Jean beliveau montreal canadiens hockey legends stanley cup hockey. He made his career as a strong skater and was all but impossible to slow down. Joseph jean arthur beliveau cc goq august 31 1931 december 2 2014 was a canadian professional ice hockey player who played parts of 20 seasons with the national hockey leagues nhl montreal canadiens from 1950 to 1971. It was money well spent for the montreal canadiens and hockey fans everywhere. First a star with both the quebec citadelles of the quebec junior hockey league he played 2 full seasons of senior hockey with the.
He struggled through injuries in his rookie season and the habs fell in the stanley cup finals in each of beliveaus first two years. Success wasnt immediate though. Inducted into the hockey hall of fame in 1972 le gros bill beliveau is widely regarded as one of the ten greatest nhl players of all time. Legends of hockey documentary jean arthur le gros bill beliveau born august 31 1931 is a former professional ice hockey player who played parts of 20 seasons with the.
Success wasnt immediate though. Jean beliveaus name is on stanley cup 17 times. Who won 10 championships with the canadiens hoists the stanley cup. Catherine street in montreal.
In 1961 beliveau was elected captain by his peers in his mind the greatest hockey honor he has ever received. Jean beliveau was a legendary figure in the province of quebec. At the time the most generous pact in the national hockey league. Incredibly he played on 10 stanley cup winning teams as a member of the montreal canadiens.
But by 1955 56 beliveau and the habs arrived. But by 1955 56 beliveau and the habs arrived. Montreal canadiens hockey legend jean beliveau dies. Jean beliveau was one of the all time classiest players in the nhl both on the ice and off.
There were the hart trophies beliveau won in 1956 and 1964 as the nhls most valuable player his art ross trophy as the leagues leading. It was money well spent for the montreal canadiens and hockey fans everywhere.