[QUOTE]Many dignitaries and personalities of the hockey world began to make their arrival this Wednesday afternoon, at Mary Queen of the World Cathedral in Montreal, in which the state funeral of former Canadiens captain will be held.
The Commissioner of the NHL Gary Bettman and former players like Guy Lapointe, Mario Lemieux, Vincent Damphousse and Guy Carbonneau attended the cathedral. Premiers Stephen Harper and Philippe Couillard, and the Governor General of Canada David Johnston also wanted to attend the tribute, as Justin Trudeau, Thomas Mulcair, Denis Coderre, Jean Chretien, Brian Mulroney, Bernard Landry, Jean Charest and Lucien Bouchard.
Former players Yvan Cournoyer, Phil Goyette, Guy Lafleur, Robert Rousseau, Serge Savard and Jean-Guy Talbot carry the coffin.
The Archbishop of Montreal, Christian Lépine, preside over the ceremony, accompanied for the occasion by his counterpart in Quebec, Cardinal Cyprien Lacroix.
Serge Savard, Yvan Cournoyer, Ken Dryden and Dickie Moore, all former teammates of Jean Béliveau and the team president, Geoff Molson, will deliver testimony during the ceremony.
The death of the former captain of the Montreal Canadiens shocked the Quebec society. Already, thousands of people have honored him by coming to visit his coffin exposed at the Bell Centre on Sunday and Monday. The hockey club also honored his memory before the start of the game between the team to Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.
Recognized for its high class, Jean Béliveau died on 2 December at the age of 83 years. The former No. 4 won the Stanley Cup 17 times as a player and administrator, and was admitted to the Hockey Hall of Fame soon after his retirement in 1971. He wore the "C" on his (hockey) shirt for 10 seasons, a position he filled with style and panache. After his career, he has long been involved in the leadership of the Canadian, is the Senior Vice President for Social Affairs.
One of the predecessors of Mr. Béliveau captaincy, Maurice Richard, a true national symbol, had also been entitled to a state funeral when he died in 2000.[/QUOTE]
Source: [url]http://www.lapresse.ca/sports/hockey...eliveau.php[/url] (in French though)
As a Quebecers, his death really saddened me.
Rest in peace.
Repose en paix
ps: The funerals are happening right now. I will try to find a video of the funerals after.
Rest in peace friend.
English Source: [URL]http://sports.nationalpost.com/2014/12/10/jean-beliveaus-funeral-to-be-held-wednesday-afternoon-former-montreal-canadiens-stephen-harper-and-hundreds-of-fans-set-to-attend/[/URL]
And OP your source link is broken.
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