1931: Jean Beliveau, a member of 17 Stanley Cup-winning teams with the Montreal Canadiens, is born in Trois Rivieres, Quebec.
Beliveau spurns several contract offers from the Canadiens in order to stay with the Quebec Aces of the amateur Quebec Senior Hockey League; the Canadiens finally buy the QSHL in 1953 and turn it into a pro league to secure his rights. Beliveau plays on 10 Cup-winning teams with the Canadiens; the final one is in 1971, after which he retires following 18 NHL seasons. He finishes with 507 goals and 1,219 points. He is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972 after the Hall waives its mandatory three-year waiting period.
Following his retirement, Beliveau joins Montreal's front office and is a member of seven more Cup-winning teams. He is a hero to many Canadians and beloved throughout hockey during his post-playing career before his death on Dec. 2, 2014.
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1973: Hall of Fame defenseman Scott Niedermayer, one of the biggest winners in hockey history, is born in Edmonton. The New Jersey Devils select Niedermayer with the third pick in the 1991 NHL Draft; he becomes a regular in 1992 and plays on three Stanley Cup-winning teams with New Jersey and another with the Anaheim Ducks before his retirement in 2010. Niedermayer is a member of the Triple Gold club, having won a World Championship and an Olympic gold medal to go along with his four Stanley Cup championships. He is also on teams that win the World Junior Championship, the Memorial Cup and the 2004 Canada Cup. Niedermayer finishes his career with 172 goals and 740 points in 1,263 NHL games; he wins the Norris Trophy in 2004 and the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2007.
1995: The New York Rangers acquire left wing Luc Robitaille and defenseman Ulf Samuelsson from the Pittsburgh Penguins for center Petr Nedved and defenseman Sergei Zubov. The deal comes after Robitaille spends one season with the Penguins after scoring at least 44 goals in each of his first eight seasons with the Los Angeles Kings. Robitaille scores 23 and 24 goals in two seasons with the Rangers before being traded back to the Kings. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009.
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