Norm Beaudin

Norm Beaudin
Norm Beaudin
Born	November 28, 1941 (age 82); Montmartre, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	5 ft 09 in (175 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	St. Louis Blues ; Minnesota North Stars ; Winnipeg Jets ; SC Langnau ; HC Sierre
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1962–1979

Norman Joseph Andrew Beaudin (born November 28, 1941) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Between 1962 and 1979, he played two short stints in the National Hockey League and spent most of his major league career in the World Hockey Association with the Winnipeg Jets. He spent the rest of his career in the minor leagues and in the Swiss Nationalliga A. He owned two hockey stores in Florida.

Minor leagues

In four years in the junior leagues, Beaudin played twice for the Memorial Cup: in 1961 with the Regina Pats of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, and in 1962 with the Edmonton Oil Kings. In 1962, Beaudin signed with the Montreal Canadiens and played with their farm team in Hull-Ottawa. In 1963 he was claimed in the waiver draft by the Detroit Red Wings and played the next four seasons with their farm clubs, the Pittsburgh Hornets and the Memphis Wings. In 1967, he was claimed by the St. Louis Blues in the expansion draft, and made his NHL debut that year; he spent most of the season with the Blues' Kansas City affiliate. He was loaned to the American Hockey League Buffalo Bisons in 1968, and then played three seasons for the Cleveland Barons of the AHL. In that time, his rights were traded to the Minnesota North Stars, for whom he played 12 games in 1970-71.

WHA career

Beaudin was the first player signed by the Winnipeg Jets of the newly established World Hockey Association, and he played on a line with superstar left winger Bobby Hull and centre Christian Bordeleau in the Jets' inaugural season. He had his best pro season by far, scoring 38 goals and 65 assists for 103 points, and was named to play in the WHA's first All-Star Game in 1973. He led the WHA playoffs in scoring that year with 13 goals and 15 assists, including seven points in one game against the Minnesota Fighting Saints.

Beaudin's production dropped sharply the next season, and in 1974 he and Bordeleau were replaced as Hull's linemates by Swedish stars Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson. After the Jets won the AVCO World Trophy in 1976, Beaudin signed with Swiss team SC Langnau, with whom he played for two seasons before retiring.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1959–60	Regina Pats	SJHL	58	25	32	57	18	13	7	2	9	4
1960–61	Regina Pats	SJHL	60	39	40	79	23	16	12	6	18	6
1960–61	Regina Pats	M-Cup	—	—	—	—	—	6	3	0	3	0
1961–62	Regina Pats	SJHL	54	58	30	88	22	16	14	6	20	2
1961–62	Spokane Comets	WHL	—	—	—	—	—	4	1	3	4	0
1961–62	Edmonton Oil Kings	M-Cup	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	2	5	4
1962–63	Hull-Ottawa Canadiens	EPHL	72	19	22	41	16	3	1	0	1	2
1963–64	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL	13	4	2	6	2	5	1	3	4	4
1964–65	Memphis Wings	CHL	53	42	24	66	28	—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL	13	4	2	6	2	2	1	0	1	0
1965–66	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL	70	29	29	58	35	3	1	1	2	0
1966–67	Memphis Wings	CHL	65	39	37	76	32	7	4	3	7	0
1967–68	St. Louis Blues	NHL	13	1	1	2	4	—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Kansas City Blues	CHL	59	22	23	45	26	7	5	7	12	5
1968–69	Buffalo Bisons	AHL	74	32	39	71	10	6	1	3	4	7
1969–70	Cleveland Barons	AHL	70	34	44	81	10	—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	12	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Cleveland Barons	AHL	59	27	48	75	39	8	2	2	4	4
1971–72	Cleveland Barons	AHL	75	33	33	66	16	5	2	1	3	4
1972–73	Winnipeg Jets	WHA	78	38	65	103	15	14	13	15	28	2
1973–74	Winnipeg Jets	WHA	74	27	28	55	8	4	3	1	4	2
1974–75	Winnipeg Jets	WHA	79	16	31	47	8	—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Winnipeg Jets	WHA	80	16	31	47	38	13	2	3	5	10
1976–77	SC Langnau	NLA	27	27	11	38	—	—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	SC Langnau	NLA	28	20	11	31	—	—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	HC Sierre	NLA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
WHA totals			311	97	155	252	69	31	18	19	37	14
NHL totals			25	1	2	3	4	—	—	—	—	—

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database