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Claude Lemieux (born July 16, 1965 in Buckingham, Quebec) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger.

He played for the Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Colorado Avalanche, Phoenix Coyotes, and Dallas Stars in the NHL from 1983 to 2003.

Lemieux was noted for having better performances in the playoffs than the regular season, and won the Conn Smythe Trophy for the Devils in 1995. He also is one of the few players in NHL history to win back-to-back Stanley Cup titles playing for two different teams (with the Devils in 1995 and the Avalanche in 1996).

Lemieux earned a status as one of the league's most hated players after he checked Kris Draper into the boards in a 1996 playoff series between the Colorado Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings, starting a feud between the two teams that continues to this day.

Lemieux was later criticized for his fight against Darren McCarty in which he "turtled" (he kneeled and covered his head while being punched) and was soundly beaten. His success included 4 Stanley Cups, with the Canadiens in 1986, the Devils in 1995 and 2000, and the Avalanche in 1996.

Lemieux is now the president of the ECHL Phoenix Roadrunners.

His younger brother, Jocelyn Lemieux, also enjoyed a lengthy career in the NHL.

Awards

Conn Smythe Trophy - Stanley Cup MVP (1995)
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Hall of Fame (2005)

External link

Lemieux's statistics at hockeydb.com

Preceded by:
Brian Leetch

Conn Smythe Trophy Winner
1995

Followed by:
Joe Sakic

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 '''Claude Lemieux''' (born [[July 16]], [[1965]] in [[Buckingham, Quebec|Buckingham]], [[Quebec]]) was a Canadian [[ice hockey]] [[Winger (ice hockey)|right winger]].
 He played for the [[Montreal Canadiens]], [[New Jersey Devils]], [[Colorado Avalanche]], [[Phoenix Coyotes]], and [[Dallas Stars]] in the [[National Hockey League|NHL]] from 1983 to 2003.
+Lemieux was noted for having better performances in the playoffs than the regular season, and won the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] for the Devils in 1995. He also is one of the few players in NHL history to win back-to-back Stanley Cup titles playing for two different teams (with the Devils in 1995 and the Avalanche in 1996).
-He earned a status as one of the league's most hated players after he checked [[Kris Draper]] into the boards in a playoff series between the Colorado Avalanche and the [[Detroit Red Wings]], starting a feud between the two teams that continues to this day.
+Lemieux earned a status as one of the league's most hated players after he checked [[Kris Draper]] into the boards in a 1996 playoff series between the Colorado Avalanche and the [[Detroit Red Wings]], starting a feud between the two teams that continues to this day.
 Lemieux was later criticized for his fight against [[Darren McCarty]] in which he "turtled" (he kneeled and covered his head while being punched) and was soundly beaten. His success included 4 [[Stanley Cup]]s, with the Canadiens in 1986, the Devils in 1995 and 2000, and the Avalanche in 1996.
+Lemieux is now the president of the [[ECHL]] [[Phoenix Roadrunners]].
-He was always considered to have better performances in the playoffs than the regular season, and won the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] for the Devils in 1995.  He is now the president of the [[Phoenix Roadrunners]].
 His younger brother, [[Jocelyn Lemieux]], also enjoyed a lengthy career in the NHL.

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