THE SADDEST GOAL –
July 17, 2026 – Retired NHL great Claude Lemieux allegedly admitted to relapsing after 12 years of sobriety the night he died by suicide, according to TMZ Sports.
Lemieux’s family had noticed a change in his behavior over the past year, leaving his wife of 30 years, Deborah, to confront him. After he allegedly acknowledged that he had relapsed, Deborah told him to leave the house, according to the outlet.
Lemieux then was found hanging in the family’s furniture store May 28, roughly five hours later by his son, Brendan.
Deborah had called Brendan after confronting her husband, and Brendan went to the home to discuss how they could support Lemieux.
