00:00unfortunate news has happened this week one of the legendary men in the history of the nhl claude
00:06lemieux has passed away unfortunately it's through suicide four-time stanley cup champion
00:13con smite the award winner was valuable player during the playoffs if you looked up the dictionary
00:20of the word hockey player claude lemieux is that guy leader fighter intimidator just an absolute
00:31guy that you want to lead your men when you're talking about winning folks i think this also
00:37puts light on these people are also human beings behind the scenes you may have that great exterior
00:43we all suffer like everyone else and we all look at players like lemieux and say this guy is just
00:51he he's made a steal he was one of the true warriors in the history of the nhl make no
00:59mistake when you
01:00listen to people talk about him ken draper or anyone that ever competed against claude lemieux you knew
01:07when you stepped on the ice with this man claude lemieux was easily one of the most intimidating
01:14men that's ever played in the nhl i had a chance to know him a little bit and last week
01:19we had ken
01:20denico on with us and i sent my condolences to him because obviously he won those three stanley cups
01:25with the new jersey doubles and was just an absolute electric player and no doubt you heard wayne gretzky on
01:34the broadcast the other night talking you talk about the word intimidator claude lemieux was that
01:40guy the montreal canadian folks they celebrated him the other night and they talked about him and
01:47make no mistake about it i thought it was absolutely a great tribute on what the canadians said and what
01:53the canadian folks did by honoring that man because that man was truly one of the greatest warriors i've
01:59ever seen in hockey and we've had the privilege of knowing him a little bit and i will promise you
02:04this you couldn't have had a more intimidating man on the ice you had guys like that dude and scott
02:09stevens at one time on the same ice together that's when the nhl really had true warrior leaders
02:15and he will be missed my friends and i say this to you all the time too if you're ever
02:20struggling with
02:21depression folks get the help you need because again depression's a real thing claude lemieux will be
02:27missed rest in peace my friend
02:28you
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