Jean Béliveau to ‘lay in wake’ at Bell Centre prior to his funeral

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MONTREAL – Montreal Canadiens fans will have an opportunity to pay their respects to Jean Béliveau before his funeral.

The club says Béliveau will “lay in wake” at the Bell Centre on Sunday and Monday before his funeral on Wednesday afternoon.

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A bronze statue of the legendary team captain will be on display across from the Bell Centre’s main entrance until Saturday.

In addition, all Canadiens players were to wear Béliveau’s No. 4 on their helmets Wednesday night when they faced the Wild in Minnesota.

Béliveau died last night at age 83.

He won 10 Stanley Cups with the Canadiens between 1950 and 1971.