NHL Salutes Claude Lemieux And Jessi Pierce Before The Final

The league is using the biggest stage of the season to recognize two very different hockey figures. Claude Lemieux and the late reporter Jessi Pierce are being honored ahead of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final, which gives the night a little more texture than the usual pregame ceremony. These moments matter because hockey loves its hard edges, but it also remembers the people who helped tell the sport’s story.