The family of the late Jean Beliveau sent out a heartfelt letter on Thursday thanking Montrealers and the hockey world for their support after the passing of the Canadiens legend. Mark Tuinei Jersey . The full letter reads as follows: Hello everyone, You can be certain that our grandfather, had he been with us today, wouldnt have addressed all of you without first expressing his deepest gratitude for the many heartwarming tributes that were shared over the past few days. We would like to take this moment, first and foremost, to say a special thanks to all of you. Thank you to all his fans for their passion and kindness. He respected all of you unconditionally. Thank you to all of the doctors who treated him over all these years: Dr. Douglas Kinnear, Dr. David Mulder, Dr. Maurice Godin, Dr. Michael Churchill-Smith, Dr. Robert C?té and Dr. Pierre Lanouette. You were a source of infinite support for our family, and you have his most sincere admiration. A big thank you to the members of the nursing staff who watched over our grandfather with gentleness and care until his last day. Thank you to the Montreal Canadiens organization, the Molson family, and every person who worked so hard to present such memorable tribute ceremonies. We also wish to thank Suzanne Pelletier and the staff at the Urgel Bourgie funeral complex in Longueuil, who took care of him with compassion and dedication, even after his death. Our grandfathers family, former teammates and friends all had a chance, like us, to prepare for his departure and to come and personally say goodbye to him. Despite the pain and tears, it is possible to see the beauty that emerged from your time shared with him. We know that he was profoundly moved by this. The values that have long been attributed to our grandfather -- humility, generosity and altruism -- were as present within our family as they were on the outside. We were also fortunate to discover other qualities, including his sense of curiosity, his benevolence, his patience and sense of humour. We can definitely confirm that his integrity was deeply ingrained in him. Our grandfather always backed up his words with action. Through our pain, we face each new day recognizing that, in death, there is deliverance. Many of you have expressed the desire that he rest in peace. In these difficult days, it is what we all wish for him. On behalf of our grandmother, élise, our mother, Hélène, our spouses, Robert, Vincent and Mathieu, we say thank you, and our family shall forever remain thankful. - Mylène and Magalie, Jean Béliveaus granddaughters Beliveau, who represented the Canadiens as a Hall of Fame player, executive and team ambassador for more than six decades, passed away on Dec. 2 at the age of 83. Josh Jones Jersey . Completely. 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Broersen based her gold-medal performance on great high jumping, and finished with 4,830 points, while Theisen-Eaton, from Humboldt, Sask., set a national record of 4,768.FIFA has recognized this weeks Nigeria Football Federation elections and said Thursday it had sent a letter congratulating new president Amaju Pinnick.FIFA can now stand down over its threats to ban Nigeria a€” the current African champion a€” following months of turmoil and alleged government interference to influence the leadership of the Nigerian federation. FIFA rules do not allow governments to interfere in football matters.Nigeria was banned for nine days in July after outgoing NFF President Aminu Maigari was arrested on his return from the World Cup in Brazil and a sports ministry-appointed official was put in charge of the federation. The ban was lifted when Maigari was reinstated.The West African country was again threatened with suspension last month when Maigari was ousted from office for a second time in elections not recognized by FIFA.Pinnick, a sports administrator from the southern Delta state, was elected new president on Tuesday in a process overseen by Maigari a€” one of the conditions laid down for the elections by FIFA. Pinnick needed two rounds of voting to secure the required two-thirds majority. FIFA said in a statementt to The Associated Press that it had been notified of the results of the vote in the southern city of Warri. Cameron Fleming Jersey. The elections for a new NFF executive were still rocky, with one of the seven initial candidates for the presidency declared ineligible after he failed to turn up amid reports that some officials were detained by state security forces. The start of the vote was delayed for two hours.Failure to organize credible elections could have led to Nigerias team being thrown out of the ongoing African Cup of Nations qualifying competition, preventing it from defending its title in Morocco early next year.The NFF said Pinnick had received a congratulatory message from FIFA President Sepp Blatter, but Nigerian authorities were also warned not to interfere again in football by FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke.We now expect the NFF and its new leadership to carry out its activities without any hindrance in order to avoid having to again refer the case to the appropriate FIFA bodies for an automatic suspension, Valcke wrote in a letter, according to the NFF.___Gerald Imray is on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GeraldImrayAP ' ' '