I first listened to hockey when I was 11 years old in elementary school. I picked up Ranger games on radio. It was 2 years before we were connected to primitive cable TV
In 1965 we were just connected when Channel 9 in New York showed a playoff game and Jean Beliveau was a player you couldn't take your eyes off. Even though I was a Ranger fan I became a Beliveau fan.
Having his jersey with the C on it brings back wonderful memories of my first few years learning to love hockey with passion.
I wish I could turn the clock back to the mid to late 60's and wear this jersey to school in April during the playoffs! The kids in my Pennsylvania high school probably would have thought I was from Mars.