Claude Lemieux, the four-time Stanley Cup champion, has died at the age of 60, the NHL Alumni Association declared. The former NHL winger leaves behind one of hockey’s most accomplished legacies.
Over a 21-season NHL career, Lemieux built significant wealth through contracts, bonuses, and post-retirement ventures.
According to HockeyZonePlus salary records, Lemieux earned millions across stints with franchises including the Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Colorado Avalanche, Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars, and San Jose Sharks.
Lemieux's championship background allowed him to secure consistent earnings throughout his career, even if he never reached the mega-contract period of today's NHL.
He received large contracts in the 1990s and early 2000s, especially during his time with the Devils and Sharks, according to Hockey Zone Plus.
Lemieux played briefly in Switzerland after his first retirement in 2003 and signed his largest contract, worth $4,000,000. In the 2008–09 season, at 43, he unexpectedly returned to the NHL with the San Jose Sharks and played 18 NHL games and 23 AHL games before ending his professional hockey career.
During his two decades as a professional hockey player, Lemieux is estimated to have made tens of millions in career salary alone, despite official total income numbers differing. The salary archives project his net worth to be around $22,359,300; however, HT.com cannot independently verify this number.
