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    Hurricanes’ Frederik Andersen remembers Claude Lemieux after winning Stanley Cup

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    Frederik Andersen displayed pure class after winning the 2025-26 Stanley Cup. In an emotional moment after the game, Andersen paid tribute to NHL veteran and four-time Stanley Cup winner Claude Lemieux, who died by suicide on May 28th, 2026.

    On X, Sportsnet posted a video showing Andersen speaking with David Amber and Elliotte Friedman. During the conversation, Andersen spoke about Lemieux and said that the late NHL legend always wanted the best for him.

    “He [Claude Lemieux] would just be so proud. I know that,” an emotional Andersen remarked. “He is a competitor. He always wanted the best for me, his players, and his family. It’s tough to really describe how much he meant to me and how cool it is to have my name on that trophy with him,” Andersen said.

    You can check Frederik Andersen’s statement below:

    The 2025-26 Stanley Cup is the first time Andersen has held the prestigious trophy. While he was criticized for poor performances in the first three games of the finals, Andersen, like other Hurricanes stars, has been crucial to the team’s success.

    Frederik Andersen had also spoken about Claude Lemieux’s death in June

    Frederik Andersen clicked while playing [Image via Getty]
    Frederik Andersen clicked while playing [Image via Getty]

    The above-mentioned instance is not the first time Frederik Andersen has spoken about Claude Lemieux’s death. According to a statement via NHL.com on June 1, Andersen credited Lemieux for having an unimaginable impact on him for a very long period.

    Anderson’s statement read:

    “Claude made an unimaginable impact on me during the more than 15 years that he was a part of my life.”

    Claude Lemieux’s demise took the entire NHL fandom by storm. One reason why many were shocked to learn about Lemieux’s passing was that three days before passing, he was spotted carrying the torch during Game 3 of the Stanley Cup playoffs between the Montreal Canadiens and the Carolina Hurricanes.

    Following Lemieux’s passing, his family released a detailed statement via his son and ex-NHL star Brandon Lemieux’s Instagram account. The highlight of the statement was that the Lemieux family decided to donate Claude’s brain to the UNITE Brain Bank at Boston University CTE Center “for research into the long-term effects of repetitive head impacts and traumatic brain injury.”