NHL1950–1971Hall of Fame · 1972

Jean Beliveau

Le Gros Bill on the wall — for the Canadiens fan who knows the C.

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Career snapshot

Career: 1950–1971 · Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, 1972

Accolades

★ 10× Stanley Cup Champion as a player — most by any player in NHL history

★ Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, 1972 — waiting period waived

★ Inaugural Conn Smythe Trophy winner (1965) as playoff MVP

★ 2× Hart Trophy (1956, 1964) as NHL MVP

★ 1956 Art Ross Trophy as NHL scoring leader

★ Captain of the Canadiens for 10 seasons (1961-1971)

★ 1,219 career points across 20 seasons — a Montreal record at the time

★ 7 additional Cups as Canadiens executive after his playing career

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The card collector's view

Beliveau's rookie card is the 1953-54 Parkhurst #27 — a vintage hockey cornerstone and one of the most desirable cards from the 1950s Parkhurst run, with high-grade copies extraordinarily scarce. Topps and Parkhurst issues from 1955-71 capture his entire Canadiens captaincy. Modern Upper Deck SP Authentic, Parkhurst Champions, and various retrospective Canadiens sets offer accessible signed memorabilia and tribute cards for the Le Gros Bill collection.

About Jean Beliveau at FreshDCards

Jean Beliveau is Le Gros Bill — the captain who won more Stanley Cups as a player than anyone else in NHL history. Ten Cups in 20 seasons, all with Montreal, ten more as a Canadiens executive after he retired. Two Hart Trophies. The inaugural Conn Smythe in 1965. He took the C from Doug Harvey in 1961 and held it for a decade, the standard for what hockey leadership was supposed to look like. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame the same year he retired — they couldn't wait.