Jacques Beauchamp

His work in journalism was recognized by the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award from the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982, and he was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1986.

[4] In 1952, Beauchamp was selected amongst a group of Quebecois sports reporters to serve as hosts on Ici Radio-Canada Télé's La Soirée du hockey.

[3] Due to his frequent traveling with the team, he was chosen as the Canadiens spare goaltender in the event that Jacques Plante was injured during a road trip.

[6] He continued his journalism work with the Montréal-Matin and was elected the interim president of the newly founded National Hockey League Press Association in 1962.

Beauchamp had previously befriended Demers while he was coaching the Chateauguay Junior B team and he wrote favorably of the man upon the creation of the World Hockey Association in 1972.

[10] During his 19 years with the paper, in which he served as director of the sports section, Beauchamp searched the province of Quebec for younger reporters to join the journal.

[4] Beauchamp's journalism work was recognized by the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982 with the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award, given to media members who "distinguished themselves during their career".