Jean Beliveau: 1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 10

1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 10 Jean Beliveau Hockey Card (Front)

1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 10 Jean Beliveau Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Big Jean is a living legend in Quebec. He’s nearing the 500 goal mark and is the man that makes the Canadiens go. Twice MVP in regular season and once in playoffs. Huge bonus lured him out of amateur hockey.

En Français

Le grand Jean est devenu une légende au Québec. Il approche de son 500e but et il est l’homme-clé de l’équipe des Canadiens. Deux fois nommé le joueur le plus utile à son club, dans les saisons régulières et une fois dans les éliminatoires. Un important boni l’a fait sortir des ligues amateurs.

Details

Jean Beliveau was the recipient of the Hart Trophy in 1955-56 and 1963-64. He was the first ever winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 19654-65. His other major individual award was the Art Ross Trophy in 1955-56. He was runner-up for the Hart Trophy four times.

Beliveau surpassed the 500 goal plateau in his final season in the NHL, 1970-71. He finished up with 507, a total that places him 45th all-time, five behind Gilbert Perreault and Peter Bondra. The 500th was scored on February 11, 1971 on Gilles Gilbert of the Minnesota North Stars.

That night at the Forum in Montreal, Le Gros Bill went into the game needing three goals to reach the milestone. He quickly got two out of the way, scoring on Gilbert 5:55 of the first then again at 8:36. At 6:42 of the second, he scored his third of the game and 500th of his NHL career, assisted by Phil Roberto and Frank Mahovlich. The goal made the score 3-1 for the Habs and held on as the game winner in the 6-2 victory.

That 1970-71 season was a great swan song after a disappointing campaign in 1969-70. Playing just 63 games in 69-70, Beliveau scored 19 and totaled 49 points. It also ended his streak of 16 straight seasons playing in the post season.

The highlight of that 1969-70 season for Jean was a four-point game against the Philadelphia Flyers at home on February 21, 1970. He assisted on goals by Yvan Cournoyer, Larry Mickey and Pete Mahovlich while putting one into the empty net to make the final score 5-3. Rogie Vachon was outstanding in net for the Habs, stopping 45 of 48 shots.

Between 1950-51 and 1970-71, Jean Beliveau played 1,125 regular season and 162 playoff games in the National Hockey League, all with the Montreal Canadiens. The ten-time Stanley Cup champion was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972.

Jean Beliveau NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1950-51	Montreal Canadiens	2	1	1	2	0
1952-53	Montreal Canadiens	3	5	0	5	0
1953-54	Montreal Canadiens	44	13	21	34	22
1954-55	Montreal Canadiens	70	37	36	73	58
1955-56	Montreal Canadiens	70	47	41	88	143
1956-57	Montreal Canadiens	69	33	51	84	105
1957-58	Montreal Canadiens	55	27	32	59	93
1958-59	Montreal Canadiens	64	45	46	91	67
1959-60	Montreal Canadiens	60	34	40	74	57
1960-61	Montreal Canadiens	69	32	58	90	57
1961-62	Montreal Canadiens	43	18	23	41	36
1962-63	Montreal Canadiens	69	18	49	67	68
1963-64	Montreal Canadiens	68	28	50	78	42
1964-65	Montreal Canadiens	58	20	23	43	76
1965-66	Montreal Canadiens	67	29	48	77	50
1966-67	Montreal Canadiens	53	12	26	38	22
1967-68	Montreal Canadiens	59	31	37	68	28
1968-69	Montreal Canadiens	69	33	49	82	55
1969-70	Montreal Canadiens	63	19	30	49	10
1970-71	Montreal Canadiens	70	25	51	76	42
	Totals	1125	507	712	1219	1031

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1950-51	Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0	0	0
1952-53	Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0	0	0
1953-54	Montreal Canadiens	10	2	8	10	4
1954-55	Montreal Canadiens	12	6	7	13	18
1955-56	Montreal Canadiens	10	12	7	19	22
1956-57	Montreal Canadiens	10	6	6	12	15
1957-58	Montreal Canadiens	10	4	8	12	10
1958-59	Montreal Canadiens	3	1	4	5	4
1959-60	Montreal Canadiens	8	5	2	7	6
1960-61	Montreal Canadiens	6	0	5	5	0
1961-62	Montreal Canadiens	6	2	1	3	4
1962-63	Montreal Canadiens	5	2	1	3	2
1963-64	Montreal Canadiens	5	2	0	2	18
1964-65	Montreal Canadiens	13	8	8	16	34
1965-66	Montreal Canadiens	10	5	5	10	6
1966-67	Montreal Canadiens	10	6	5	11	26
1967-68	Montreal Canadiens	10	7	4	11	6
1968-69	Montreal Canadiens	14	5	10	15	8
1969-70	Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0	0	0
1970-71	Montreal Canadiens	20	6	16	22	28
	Totals	162	79	97	176	211

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