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Post by CentreHice on Apr 1, 2007 16:14:12 GMT -5
I gotta pay more attention to what's going on in my town of Cambridge, Ontario.
Two weeks ago my favourite player, Yvan Cournoyer, was in town for an autograph signing. I missed it.
Next Saturday, Jean Beliveau will be here...and I am going.
I have my old jersey that Maurice Richard signed in 1992. Or a picture of the 70-71 team (Jean's final year, and my favourite Cup).
I'm leaning toward leaving the jersey with just the Rocket's signature alone....and having Jean sign the picture.
Just so you know his prices:
$40 per bulky item: jersey, jacket, etc.
$30 per flat item: picture, hat brim, poster, book, etc.
Some money goes to the Wish Foundation.
I don't begrudge these legends one cent of their fees.
On the other hand......the clerk told me that they can't afford to bring Tie Domi in...he's at least $10,000-12,000 up front.
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Post by jkr on Apr 1, 2007 20:56:22 GMT -5
I gotta pay more attention to what's going on in my town of Cambridge, Ontario. Two weeks ago my favourite player, Yvan Cournoyer, was in town for an autograph signing. I missed it. Next Saturday, Jean Beliveau will be here...and I am going. I have my old jersey that Maurice Richard signed in 1992. Or a picture of the 70-71 team (Jean's final year, and my favourite Cup). I'm leaning toward leaving the jersey with just the Rocket's signature alone....and having Jean sign the picture. Just so you know his prices: $40 per bulky item: jersey, jacket, etc. $30 per flat item: picture, hat brim, poster, book, etc. Some money goes to the Wish Foundation. I don't begrudge these legends one cent of their fees. On the other hand......the clerk told me that they can't afford to bring Tie Domi in...he's at least $10,000-12,000 up front. Beliveau - class personified Domi - crass personified |
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Post by CentreHice on Oct 31, 2008 7:44:08 GMT -5
Beliveau was in Waterloo recently for another signing. Love how the local newspaper started the coverage:  "Jean Beliveau, the gentleman hockey player, hasn't skated for the Montreal Canadiens since 1971. But No. 4 can still draw Habs faithful out of the woodwork like no one else, even in the middle of Leafs Nation."Doesn't this writer know that the idiom "to come/crawl out of the woodwork" was coined to equate people to insects crawling out from interior moldings and baseboards...i.e. unpleasant people emerging from hidden places? And he makes it sound as if all Habs' fans are in the woodwork everywhere.....why else would he have said, "EVEN in the middle of Leafs Nation."? He should have simply said, "Even though he hasn't skated for the Montreal Canadiens since 1971, no one resonates with Habs' fans like No. 4, Jean Beliveau." No need for "out of the woodwork" or "Leafs Nation". Just another example of Leafs' fans not being hockey fans. Or maybe he's just a lousy writer.  |
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Post by franko on Oct 31, 2008 8:06:53 GMT -5
Door number 2, CH.
$30. for a Beliveau autograph.
$25. for a current Oiler autograph [was it Gagner?]
I know who I'd pay!
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Post by CrocRob on Oct 31, 2008 9:19:14 GMT -5
I was at the Beliveau appearance yesterday. I didn't skate, but caught him on the way in for a moment and shook his hand. That's all I really wanted, as I'm not much for autographs. What would I even get him to sign, anyway.
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Post by 24in93 on Oct 31, 2008 9:45:29 GMT -5
I was at the Beliveau appearance yesterday. I didn't skate, but caught him on the way in for a moment and shook his hand. That's all I really wanted, as I'm not much for autographs. What would I even get him to sign, anyway. I had the privilege of shaking his hand and talking to him at the Bell Centre. I had a seat in the row in FRONT of his right behind the Habs bench. Was a Leafs/Habs game to boot. Was the best experience. A true gentleman. |
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Post by habernac on Oct 31, 2008 13:56:24 GMT -5
Door number 2, CH. $30. for a Beliveau autograph. $25. for a current Oiler autograph [was it Gagner?] I know who I'd pay! that kind of stuff really ticks me off. Older players made diddly squat, they earned the right to charge for an autograph or two. The millionaire players of today..pffft. |
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Post by clear observer on Nov 1, 2008 8:34:47 GMT -5
Door number 2, CH. $30. for a Beliveau autograph. $25. for a current Oiler autograph [was it Gagner?] I know who I'd pay! that kind of stuff really ticks me off. Older players made diddly squat, they earned the right to charge for an autograph or two. The millionaire players of today..pffft. On three seperate occassions Lafleur gave me his autograph. Cost: $0.00 |
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Post by CentreHice on Nov 1, 2008 22:33:55 GMT -5
I was at the Beliveau appearance yesterday. I didn't skate, but caught him on the way in for a moment and shook his hand. That's all I really wanted, as I'm not much for autographs. What would I even get him to sign, anyway. I took in a tin lithograph dartboard made in the 50s by Eagle Toys. It says "Canadiens vs. All-Stars", made during their 5-Cup run. M. Beliveau said it was the first one he had seen and was thrilled to sign it. I asked him to sign it at centre ice....and it's now hanging in my basement. All the while, I was asking questions about a few of his famous games, all of which brought a smile to his face as he explained what happened. |
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Post by habernac on Dec 29, 2008 16:47:40 GMT -5
that kind of stuff really ticks me off. Older players made diddly squat, they earned the right to charge for an autograph or two. The millionaire players of today..pffft. On three seperate occassions Lafleur gave me his autograph. Cost: $0.00 me, too, CO. Beliveau has fallen ill, hope he's ok: slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Montreal/2008/12/29/7875381-cp.html |
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Post by habernac on Dec 29, 2008 18:31:53 GMT -5
he's feeling better:
MONTREAL – Following a slight discomfort suffered earlier today, the Montreal Canadiens are pleased to announce that Mr. Jean Béliveau’s condition is fine and he is feeling much better. Now 77 years old, the Canadiens legendary captain was attending the funeral of father Paul Aquin, a longtime friend, when he suddenly felt uneasy due to a drop in blood pressure. Although his condition is not a cause for concern, he will undergo furthers tests as a precautionary measure.
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Post by jkr on Dec 30, 2008 8:12:29 GMT -5
RDS & Sportsnet both reported that he had been released from hospital.  No link, just something I saw on their tickers. |
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Post by CentreHice on Aug 8, 2014 14:04:07 GMT -5
An update on Big Jean's health from April of 2013….and a pic from his meeting with the blogger. Has anyone heard of any improvements/updates since last year?  At the age of 82 and in frail health, Beliveau has been keeping a low profile in recent years. Last week I had a chance to visit with him at his South Shore condo for a video I was doing as a tribute to community leader Roy Salomon, honoured last Sunday at the annual Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors Foundation Sports Celebrity Breakfast. Beliveau had accompanied Salomon twice to Israel for the Maccabiah Games. Beliveau successfully battled cancer more than a decade ago and is still recovering from a stroke suffered just over a year ago.
“I should be gone,” he told me. “It is a miracle I am still alive. Right now I am affected by two things: a lack of energy and weak legs. Every morning I do 25 minutes on the treadmill. I force myself to do it so I can get going. I have been to a few Canadiens games this year, but I only have the strength to stay for the first period.”
I asked Jean about today’s NHL salaries, recognizing that with his star status he would have commanded at least $7 million a season. “The most I made was $100,000,” he laughed. “I guess I was born too early.” |
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Aug 8, 2014 16:38:08 GMT -5
An update on Big Jean's health from April of 2013….and a pic from his meeting with the blogger. Has anyone heard of any improvements/updates since last year? At the age of 82 and in frail health, Beliveau has been keeping a low profile in recent years. Last week I had a chance to visit with him at his South Shore condo for a video I was doing as a tribute to community leader Roy Salomon, honoured last Sunday at the annual Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors Foundation Sports Celebrity Breakfast. Beliveau had accompanied Salomon twice to Israel for the Maccabiah Games. Beliveau successfully battled cancer more than a decade ago and is still recovering from a stroke suffered just over a year ago.
“I should be gone,” he told me. “It is a miracle I am still alive. Right now I am affected by two things: a lack of energy and weak legs. Every morning I do 25 minutes on the treadmill. I force myself to do it so I can get going. I have been to a few Canadiens games this year, but I only have the strength to stay for the first period.”
I asked Jean about today’s NHL salaries, recognizing that with his star status he would have commanded at least $7 million a season. “The most I made was $100,000,” he laughed. “I guess I was born too early.”Looking ahead, the year is 2150. PK Subban comes to Cambridge Ontario to sign autographs. $40,000 per bulky item $30,000 per flat items (bulky is harder to do and it takes time.) + it takes extra time for Subban to sign anything. |
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Post by GNick99 on Feb 13, 2021 10:15:55 GMT -5
Beliveau scored his 500th NHL goal 50 years ago this week. Against Minnesota Noth Stars.
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No link, just something I saw on their tickers.