Claude Lemieux’s brain donated to CTE research after NHL star’s death at age of 60 (opens in new tab)

CTE is caused by repeated blows to the headFamily choose to donate brain for researchClaude 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., according to authorities, after earlier in the week serving as the Montreal Canadiens’ torchbearer before a playoff game. He played nearly 1,500 NHL games with six teams from 1983 to 200...