I had mailed an old Beehive to Jean Beliveau and it came back today, signed by the great man, along with a little note saying,”The old Beehive picture brings back great memories. Best wishes, Jean Beliveau.”
I knew he’d come through. He’s Jean Beliveau, King of Kings.
 

This is Ed Litzenberger, a player I always associated with the Chicago Blackhawks and Toronto Maple Leafs. But here he is in a Beehive photo wearing a Habs uniform. Litzenberger was a Hab for 34 games between 1952 and 1955, scoring 8 goals and adding 4 assists during this time. He went on to play seven [...]

Grant Warwick came in the mail the other day. No, not the player, he died in 2000. It was the Beehive photo. And anyway, I don’t think the person would’ve fit through my mail slot.
Warwick’s professional career saw him with the Rangers from 1941 to 1948, then a couple of years in Boston before his short stint [...]

Another Beehive from group 2 (1944 to 1964). I have 55 of these from group 2, all Habs. There’s 77 Montreal players in total from this group.
 
One of my sisters lives in Ottawa and works at Chapters book store downtown. In her letter the other day, she wrote, “I had a customer one day…his name [...]

 From 1934 to 1967, if you mailed in a  Beehive Corn Syrup coupon, they would send you a free photo of most any player you requested. They were divided into three groups over the years, and this photo of Hal Laycoe comes from Group 2, which covered the years between 1944 to 1964.  Beehive photos were fun to collect [...]