It was a sad day in the world of hockey as we learned of the passing of one of the sport’s true gentlemen, Jean Beliveau, who died at the age of 83.
Beliveau, played twenty seasons in the National Hockey League (1950-71) with the fabled Montreal Canadians where he had his name etched on the Stanley Cup ten times as a player. “Le Gros Bill” would earn another seven names on Lord Stanley’s mug as an executive with Habs.
On the ice, Beliveau was one of the best. Beliveau would win the coveted Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player twice in 1956 and 1964, and was named a First Team All Star six times. He would retire with 1,219 Points, which was a record for the hallowed Canadians and he would be fast tracked into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972, a year after he retired from the game.
Jean Beliveau was a great ambassador for the game of Hockey and the Montreal Canadians and we lost a major legend.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends and family of Jean Beliveau at this time.
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