Jean Béliveau

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Hockey Hall of Fame , 1972
Jean Béliveau
Date of birth August 31, 1931
place of birth Trois-Rivières , Quebec , Canada
date of death 2nd December 2014
Place of death Longueuil , Quebec , Canada
Nickname Le Gros Bill
size 191 cm
Weight 93 kg
position center
number # 4
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1947-1949 Victoriaville Tigres
1949-1951 Québec Citadelles
1951-1953 Québec Aces
1953-1971 Montréal Canadiens

Jean Arthur "Le Gros Bill" Béliveau , CC , GOQ (born August 31, 1931 in Trois-Rivières , Québec ; † December 2, 2014 in Longueuil , Québec) was a Canadian ice hockey player who worked for the Montréal Canadiens from 1950 to 1971 in played the National Hockey League . He is a Canadian " icon " of the sport.

Career

A star at a young age, Béliveau won the Quebec Senior Hockey League championship with the Québec Aces . In 1953 he moved to the Montréal Canadiens in the National Hockey League . Three years later, in 1956, Béliveau won the Art Ross Trophy as the league's top scorer and was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the best player in the league ( Most Valuable Player ). During his 18 year career in Montreal, he played ten times for the Stanley Cup and was team captain five times . He was a great skater and a great leader on and off the ice. Admired and respected by fans, teammates and his opponents and he was the first player to the Conn Smythe Trophy for his outstanding qualities in the Stanley Cup - Play-offs won 1965th

Jean Béliveau retired after the end of the 1970/71 season as the best scorer of his team and the best scorer in the NHL play-offs of all time. He scored 507 goals and 712 assists, 1,219 points in 1,125 NHL season games plus 70 goals and 97 assists (176 points) in 162 play-off games. He played in 13 NHL All-Star Games .

After his active time was over, Béliveau devoted himself to charity and in 1971 founded the "Jean Béliveau Foundation". In 1993 he transferred the foundation to the "Society for Disabled Children".

Jean Béliveau has received many awards, including various honorary doctorates from Canadian universities and the Loyola Medal in 1995. He became a member of the National Order of Quebec and holds the Order of Canada , Canada's highest civilian honor. In 1994 he was offered the position of Governor General of Canada , but he declined. In 2001 his name was immortalized on Canada's Walk of Fame , in the same year he was honored with a portrait on a Canadian postage stamp.

In November 2004, Jean Béliveau supported the NHL's position in negotiations with the NHLPA players' union for a new collective agreement (see NHL 2004/05 ). He argued that the behavior of the players harmed the sport and the league.

In 1972 he was honored with the induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame . Béliveau died in December 2014 at the age of 83 after longstanding health problems.

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1946-47 Victoriaville Panthers QIHA 30th 47 21st 68 - - - - -
1947-48 Victoriaville Tigers QJHL 42 46 21st 67 - - - - -
1948-49 Victoriaville Tigers QJHL 42 48 27 75 54 4th 4th 2 6th 2
1949-50 Québec Citadelles QJHL 35 36 44 80 47 14th 22nd 9 31 15th
1950-51 Québec Citadelles QJHL 46 61 63 124 120 22nd 23 31 54 76
Québec Aces QMHL 1 2 1 3 0 - - - - -
1950-51 Montréal Canadiens NHL 2 1 1 2 0 - - - - -
1951-52 Québec Aces QMHL 59 45 38 83 88 15th 14th 10 24 14th
1952-53 Québec Aces QMHL 57 50 39 89 59 19th 14th 15th 29 25th
1952-53 Montréal Canadiens NHL 3 5 0 5 0 - - - - -
1953-54 Montréal Canadiens NHL 44 13 21st 34 22nd 10 2 8th 10 4th
1954-55 Montréal Canadiens NHL 70 37 36 73 58 12 6th 7th 13 18th
1955-56 Montréal Canadiens NHL 70 47 41 88 143 10 12 7th 19th 22nd
1956-57 Montréal Canadiens NHL 69 33 51 84 105 10 6th 6th 12 15th
1957-58 Montréal Canadiens NHL 55 27 32 59 93 10 4th 8th 12 10
1958-59 Montréal Canadiens NHL 64 45 46 91 67 3 1 4th 5 4th
1959-60 Montréal Canadiens NHL 60 34 40 74 57 8th 5 2 7th 6th
1960-61 Montréal Canadiens NHL 69 32 58 90 57 6th 0 5 5 0
1961-62 Montréal Canadiens NHL 43 18th 23 41 36 6th 2 1 3 4th
1962-63 Montréal Canadiens NHL 69 18th 49 67 68 5 2 1 3 2
1963-64 Montréal Canadiens NHL 68 28 50 78 42 5 2 0 2 18th
1964-65 Montréal Canadiens NHL 58 20th 23 43 76 13 8th 8th 16 34
1965-66 Montréal Canadiens NHL 67 29 48 77 50 10 5 5 10 6th
1966-67 Montréal Canadiens NHL 53 12 26th 38 22nd 10 6th 5 11 26th
1967-68 Montréal Canadiens NHL 59 31 37 68 28 10 7th 4th 11 6th
1968-69 Montréal Canadiens NHL 69 33 49 82 55 14th 5 10 15th 8th
1969-70 Montréal Canadiens NHL 63 19th 30th 49 10 - - - - -
1970-71 Montréal Canadiens NHL 70 25th 51 76 40 20th 6th 16 22nd 28
QJHL total 165 191 155 346 221 40 49 42 91 93
QMHL total 117 97 78 175 147 34 28 25th 53 39
NHL overall 1125 507 712 1219 1029 162 79 97 176 211

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Achievements and Awards

Others

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bruce Weber: Jean Béliveau, NHL Great and Ambassador for Hockey, Dies at 83. In: The New York Times, December 3, 2014 (English, accessed December 3, 2014).
personal data
SURNAME Béliveau, Jean
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Béliveau, Jean Arthur (full name); Béliveau, Le Gros Bill (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH August 31, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Trois-Rivières , Quebec
DATE OF DEATH 2nd December 2014
Place of death Longueuil , Quebec