MONTREAL, QC - 1971: Jean Beliveau #4 of the Montreal Canadiens battles with Bobby Hull #9 of the Chicago Blackhawks at the Montreal Forum circa 1971 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Melchior DiGiacomo/Getty Images)
Montreal Canadiens legend Jean Beliveau was the first player in franchise history to reach 1000 games played.
The Montreal Canadiens long history of greatness was built by many extraordinary hockey players, but each of them looked up to one man, and that was Jean Beliveau.
Beliveau epitomized class during his tenure with the Canadiens which literally ran the span of his adult life.