Claude Lemieux Returns to the NHL
NHL, Video January 21st. 2009, 5:00pmFour-time Stanley Cup winner Claude Lemieux, 43, returned to the NHL last night with the San Jose Sharks after more than five years of retirement. Â He last played in the NHL in 2003. Â To commemorate this historic occasion, here are a few of his classier moments from years past.
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January 21st, 2009 at 5:19 PM
I don’t really enjoy hockey but I remember the Avs-Wings rivalry of the late 90s. I’ll never forget this brawl and when McCarty absolutely kicked the shit outta Lemiux.
January 21st, 2009 at 5:19 PM
tyduffy- dude, how can you not put up his very best?
January 21st, 2009 at 5:20 PM
by a nose ndub. TURTLE!!!!!!!!!!
January 21st, 2009 at 5:22 PM
God that Wings-Avalanche rivalry was fucking awesome.
January 21st, 2009 at 5:26 PM
I remember getting Claude Lemieux confused with Mario Lemieux in NHL ‘93 for the Sega Genesis. That proves to things:
1. Claude is really old
b. I know nothing about hockey
January 21st, 2009 at 5:28 PM
to=two
and Claude has been playing since 1983?? Do hockey players ever retire?
January 21st, 2009 at 5:29 PM
Hockey players always play into their 40’s. Unless they suck!
/ice burn
January 21st, 2009 at 5:38 PM
That’s a pretty physical sport to be playing in your 40’s. Sure, they don’t get hit as often as NFL players, but they do get hit… hard. I respect this. I don’t watch it more than once a year, but respect it.
January 21st, 2009 at 5:47 PM
The one where Lemieux absolutely blows that guy up face first into the side boards was his best. Fuck the Red Wings.
January 21st, 2009 at 6:20 PM
I was going for more of a highlight reel type thing. I considered that one. I also enjoy this one where he does a similar turtling type thing and Cam Neely grabs him by the back of the helmet and slams him into the boards.
January 21st, 2009 at 6:27 PM
My theory is that in football your body gets ground down to the point of not functioning. Baseball you start to lose bat speed. Basketball you lose your legs.
I think with hockey, because you play in shifts. I think when you get older, you can still go nearly as hard just not as many times. So you play 5-10min instead of 20. I also think because everyone is on skates and the NHL rink isn’t that big, the variation in speed isn’t as large, so you can make up for whatever physical attributes you lose with positioning and intelligence.
January 21st, 2009 at 9:46 PM
Guys like him, Chelios, and Roenick never were really built around being the fastest player. It’s like Julio Franco being able to play well into his forties.