Claude Lemieux, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Claude Lemieux

Canadian ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1965

Place of Birth: Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Claude Lemieux

  • Claude Percy Lemieux (born July 16, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
  • He last played for the San Jose Sharks before announcing his retirement on July 8, 2009.
  • He is one of only 11 players in Stanley Cup history to win the Cup with three or more different teams.
  • His 80 career playoff goals are the ninth-most in NHL history.
  • Lemieux is also a former president of the ECHL's Phoenix RoadRunners.
  • Lemieux was born in Buckingham, Quebec, but grew up in Mont-Laurier. He is infamous for an incident on May 29, 1996, in which he checked Kris Draper into the boards from behind, breaking Draper's orbital, cheek and jaw bones, as well as subsequent confrontations with Darren McCarty during the 1996–97 and 1997–98 seasons.

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