Claude Lemieux’s brain donated to CTE research after NHL star’s death at age of 60
CTE is caused by repeated blows to the head Family choose to donate brain for research Claude Lemieux’s brain is being donated to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries, his family said Saturday in a statement released by daughter Claudia Lemieux Bishop. Lemieux died by suicide at age 60 on Thursday , according to authorities, after earlier in the week serving as the Montreal Canadiens’ torchbearer before a playoff game. He played nearly …

