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Ed Beers
Edward Joseph "Eddy" Beers (born October 12, 1959) is a Dutch-born Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played 250 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Calgary Flames and St. Louis Blues between 1982 and 1986. He was nearly a point per game player in his time in the NHL, but his NHL career was cut short by injury.
| Ed Beers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | October 12, 1959 Zwaag, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Calgary Flames St. Louis Blues | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1982–1986 | ||
Playing career edit
Born in Zwaag, Netherlands, Beers played for the Calgary Flames and St. Louis Blues. He also played for the University of Denver in the NCAA from 1979 to 1982 and led the NCAA in scoring his senior season. In 1982, Beers became the second player born in the Netherlands to play in the NHL.
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1976–77 | Merritt Centennials | BCJHL | 30 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Merritt Centennials | BCJHL | 63 | 54 | 61 | 115 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Merritt Centennials | BCJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | University of Denver | WCHA | 19 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | University of Denver | WCHA | 36 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | University of Denver | WCHA | 39 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | University of Denver | WCHA | 42 | 50 | 34 | 84 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 41 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | ||
| 1982–83 | Colorado Flames | CHL | 29 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 73 | 36 | 39 | 75 | 88 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 1984–85 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 74 | 28 | 40 | 68 | 94 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 33 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 24 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
| NHL totals | 250 | 94 | 116 | 210 | 256 | 41 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 47 | ||||
Awards and honours edit
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA First Team | 1981–82 | [1] |
References edit
- ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database