Claude Lemieux

Date of Birth: Jul 16, 1965
Age: Deceased
Place of Birth: Buckingham, QC, CAN
Nation: Canada / USA
Youth Team: -
Position: RW
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 98 kg / 216 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: -

Claude Lemieux Facts

Player Type: AgitatorHeavy HitterPower Forward
Drafted: 1983 round 2 #26 overall by Montréal Canadiens

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 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	+/-
1981-1982	Richelieu Éclaireurs	QMAAA	48	24	48	72	96	-	Playoffs	8	10	13	23	14	-
1982-1983	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	QMJHL	62	28	38	66	213	-	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	30	-
1983-1984	Verdun Juniors	QMJHL	51	41	45	86	227	-	Playoffs	9	8	12	20	63	-
1983-1984	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	8	1	1	2	12	-2
1983-1984	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL	0	0	0	0	0	0	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	6	-
1984-1985	Verdun Jr. Canadiens "C"	QMJHL	52	58	66	124	152	-	Playoffs	14	23	17	40	38	-
1984-1985	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	1	0	1	1	7	1
1984-1985	Canada U20	WJC-20	6	3	2	5	6	-
1985-1986	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	10	1	2	3	22	-6	Playoffs	20	10	6	16	68	1
1985-1986	Sherbrooke Canadiens	AHL	58	21	32	53	145	-
1986-1987	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	76	27	26	53	156	0	Playoffs	17	4	9	13	41	6
1987-1988	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	78	31	30	61	137	16	Playoffs	11	3	2	5	20	-2
1987-1988	Canada	CC	6	1	1	2	4	0
1988-1989	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	69	29	22	51	136	14	Playoffs	18	4	3	7	58	0
1989-1990	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	39	8	10	18	106	-8	Playoffs	11	1	3	4	38	2
1990-1991	New Jersey Devils	NHL	78	20	17	47	105	-8	Playoffs	7	4	0	4	34	-3
1991-1992	New Jersey Devils	NHL	74	41	27	68	109	9	Playoffs	7	4	3	7	26	1
1992-1993	New Jersey Devils	NHL	77	30	51	81	155	3	Playoffs	5	2	0	2	19	-3
1993-1994	New Jersey Devils	NHL	79	18	26	44	86	13	Playoffs	20	7	11	18	44	4
1994-1995	New Jersey Devils	NHL	45	6	13	19	86	2	Playoffs	20	13	3	16	20	12
1995-1996	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	79	39	32	71	117	14	Playoffs	19	5	7	12	55	5
1996-1997	Colorado Avalanche "A"	NHL	45	11	17	28	43	-4	Playoffs	17	13	10	23	32	7
1996-1997	Canada	WCup	8	1	1	2	19	-3
1997-1998	Colorado Avalanche "A"	NHL	78	26	27	53	115	-7	Playoffs	7	3	3	6	8	2
1998-1999	Colorado Avalanche "A"	NHL	82	27	24	51	102	0	Playoffs	19	3	11	14	26	5
1999-2000	Colorado Avalanche "A"	NHL	13	3	6	9	4	0
1999-2000	New Jersey Devils	NHL	70	17	21	38	86	-3	Playoffs	23	4	6	10	28	7
2000-2001	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	46	10	16	26	58	1
2001-2002	Phoenix Coyotes "A"	NHL	82	16	25	41	70	-5	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	-2
2002-2003	Phoenix Coyotes "A"	NHL	36	6	8	14	30	-3
2002-2003	Dallas Stars	NHL	32	2	4	6	14	-9	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	10	-1
2003-2004	EV Zug	NLA	7	2	3	5	4	-	Playoffs	5	1	3	4	8	-
2004-2008	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2008-2009	China Sharks	Asia League	2	0	1	1	4	-
2008-2009	Worcester Sharks	AHL	23	3	8	11	24	2
2008-2009	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	+/-
1981-1982	Richelieu Éclaireurs M18 AA	Mac's Tournament	-	-	-	-	-	-
1983-1984	Verdun Juniors	Memorial Cup	3	1	3	4	2	-
1986-1987	NHL All-Stars	Rendez-vous 87	2	0	0	0	4	-

Claude Lemieux Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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	1215	369	407	786	0.65	1777	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.

Claude Lemieux Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Canada (CC)	1	6	1	1	2	0.33	4	0	0
Canada (WCup)	1	8	1	1	2	0.25	19	-3	0
Canada U20	1	6	3	2	5	0.83	6	-	0
China Sharks	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	4	-	0
Colorado Avalanche	5	297	106	106	212	0.71	381	3	4	62	24	31	55	0.89	121	19
Dallas Stars	1	32	2	4	6	0.19	14	-9	1	7	0	1	1	0.14	10	-1
EV Zug	1	7	2	3	5	0.71	4	-	1	5	1	3	4	0.80	8	-
Montréal Canadiens	7	281	97	92	189	0.67	576	15	5	77	22	23	45	0.58	225	7
New Jersey Devils	6	423	132	155	297	0.70	627	16	6	82	34	23	57	0.70	171	18
NHL All-Stars	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	4	-	0
Nova Scotia Voyageurs	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	6	-
Phoenix Coyotes	3	164	32	49	81	0.49	158	-7	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	2	-2
Richelieu Éclaireurs	1	48	24	48	72	1.50	96	-	1	8	10	13	23	2.88	14	-
Richelieu Éclaireurs M18 AA	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
San Jose Sharks	1	18	0	1	1	0.06	21	-5	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Sherbrooke Canadiens	1	58	21	32	53	0.91	145	-	0
Trois-Rivières Draveurs	1	62	28	38	66	1.06	213	-	1	4	1	0	1	0.25	30	-
Verdun Jr. Canadiens	1	52	58	66	124	2.38	152	-	1	14	23	17	40	2.86	38	-
Verdun Juniors	1	54	42	48	90	1.67	229	-	1	9	8	12	20	2.22	63	-
Worcester Sharks	1	23	3	8	11	0.48	24	2	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Claude Lemieux Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1983-1984	QMJHL Second All-Star Team
1984-1985	QMJHL First All-Star Team QMJHL Playoffs Most Goals (23) QMJHL Playoffs Most Points (40) QMJHL Playoffs MVP (Guy Lafleur Trophy) U20 WJC Gold Medal
1985-1986	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1987-1988	Canada Cup Champion
1994-1995	NHL Playoffs Most Goals (13) NHL Stanley Cup Champion NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy)
1995-1996	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1996-1997	NHL Playoffs Most Goals (13)
1999-2000	NHL Stanley Cup Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
07/08/2009	Confirmed	San Jose Sharks	Retired

Claude Lemieux Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1982, 1 #6 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 EV Zug
Cult/Star player for Montréal Canadiens
Cult/Star player for New Jersey Devils

Claude passed away on May 28, 2026.

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