Not many members of the public were at Jean Beliveau’s funeral on December 10th of last year.
But a great friend to this site, Danno, was.
Danno and his gorgeous wife (who prefers to remain anonymous), had come to Montreal from Ottawa for the December 9th game between the Habs and Canucks, and stayed that night at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, which is just up the street from Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral where the funeral was held.
The following day the couple strolled down to the church before the service began and were promptly turned away at the door as they knew they would be.