurs M18 AA Mac's Tournament -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1983-84 Verdun Juniors Memorial Cup 3* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
1986-87 NHL All-Stars Rendez-vous 87 2* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2008-09 Phoenix Lemieux Academy QC Int PW Asst. Coach
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Claude Lemieux Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 81* 24* 40* 64* 0.79* 169* 2* | 1 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 6 * - *
Asia League 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CC 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Mac's Tournament 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 1 3* 1* 3* 4* 1.33* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 21 1 215* 369* 407* 786* 0.65* 1 777* 13* | 18 234 80 * 78 * 158 * 0.68 * 529 * 41 *
NLA (NL) 1 7* 2* 3* 5* 0.71* 4* -* | 1 5 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.80 * 8 * - *
QMAAA (QM18AAA) 1 48* 24* 48* 72* 1.50* 96* -* | 1 8 10 * 13 * 23 * 2.88 * 14 * - *
QMJHL 3 165* 127* 149* 276* 1.67* 592* -* | 3 27 32 * 29 * 61 * 2.26 * 131 * - *
Rendez-vous 87 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 8* 1* 1* 2* 0.25* 19* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 3* 2* 5* 0.83* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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07/08/2009
07/08/2009 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Retired

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Claude Lemieux Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1982, 1 #6 overall by Trois-Rivières Draveurs in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Cult/Star player for Arizona Coyotes

Cult/Star player for China Sharks

Cult/Star player for Colorado Avalanche

Cult/Star player for Montréal Canadiens

Cult/Star player for New Jersey Devils

Cult/Star player for Zug

Has become President Hockey North America of the 4Sports Hockey Agency.

Career transactions
- 2009-07-08 • Announced his retirement
- 2008-12-29 • Signed by the San Jose Sharks
- 2008-11-24 • Signed by the Worcester Sharks
- 2003-10-07 • Bought out by the Dallas Stars
- 2003-01-16 • Traded to the Dallas Stars for Scott Pellerin & a 2004 conditional draft pick
- 2000-12-02 • Signed by the Phoenix Coyotes
- 1999-11-03 • Traded to the New Jersey Devils with a 2000 1st round pick (David Hale) & a 2000 2nd round pick (Matt DeMarchi) for Brian Rolston & a 2000 1st round pick (later traded to Boston in the Ray Bourque deal: Martin Samuelsson)
- 1995-10-03 • Traded to the Colorado Avalanche for Wendel Clark
- 1995-10-03 • Traded to the New York Islanders for Steve Thomas
- 1990-09-04 • Traded to the New Jersey Devils for Sylvain Turgeon
- 1983-06-08 • Selected 26th overall in the NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens

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