File consists of 32 photographs pertaining to Bow Valley Minor Hockey League teams from Banff and Canmore, and the Montreal Canadiens NHL team. Includes photographs of minor hockey league members receiving awards, team/group photos with players and coaches, a signed photograph of Jean Beliveau from…
32 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 22 x 25.5 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
Jean Beliveau (1931 - 2014) was born in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, later moving to Victoriaville where he first began to play hockey. Beliveau joined the Quebec Citadelles team and later the Quebec Aces before joining the NHL as a member of the Montreal Canadiens in 1953. Beliveau married his lifelong partner, Elise Couture, the same year (1953) and the two had a daughter together, Helene Beliveau.
Jean Beliveau had an 18-year career as a player for the Montreal Canadians before retiring as a player and becoming an executive in 1971. During his career, Beliveau played 1,225 games, scoring 507 goals and 712 assists and was voted as the Montreal Canadian's Most Valuable Player twice. Beliveau's team won the Stanley Cup playoffs 10 times during his playing career. Beliveau was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972.
Beliveau worked as Senior Vice-President of Corporate Affairs for the Montreal Canadiens until 1993. I 1994, he was offered the position of Governor General of Canada, but turned down the position due to family commitments. In 1998, Beliveau received the title of Companion of the Order of Canada.
Scope & Content
File consists of 32 photographs pertaining to Bow Valley Minor Hockey League teams from Banff and Canmore, and the Montreal Canadiens NHL team. Includes photographs of minor hockey league members receiving awards, team/group photos with players and coaches, a signed photograph of Jean Beliveau from the Montreal Canadiens hockey team, and photos of a float by the Bow Valley Minor Hockey League [possibly for Banff's Christmas parade].
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File contains some duplicates
Most dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist
File consists of personal photographs of Maud and Forest Kidney and their extended family, and photographs from the Bow Valley Minor Hockey League. Content pertains to Maud and Forest Kidney's Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1973; Maud and Forest with family and friends including Karin and Betty MacA…
35 photographs : col. prints ; 12.5 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of personal photographs of Maud and Forest Kidney and their extended family, and photographs from the Bow Valley Minor Hockey League. Content pertains to Maud and Forest Kidney's Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1973; Maud and Forest with family and friends including Karin and Betty MacAulay, Bill Dunbar, Ilse Shaw and Mrs. Lundholm [first name unknown] and several unnamed individuals; a trip to Quebec City in 1989; Jill MacAulay's wedding; garden views; and unidentified players and coaches from the Bow Valley Minor Hockey League.
Notes
Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist