NHL star Claude Lemieux died of a broken heart — for two deeply painful reasons, close pals say
Being passed over for the Hall of Fame after he hung his skates in 2009 affected Lemieux, a "tough guy" on the ice who was known to be deeply sensitive to rejection, more than people realized.
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Being passed over for the Hall of Fame after he hung his skates in 2009 affected Lemieux, a "tough guy" on the ice who was known to be deeply sensitive to rejection, more than people realized.
