Eliteprospects
Canada Jean Béliveau
#4 Montréal Canadiens / NHL - 70/71
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
6-time NHL First All-Star Team 6
2-time NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy) 2
1-time NHL Most Points (Art Ross Trophy) 1
2-time NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) 2
4-time NHL Second All-Star Team 4
10-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 10
1-time NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
Aug 31, 1931
Position
C
Age
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Trois-Rivières, QC, CAN
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-

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

Use/Embed statistics

Jean Béliveau Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1946-47 Victoriaville Panthers QIHA 30* 47* 21* 68* -* -* |
1947-48 Victoriaville Tigres QJHL-old 42* 46* 21* 67* -* -* |
1948-49 Victoriaville Tigres QJHL-old 42* 45* 27* 75* 54* -* | Playoffs 4 4 2 6 2 -
1949-50 Québec Citadelles QJHL-old 35* 36* 44* 80* 47* -* | Playoffs 14 22 9 31 15 -
1950-51 Québec Citadelles QJHL-old 46* 61* 63* 124* 120* -* | Playoffs 22 23 31 54 76 -
Québec Aces QSHL 1* 2* 1* 3* 0* -* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
1951-52 Québec Aces QSHL 59* 45* 38* 83* 88* -* | Playoffs 15 14 10 24 14 -
1952-53 Québec Aces QSHL 57* 50* 39* 89* 89* -* | Playoffs 19 14 15 29 25 -
Montréal Canadiens NHL 3* 5* 0* 5* 0* -* |
1953-54 Montréal Canadiens NHL 44* 13* 21* 34* 22* -* | Playoffs 10 2 8 10 4 -
1954-55 Montréal Canadiens NHL 70* 37* 36* 73* 58* -* | Playoffs 12 6 7 13 18 -
1955-56 Montréal Canadiens NHL 70* 47* 41* 88* 143* -* | Playoffs 10 12 7 19 22 -
1956-57 Montréal Canadiens NHL 69* 33* 51* 84* 105* -* | Playoffs 10 6 6 12 15 -
1957-58 Montréal Canadiens NHL 55* 27* 32* 59* 93* -* | Playoffs 10 4 8 12 10 -
1958-59 Montréal Canadiens NHL 64* 45* 46* 91* 67* -* | Playoffs 3 1 4 5 4 -
1959-60 Montréal Canadiens NHL 60* 34* 40* 74* 57* -* | Playoffs 8 5 2 7 6 -
1960-61 Montréal Canadiens NHL 69* 32* 58* 90* 57* -* | Playoffs 6 0 5 5 0 -
1961-62 Montréal Canadiens “C” NHL 43* 18* 23* 41* 36* -* | Playoffs 6 2 1 3 4 -
1962-63 Montréal Canadiens “C” NHL 69* 18* 49* 67* 68* -* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 2 -
1963-64 Montréal Canadiens “C” NHL 68* 28* 50* 78* 42* -* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 18 -
1964-65 Montréal Canadiens “C” NHL 58* 20* 23* 43* 76* -* | Playoffs 13 8 8 16 34 -
1965-66 Montréal Canadiens “C” NHL 67* 29* 48* 77* 50* -* | Playoffs 10 5 5 10 6 -
1966-67 Montréal Canadiens “C” NHL 53* 12* 26* 38* 22* -* | Playoffs 10 6 5 11 26 -
1967-68 Montréal Canadiens “C” NHL 59* 31* 37* 68* 28* 27* | Playoffs 10 7 4 11 6 -
1968-69 Montréal Canadiens “C” NHL 69* 33* 49* 82* 55* 15* | Playoffs 14 5 10 15 8 -
1969-70 Montréal Canadiens “C” NHL 63* 19* 30* 49* 10* 1* |
1970-71 Montréal Canadiens “C” NHL 70* 25* 51* 76* 40* 24* | Playoffs 20 6 16 22 28 -

Jean Béliveau Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
NHL 20 1 125* 507* 712* 1 219* 1.08* 1 029* 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 40 49 * 42 * 91 * 2.28 * 93 * - *
QSHL 3 117* 97* 78* 175* 1.50* 177* -* | 2 34 28 * 25 * 53 * 1.56 * 39 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jean Béliveau Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player 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