| Ed Beers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1959-10-12) October 12, 1959 (age 65) 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 | ||
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.
Playing career
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
Regular season and playoffs
| 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
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA First Team | 1981–82 |
References
- "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byAaron Broten | NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion 1981–82 |
Succeeded byBrian Hills |
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- 1959 births
- Living people
- Calgary Flames players
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Colorado Flames players
- Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey players
- Dutch emigrants to Canada
- Dutch ice hockey left wingers
- Ice hockey people from British Columbia
- Merritt Centennials players
- People from Zwaag
- St. Louis Blues players
- Sportspeople from North Holland
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1950s births stubs
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- European ice hockey biography stubs