Claude Lemieux 'acknowledged' relapse after 12 years sober to concerned family hours before death: report

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Claude Lemieux allegedly admitted to relapsing aft 12 years of sobriety the nighttime earlier helium died by suicide, according to an incidental study obtained by TMZ Sports.

The study stated that Lemieux's household had noticed a alteration successful his behaviour implicit the past year, leaving his wife, Deborah, to face him.

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Claude Lemieux is honored astatine the Colorado Avalanche's 30th day solemnisation of the 1995-1996 play earlier the crippled against the Florida Panthers astatine Ball Arena successful Denver, Colorado, connected Dec. 11, 2025. (Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)

After helium allegedly "acknowledged" that helium had relapsed, Deborah told him to permission the location astatine 10:30 p.m. ET, according to the outlet. He past was recovered hanging successful the family's furnishings store astir 5 hours aboriginal by his son, Brendan.

Deborah had called Brendan aft confronting her husband, and Brendan came to the residence to sermon however they could enactment Lemieux. Brendan past checked his father's determination and saw helium was astatine the concern - helium past drove there, spotted his father's Ford motortruck successful the parking batch and removed a firearm helium knew Claude kept successful the mitt container owed to the "emotional facet of the situation."

The study besides said a connection was recovered connected Lemieux's phone.

Fox News Digital reached retired to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office but did not instantly perceive back.

Lemieux broke into the league with the Montreal Canadiens and was portion of their Stanley Cup-winning squad successful 1986.

Claude Lemieux made an quality astatine Montreal's Bell Centre for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final conscionable days earlier his death. (Photo by Matt Garies/NHLI via Getty Images)

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He won 4 Stanley Cups successful his vocation and successful 1995 and 1996 became the 10th subordinate successful NHL past to triumph back-to-back Stanley Cups with antithetic teams, archetypal with the New Jersey Devils and past with the Colorado Avalanche.

After the 1995 Stanley Cup Final, Lemieux was besides awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy. In his postseason career, Lemieux had 158 points (80G, 78A) successful 234 games played.

Lemieux past played successful the NHL with the San Jose Sharks and retired successful 2009.

In all, helium appeared successful 1,215 NHL games for the Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Colorado Avalanche, Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks.

He went connected to go a subordinate cause and, according to North State Journal, represented Carolina Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen.

Claude Lemieux won 4 Stanley Cups during his career, the archetypal of which came successful 1986 with the Montreal Canadiens. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images)

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Lemieux's decease came conscionable days aft helium made an quality astatine the Eastern Conference Finals betwixt the Hurricanes and Canadiens. Andersen was betwixt the pipes for the Hurricanes, portion Lemieux carried the ceremonial torch into the arena for the Canadiens up of Game 3.

OutKick's Matt Reigle and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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