Jean Béliveau

#4 Montréal Canadiens / NHL - 70/71

Date of Birth: Aug 31, 1931
Age: Deceased
Place of Birth: Trois-Rivières, QC, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: C
Height: 191 cm / 6'3"
Weight: 93 kg / 205 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: -

Jean Béliveau Facts

Player Type: DanglerSpeedster

Beliveau, 83, died on December 2, 2014, in Longueuil, Que.

Jean Béliveau Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1946-1947	Victoriaville Panthers	QIHA	30	47	21	68	-	-
1947-1948	Victoriaville Tigres	QJHL-old	42	46	21	67	-	-
1948-1949	Victoriaville Tigres	QJHL-old	42	45	27	75	54	-	Playoffs	4	4	2	6	2	-
1949-1950	Québec Citadelles	QJHL-old	35	36	44	80	47	-	Playoffs	14	22	9	31	15	-
1950-1951	Québec Citadelles	QJHL-old	46	61	63	124	120	-	Playoffs	12	12	14	26	32	-
1950-1951	Québec Aces	QSHL	1	2	1	3	0	-
1950-1951	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	2	1	1	2	0	-
1951-1952	Québec Aces	QSHL	59	45	38	83	88	-	Playoffs	15	14	10	24	14	-
1952-1953	Québec Aces	QSHL	57	50	39	89	59	-	Playoffs	19	14	15	29	25	-
1952-1953	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	3	5	0	5	0	-
1953-1954	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	44	13	21	34	22	-	Playoffs	10	2	8	10	4	-
1954-1955	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	70	37	36	73	58	-	Playoffs	12	6	7	13	18	-
1955-1956	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	70	47	41	88	143	-	Playoffs	10	12	7	19	22	-
1956-1957	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	69	33	51	84	105	-	Playoffs	10	6	6	12	15	-
1957-1958	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	55	27	32	59	93	-	Playoffs	10	4	8	12	10	-
1958-1959	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	64	45	46	91	67	-	Playoffs	3	1	4	5	4	-
1959-1960	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	60	34	40	74	57	-	Playoffs	8	5	2	7	6	-
1960-1961	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	69	32	58	90	57	-	Playoffs	6	0	5	5	0	-
1961-1962	Montréal Canadiens "C"	NHL	43	18	23	41	36	-	Playoffs	6	2	1	3	4	-
1962-1963	Montréal Canadiens "C"	NHL	69	18	49	67	68	-	Playoffs	5	2	1	3	2	-
1963-1964	Montréal Canadiens "C"	NHL	68	28	50	78	42	-	Playoffs	5	2	0	2	18	-
1964-1965	Montréal Canadiens "C"	NHL	58	20	23	43	76	-	Playoffs	13	8	8	16	34	-
1965-1966	Montréal Canadiens "C"	NHL	67	29	48	77	50	-	Playoffs	10	5	5	10	6	-
1966-1967	Montréal Canadiens "C"	NHL	53	12	26	38	22	-	Playoffs	10	6	5	11	26	-
1967-1968	Montréal Canadiens "C"	NHL	59	31	37	68	28	27	Playoffs	10	7	4	11	6	-
1968-1969	Montréal Canadiens "C"	NHL	69	33	49	82	55	15	Playoffs	14	5	10	15	8	-
1969-1970	Montréal Canadiens "C"	NHL	63	19	30	49	10	1
1970-1971	Montréal Canadiens "C"	NHL	70	25	51	76	40	24	Playoffs	20	6	16	22	28	-

Jean Béliveau Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1950-1951	Québec Citadelles	Memorial Cup	10	11	17	28	44	-
1951-1952	Québec Aces	Alexander Cup	5	9	2	11	6	-

Jean Béliveau Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Alexander Cup	1	5	9	2	11	2.20	6	-	0
Memorial Cup	1	10	11	17	28	2.80	44	-	0
NHL	20	1125	507	712	1219	1.08	1029	67*	17	162	79	97	176	1.09	211	-
QIHA	1	30	47	21	68	2.27	-	-	0
QJHL-old	4	165	188	155	346	2.10	221*	-	3	30	38	25	63	2.10	49	-
QSHL	3	117	97	78	175	1.50	147	-	2	34	28	25	53	1.56	39	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jean Béliveau Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Montréal Canadiens	20	1125	507	712	1219	1.08	1029	67*	17	162	79	97	176	1.09	211	-
Québec Aces	3	122	106	80	186	1.52	153	-	2	34	28	25	53	1.56	39	-
Québec Citadelles (Jr.)	2	91	108	124	232	2.55	211	-	2	26	34	23	57	2.19	47	-
Victoriaville Panthers	1	30	47	21	68	2.27	-	-	0
Victoriaville Tigres	2	84	91	48	142	1.69	54*	-	1	4	4	2	6	1.50	2	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jean Béliveau Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1952-1953	NHL All-Star Game QSHL First All Star Team
1953-1954	NHL All-Star Game NHL Playoffs Most Assists (8)
1954-1955	NHL All-Star Game NHL First All-Star Team
1955-1956	NHL All-Star Game NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy) (47) NHL Most Points (Art Ross Trophy) (88) NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist NHL Playoffs Most Goals (12) NHL Playoffs Most Points (19) NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1956-1957	Lionel Conacher Award (Canadas Male Top Athlete) NHL All-Star Game NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1957-1958	NHL All-Star Game NHL Second All-Star Team NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1958-1959	NHL All-Star Game NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Game Winning Goals (7) NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy) (45) NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1959-1960	NHL All-Star Game NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Game Winning Goals (10) NHL Stanley Cup Champion NHL Stanley Cup Clinching Goal
1960-1961	NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Assists (58)
1962-1963	NHL All-Star Game
1963-1964	NHL All-Star Game NHL All-Star Game MVP NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist NHL Second All-Star Team
1964-1965	NHL All-Star Game NHL Stanley Cup Champion NHL Stanley Cup Clinching Goal NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy)
1965-1966	NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist NHL Second All-Star Team NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1967-1968	NHL All-Star Game NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1968-1969	NHL All-Star Game NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist NHL Playoffs Most Assists (10) NHL Second All-Star Team NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1970-1971	NHL Playoffs Most Assists (16) NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1972-1973	Hockey Hall of Fame

Jean Béliveau Biography and Trivia

Number 4 retired by Montréal Canadiens
Cult/Star player for Montréal Canadiens

"Le Gros Bill" refused to sign for the Canadiens for a long time, because he didn't want to play professionally. The Canadiens ended up buying the entire Quebec Senior Hockey League and making it a pro league, forcing Béliveau to sign with the NHL's Canadiens. Béliveau was thought to be the most complete center of all time. He could do it all, even fight. Most of all, he was an elegant player and a gentleman, on and off the ice.
- Staffan Hesselbäck, Elite Prospects