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Jean Béliveau är död "Uppdaterad med fler länkar och citat från begravningen"

Hela NHL sörjer en av sina absolut främsta spelare genom tiderna. Montreal Canadiens legenden Jean Béliveau om vunnit 10 Stanley Cup som spelare och ytterligare 7 som ledare för Canadiens dog i går efter en längre tids sjukdom.

Uppdatering 11/12
Söndag 7/12 och måndag 8/12
Béliveaus kista fanns under söndagen den 7 och måndagen den 8 december i Centre Bell där allmänheten mellan kl.10:00 och 18:00 de båda dagarna kunde visa sin respekt. Familjen Béliveau med änkan Elise i spetsen fanns hela tiden på plats för att ta emot kondoleanserna. Statyn av Béliveau som förra året plockades bort från Place de la Centennial pga byggandet av en skyskrapa hade placerats på isen och Béliveaus baner hade sänkts från taket och hängde över statyn. Jean Béliveau har sedan Montreal Canadiens flyttade in i Centre Bell suttit på en plats i den tredje raden bakom Canadiens avbytarbås och för att hedra Béliveau så var den platsen nu klädd med en Habs tröja med #4 och belyst av en enda spotlight. Platsen skall för övrigt under resten av säsongen vara tom med #4 och efter säsongen så kommer familjen Béliveau och Montreal Canadiens diskutera vad som ska hända med platsen (det finns förslag på att platsen alltid ska vara tom eller att den ska reserveras för sjuka barn).

På måndags morgon innan allmänheten släpptes in besökte både Montreal Canadiens lag och Vancouver Canucks lag Centre Bell, dessutom fick delar av Habs Alumni gå för att slippa stå i kö och speciellt de äldre passade på, det är också under måndagen som bilden på en knäböjande Guy Lafleur framför kistan tas och den bilden har sedan dess använts flitigt på twitter (se nedan). Buffalo Sabres spelarlegend Gilbert Perreault som själv utpekades som de nye Béliveau när han debuterade i NHL tillhörde de som köade för att visa sin respekt under måndagen.

Guy Lafleur pays homage to Jean Béliveau http://t.co/nLkoGu7hv5 #Hockeynight #CBCSports pic.twitter.com/vnpDXlFzEn

— HockeyNightInCanada (@hockeynight) 9 december 2014

Citat från Vancouver Canucks spelare under måndagen:
Alex Burrows: “One of the reasons I fell in love with hockey was the way my grandmother would talk about Jean Beliveau. I think deep down, one of the roots of why I’m playing hockey and why I’m where I am was because of her love for Jean Beliveau and everything he has done in Montreal, for the Canadiens and the hockey world.”

Kevin Bieksa: "There's been so many ceremonies over the years that I don't get personally affected by them, but this will be a pretty special one. Throughout the course of my career there are a few special ceremonies that I think I'll remember when I retire. I'm sure this will be one of them. Having a chance to walk down the rink and pay respects to the family was a pretty special moment. It'll be sad in some respects, but also it's a celebration of his life. He was obviously a pretty tremendous man. I've got to know a lot more about him in the last couple of days just from hearing stories and reading about him."

Daniel Sedin: "This is special because of the man he was, how big he was in this community and for this organization, As a player, you go through ceremonies pretty much every time you play in Canada, but nothing like this."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OU9TfHVhP90

Tisdag 9 december
På tisdagen tog Montreal Canadiens emot Vancouver Canucks i den första hemmamatchen sedan Béliveau gick bort och som väntat så infriade Habs alla högt ställda förväntningar när han hedrades. När man bad publiken om ”en tyst minut” så var det verkligen tyst och inte som det brukar vara någon som försöker vara lustig. Efter det så fick Elise Béliveau en över två minuter lång standing ovation som inte slutade förrän hon bad publiken sluta. Publiken sjöng sedan ”O Canada” till endast orgelackompanjemang.

Efter att Habs besegrat Vancouver med 3-1 så plockade Tomas Plekanec upp pucken och gav den till Habs läkare Dr. Mulder för att han skulle ge den till Elise Béliveau.

Brendan Gallagher efter matchen: “When the ceremony first started and you were watching the clips of Mr. Béliveau, you just had a big smile on your face. Then, they went to Mrs. Béliveau and I was pretty close to cracking up looking at her. She kind of started fist-pumping to the crowd and the smile was back on my face. It was really emotional, I don’t think we’ve had that much energy as a group all year. We were just feeding off the situation. We wanted to represent Mr. Béliveau the best we could. That was a little bit more important than just Game 30 of the season.”

Videohyllningen i Centre Bell före tisdagens match mot Vancouver Canucks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME_lVe9s3js

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=v2ImhzN7Pg8

Onsdag 10 december
Begravningen som startade kl. 14.00 lokal tid, sändes direkt på TSN, RDS, Sportsnet och CBC och streamades live på bland annat NHL.com och Kukla's Korner förutom de redan nämnda TV-bolagen. Mediabolaget Rogers som äger Sportsnet och i somras tog över rättigheterna till Hockey Night in Canada lyckades kanske få kanadensarnas förlåtelse genom sin över fem timmar långa sändning från begravningen som efteråt höjdes till skyarna på sociala medier. Massor av människor hade samlats utanför Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde trots kyla och snöstorm, katedralen har plats för 1500 människor och det fanns inte många lediga platser.

Kistbärare var Yvan Cournoyer, Phil Goyette, Guy Lafleur, Bobby Rousseau, Serge Savard och Jean-Guy Talbot, de sex har vunnit Stanley Cup sammanlagt 38 gånger förutom en hel del individuella priser. Yvan Cournoyer vann Stanley Cup 10 gånger, fem gånger tillsammans med Béliveau, Jean-Guy Talbot vann Stanley Cup 7 gånger samtliga gånger tillsammans med Béliveau, Guy Lafleur vann Stanley Cup 5 gånger men spelade aldrig med Béliveau däremot så var han inneboende i familjen Béliveau några veckor under sin rookiesäsong. Phil Goyette vann Stanley Cup 4 gånger alla tillsammans med Béliveau som han var barndomskamrat med. Bobby Rousseau vann 4 Stanley Cup alla tillsammans med Béliveau och slutligen så vann Serge Savard Stanley Cup 8 gånger tre gånger med Béliveau som lagkapten.

Efter kistan så gick familjen Béliveau: Jeans änka Elise, dottern Helene och barnbarnen Magalie och Mylene. Sedan följde Montreal Alumni plus Toronto Maple Leafs 90-årige målvaktslegend Johnny Bower som var av Béliveau verkliga beundrare och därefter kom Montreal Canadiens hela lag med GM Marc Bergevin och coachen Michel Therrien i spetsen.

Bland de övriga gästerna återfanns: Mario Lemieux. Brendan Shanahan, Guy Carbonneau, Vincent Damphousse, Johnny Bower, Canadiens gamle coach från Stanley Cup vinsten 1993 Jacques Demers, Alain Vigneault, Luc Robitaille, Gary Bettman, Bill Daly, Canadiens gamla presidenter Pierre Boivin & Ronald Corey, Canadas general guvernör David Johnston, Canadas premiärminister Stephen Harper + de två tidigare premiärministrarna Jean Chretien & Brian Mulroney, Quebecs preimärminister Philippe Couillard och två tidigare innehavare av samma ämbete Jean Charast och Bernard Landry och slutligen Montreals borgmästare Denis Coderre.

Joe Sakic och Patrick Roy som skulle varit närvarande kunde pga flygproblem aldrig lämna Denver. NHL:s äldste före detta spelare Elmer Lach som är flerfaldig Stanley Cup vinnare med Montreal Canadiens under 1940-talet skulle enligt media närvara trots att han fyller 97 år i januari men jag såg honom aldrig under sändningen men eftersom han numera gärna håller sig utanför rampljuset så var han antagligen på plats

Dickie Moore tvåfaldig Art Ross vinnare och sexfaldig Stanley Cup vinnare, Yvan Cournoyer, Serge Savard, Ken Dryden och Habs ägare Geoff Molson höll efter den inledande processionen tal och nedan hittar ni citat från deras tal:

Dickie Moore: “Élise, Jean was so lucky to have you on his team. Beside him and supporting him through all the years. Me, I was lucky … lucky to have been with Jean for many glorious years with the Canadiens. Lucky to share many amazing moments together. Lucky to have him as a friend. What would you rather be: good or lucky? I was lucky. He was good.”

Yvan Cournoyer: ”Jean, we feel a great void in our heart and will remember you and never forget, This rose I'm wearing today I will keep for the rest of my life to remember you my captain, my captain. Bon voyage."

Serge Savard: "He wanted to be remembered as a good team player. He had the respect of his adversaries and all the fans in the hockey world. He was offered a position as senator and declined in order to dedicate time to his family. He was a great leader and we all looked up to him."

Serge Savard: ”Jean, the Rocket is sitting at the head table of our national legends and he's inviting you to pull up a chair and sit next to him."

Ken Dryden: “He became an ambassador for the team, but one like no other, he was proud of being a Montreal Canadien and proud of his sport. He was proud of being a Victoriavilleois and a Montrealer, proud of being a Quebecer, proud of being a Canadian. He believed in all of them and he represented all of them wherever he went. He treated everyone with respect, He said the right things and in the right way, in French and in English, because that's what he believed and that's what he was. He made every occasion better. He made everyone who was there feel that their town, their organization, their province, their country, their event mattered. That they mattered."

Ken Dryden: "This is not a time to say good-bye; this is a time to say thank you."

Geoff Molson: “He was the man whose footsteps our parents wanted us to follow, as little boys we grew up wanting to be like him. All of us here today share something in common … our admiration and our love for Jean Béliveau in so many ways, (Béliveau) carried the torch high for six decades and now it’s our turn — all of us — to hold it high in his memory.”

Geoff Molson: “He was in a class of his own. He was Jean Béliveau.”

Efter talen så tog Monsignor Christian Lépine ärkebiskopen av Montreal över och genomförde begravningsceremonin.

Citat från olika gäster:
Luc Robitaille: "Growing up, there was always talk of how classy (Jean) was. My father told me to make sure you shake everyone's hand and talk just like Mr. Beliveau. He meant so much to my family."

Jean Charest: ”Jean Béliveau represents the best of Canada, and what we are and what we aspire to be. A very noble man. His life on the ice was exceptional but his life afterwards was a continuation of that — was even better. So he is the ideal Canadian."

Gary Bettman: "“He was the epitome of elegance and class, he believed so much not just in the game, but in the community. He loved being around young people … he was incredible and he’s going to be sorely missed. I think he was a great player and an even greater person. Most athletes when their career is over, while they may have a presence and may be respected, what he did after he played is legendary. He meant so much to everyone he touched.”

Stephen Harper: "We've obviously lost a great citizen, somebody who was admired and respected by everybody everywhere in the country. I certainly have admired Mr. Beliveau since I was a young boy. He was an individual who was great in his sport but ultimately even greater than his sport. He's already part of the Hockey Hall of Fame and now he's become part of the history of our country."

Vincent Damphousse: “I didn’t see him play, obviously, I got here in 1992, but I had a chance to see him day in and day out the way he conducted himself with the fans, with the media. I learned a lot on what to do when I became captain. It’s impossible to copy him, but I learned that there’s a big responsibility when you play for the Montreal Canadiens. It’s not just with the media and being there for the fans, but also for everybody that wore the jersey in the past. And you feel that as a player, that there’s a lot of people that played before you that put a lot of effort to make this franchise successful and that’s why the Montreal Canadiens are very special.”

Guy Carbonneau: “If you had to put one name on a list of what you want your kids to look up (to) having Jean Béliveau would be on top of that list. He was always somebody that not only said the right things, but did the right things. He always put the people in front and he would stay second. He always said the right things and did the right things, so he was a really good role model for everybody. When Jean came into a room, every head turned and everybody kind of got quiet.”

Rejean Houle: “When I came in the room the first time, looking at him, I could not say ‘Jean,’ he was Mr. Beliveau to me. He was not just only a great hockey player. And he was; he was a big superstar. But everything he did, off the ice, after he finished playing was unbelievable. He was popular everywhere, not just in Montreal. He was big Jean everywhere, wasn’t he?”

Kommentarer efter ceremonin:
Gary Bettman: "It was something that you knew to expect, but then seeing it in reality exceeded the expectations. It was a great tribute to a great man."

Geoff Molson: "It was grandiose. We had a whole week where we heard such great stories, from the fans, the media and old players. It ended here and it was a phenomenal service."

Jacques Demers: "I don't think the people are paying respect to the hockey player or the 10 Stanley Cups. They are paying respect to the man who lived a life of no reproach. A lot of people say he lived a perfect life. The only perfect person that I thought existed was my wife. Now I'm starting to think that this man was perfect. He was an idol."

Denis Coderre: "It was extraordinary what the Canadiens did (to commemorate Jean) and it took a lot of pressure off the family. Jean for us was a model. He was someone we admired. He was a giant. What I took away from his life was that you always have to respect others, everyone is important, and what you do to others comes back to you. He is my definition of a captain."

Max Pacioretty: "This is a bigger deal than Montreal. It's not just Quebec, it's not just Canada, this is worldwide. He touched everybody. Whether it's hockey fans or just citizens he gave everyone the same amount of respect and I think that's why this is such an important day for everybody."

PK Subban: "I think he touched so many people and what he did with the puck and how he conducted himself off the ice. He's the greatest person to have ever played the game. And he's a legend."

Här är ändå mer länkar till artiklar och videohyllningar, som vanligt så är videohyllningarna på TSN och CBC låsta så att de inte kan ses utanför Canada så de är inte med i listan men några av videohyllningarna därifrån har jag hittat på andra ställen och de är med här under.

Jag har sedan tisdagen den 2 december läst för många artiklar på Montreal Gazette och måste köpa en prenumeration om jag vill läsa fler under december men jag har länkat till flera artiklar som jag kommit åt delar av på andra sätt.

Studioprogram om Montreal Canadiens från den 9 december:
Hockey Inside/Out med Stu Cowan, Dick Irvin Jr., Ron Reusch och Michael Farber.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Z9lLXZd5Xcc&list=UUN9gPUr8QTM6RkHdKThDmQQ

Videohyllningar:
Canadiens egna hyllningsvideo till Jean Béliveau:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=jaxvwFeoArg

Dick Irvin minns Jean Béliveau:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=YPF5wptsaKg

Den legendariske journalisten Red Fisher intervjuas om Béliveau:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ZtjrNknjckI

Don Cherry från Coach's Corner pratar Béliveau:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=728l8Zp8WHE

Canadiens tidigare ägare George Gillet om Béliveau:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Aju44O4VWKw

Ken Dryden tal på begravningen:
http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkfJwdq3bDw&feature=player_detailpage

Tim Thompson som tidigare gjorde alla intron till Hockey Night in Canada har gjort en egen hyllning av Béliveau:
http://vimeo.com/114060590

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c688Rk2B6c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=H4ygJ3O8Vuc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fhMYkfy4X0U

Artiklar:
http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=64705

http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=743472

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=743448&navid=nhl:topheads

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/12/03/beliveau-he-has-no-equal

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/the-jean-beliveau-elise-couture-love-story/

http://www.hockeyinsideout.com/news/jean-beliveau-funeral-at-2-p-m-wednesday

http://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/montreal-canadiens/habs-rejean-houle-an-anchor-in-beliveau-familys-lives-not-yet-considering-his-own-pain

http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Iain+MacIntyre+Canucks+join+thousands+goodbye+legend+Jean/10451302/story.html

http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/from-beliveau-to-balon-canadiens-have-a-way-of-treating-their-former-players/

Ursprungliga artikeln:
Jean Béliveau avled 83 år gammal under tisdagen och i den här artikelns kommer jag under dagen och resten av veckan att samla länkar till artiklar och diverse uttalanden gjorda av andra hockeylegender om just Béliveau. Jean Béliveau spelade hela sin NHL-karriär i Montreal Canadiens där han gjorde 507 mål och 1,219 poäng på 1,125 matcher och 79 mål och 176 poäng under 162 matcher i Stanley Cup slutspelet.

Jean Béliveau vann Stanley Cup sammanlagt 17 gånger, tio gånger som spelare och sju gånger som ledare för Habs. Han vann Art Ross Trophy och Hart Trophy säsongen 1955-56, Hart Trophy 1963-64 och han blev den förste som belönades med Conn Smythe Trophy 1965. 2009 blev Béliveau den andre genom tiderna som hedrades med NHL Lifetime Achievement Award.

Jag kan tyvärr inte säga att jag träffade "Le gros Bill" men förra året när jag var i Montreal så kom han in i samma rum som jag och min bror befann oss i och även om han bara passerade på väg till hissen så förändrades stämningen i rummet det blev plötsligt väldigt högtidligt även om det bara var en sketen seriematch i oktober.

Uppdatering 4/12: Under onsdagens match mot Minnesota Wild bar samtliga Montrealspelare #4 på hjälmen som en hyllning, det är ännu inte klart om det kommer att fortsätta vara så under resten av säsongen. Canada kommer inte ge Jean Béliveau en statsbegravning men provinsen Quebec kommer ge honom en "statsbegravning". Béliveau kommer att ligga på lit de parade i Centre Bell under söndagen 7 december och måndagen den 8 december mellan kl. 10:00 och kl. 18:00. Begravningen hålls sedan på onsdag den 10 december i Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde kl. 14:00. Katedralen ligger på Mansfield Street inte långt från Centre Bell. På Tisdagen den 9 december då Montreal tar emot Vancouver Canucks hemma i Centre Bell kommer det att bli en stor hyllning av Jean Béliveau och är det något som Habs kan så är det ceremonier.

Jag kommer senare idag att retweeta mängder av de hyllningar som fyllde min timeline på @DaugHabs igår så att mina följare som antagligen inte följer samma personer som jag kan förstå lite av vad Béliveau betydde för Montreal Canadiens, ishockeyvärlden, NHL, staden Montreal, provinsen Quebec och hela Canada.

Jag kommer att göra ett nytt porträtt av Béliveau till Legends of Montreal Canadiens men här är länken till den nuvarande som jag skrev i början av 2011: http://www.svenskafans.com/nhl/montreal/Legends-of-Montreal-Canadiens-2-390713.aspx

Tyvärr är många videohyllningar på TSN och CBC skyddade så de inte kan visas utanför Canada.

NHL:s kommisionär Gary Bettman om Béliveau: "No record book can capture, no image can depict, no statue can convey the grandeur of the remarkable Jean Béliveau, whose elegance and skill on the ice earned the admiration of the hockey world while his humility and humanity away from the rink earned the love of fans everywhere, Mr. Béliveau was a formidable presence and his departure leaves an immeasurable void. As we grieve that he has left us, we cherish what he gave us: A sport elevated forever by his character, his dignity and his class. For all the accomplishments he achieved and all the accolades he received, Jean Béliveau was always the epitome of the boy whose only dream was to play for the Montreal Canadiens. Hockey is better because that dream was realized. The National Hockey League sends heartfelt condolences to Mr. Béliveau's wife, Élise, and Mr. Béliveau's family, to his countless friends around the hockey world, and to his beloved Canadiens, who he always represented with such distinction and grace."

Geoff Molson: "Our thoughts and prayers are with the Béliveau family today. It's a tough day for the population of Canada and for our family. We're going to do everything possible to honor him for his work both as a person and as a player. He always made time for the fans. He was always present in the community. He was a patient man. To aspire to be anything close to Jean Béliveau is a great ambition. If anyone's capable of following in Béliveau's footsteps, it would be an enormous accomplishment."

Guy Carbonneau: "I tried to model my career after Jean Béliveau's. Not so much as a player, but as a person."

Mathieu Schneider “When you were around Mr. Beliveau, you knew you were in the presence of greatness.”

Mario Lemieux: "Beyond being one of the greatest players in NHL history, Jean Beliveau was class personified. He was a hero to generations of his fellow French Canadians and hockey fans everywhere. Our sport has lost a great ambassador. He will be missed."

Carey Price: "He was the bar for being a Montreal Canadien. He set the standard for everyone else to follow. He’ll always be remembered.”

Wayne Gretzky i en intervju av Pierre LeBrun: Gretzky told me 2 yrs ago that early in Oilers yrs, they had cut out pictures of Beliveau and hung them up in the dressing room "That was a benchmark for us,'' said Gretzky. "He was the guy we remembered in terms of lifting the Stanley Cup with the team. He was a huge inspiration for our team."

Länkar till NHLs hemsida som handlar om "Le gros Bill":
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=742115&navid=nhl:topheads

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=742117&navid=nhl:topheads

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=742116&navid=nhl:topheads

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=742118&navid=nhl:topheads

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=742120&navid=nhl:topheads

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=742122&navid=nhl:topheads

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=742209

Länkar från Habs hemsida:
http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=742099&navid=DL|MTL|home

http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/gallery.htm?id=46831&navid=DL|MTL|home

http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=102576&navid=DL|MTL|home

http://video.canadiens.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=327&id=689182&lang=en&navid=DL|MTL|home (5 oilka videor på sidan)

TSN:
http://www.tsn.ca/canadiens-legend-beliveau-passes-away-at-age-83-1.150356

http://www.tsn.ca/ulmer-beliveau-s-success-unequaled-in-nhl-history-1.150414

http://www.tsn.ca/a-final-farewell-to-my-idol-1.150403

http://www.tsn.ca/jean-beliveau-timeline-1.150361

Sportsnets hyllning till Béliveau: http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/beliveau-obituary/

NHLPA: http://www.nhlpa.com/news/hockey-great-jean-beliveau-passes-away

Uffe Bodins artikel på Hockeysverige.se: http://www.hockeysverige.se/2014/12/03/en-av-hockeyvarldens-stora-stjarnor-ur-tiden/

Linus Hugossons artikel från Viasatsport.se: http://www.viasatsport.se/nyheter/hockey/nhl-legendaren-avled-natt/

Montreal Gazette: http://montrealgazette.com/sports/stu-on-sports-sports/anyone-who-ever-met-jean-beliveau-had-a-story-to-share

Montreal Gazette: http://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/montreal-canadiens/beliveau-obit

Montreal Gazette: http://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/montreal-canadiens/pat-hickey-covering-jean-beliveaus-500th-career-goal-highlight-of-journalism-career

Den legendariske skribenten Red Fisher i Montreal Gazette: http://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/montreal-canadiens/red-fisher-jean-beliveau-was-a-special-man-on-and-off-the-ice

Jack Todd Montreal Gazette: http://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/montreal-canadiens/jack-todd-jean-beliveau-was-an-uncommon-man-with-the-common-touch

The Sporting News: http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2014-12-03/jean-beliveau-obituaries-tributes-photos-montreal-canadiens

Pierre LeBrun ESPN: http://http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/11467525/montreal-canadiens-legend-jean-beliveau-remembered-great-player-better-man

Eric Engel HockeyBuzz: http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Eric-Engels/Rest-in-Peace-Mr-Beliveau/82/64495

Ken Campbell The Hockey News: http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/teammates-and-opponents-pay-tribute-to-mister-beliveau/

Ken Campbell ur boken Habs Heroes: http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/jean-beliveau-a-legend-beyond-reproach/

The Hockey Writers: http://thehockeywriters.com/jean-beliveau-hockeys-ultimate-class-act-passes-away-at-83/?utm_content=bufferf0fa9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Windsor Star: http://blogs.windsorstar.com/sports/beliveau-was-a-true-gentleman

USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/canadiens/2014/12/03/jean-beliveau-tribute-montreal-canadiens/19824749/

The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/12/jean-beliveau-obituary/383367/

NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/sports/hockey/jean-beliveau-nhl-great-and-ambassador-for-hockey-dies-at-83.html

CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/jean-béliveau-s-true-measure-elevated-after-his-playing-days-1.2859695

Faceoff: http://www.faceoff.com/sports/hockey/edmonton-oilers/Montreal+Canadiens+Jean+Beliveau/10437609/story.html

En äldre artikel på Grantland som egentligen handlar om Montreal Canadiens men en stor del är om just Béliveau: http://grantland.com/features/passing-the-torch/

Det kommer mer länkar under resten av veckan men här är Jean Béliveau i Hockey Legends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie6-MhWyBSk