Jean BĂ©liveau is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played parts of 20 seasons with the National Hockey League's (NHL)
Montreal Canadiens from 1950 to 1971. Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972, "Le Gros Bill" BĂ©liveau is widely regarded as one of the Ten Greatest NHL players of all time. Born in Trois-RiviĂšres, Quebec, BĂ©liveau first played professionally in the Quebec Major Hockey League (QMHL). He made his NHL debut with the Canadiens in 1950, but chose to remain in the QMHL full-time until 1953.
By his second season in the NHL, BĂ©liveau was among the top three scorers. He was the fourth player to score 500 goals and the second to score 1,000 points. BĂ©liveau won two Hart Memorial Trophies as league MVP (1956, 1964) and one Art Ross Trophy as top scorer (1956), as well as the inaugural Conn Smythe Trophy as play-off MVP (1965). He has 17 Stanley Cup championships, the most by any individual to date. All championships have been with the
Montreal Canadiens: 10 as a player and 7 as an executive.
In 2017, Beliveau was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.
Pour toujours, les Canadiens!(2009)as Lui-mĂȘme
Salut les Terriens(2006)as Lui-mĂȘme
100 Years of the Montreal Canadiens(2009)as Self
NHL Greatest Games in Montreal Canadiens History(2008)as Self
2007 NHL Awards(2007)as Self
L'Histoire nous le dira(2017)as Self
Lord Stanley's Cup: Hockey's Ultimate Prize(2000)as Self