NHL star Claude Lemieux died of a broken heart — for two deeply painful reasons, close pals say

Fuente: New York Post

Retired NHL star Claude Lemieux died of a broken heart, according to people who knew him. During his two-decade career, he led the Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils and Colorado Avalanche to a total of four Stanley Cups and was the ninth best playoff scorer of all time — but he was never inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame after he hung up his skates in 2009. Lemieux, a “tough guy” on the ice who was known to be deeply sensitive to rejection, never got over being passed over for the top honor, according to his pals.