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). 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 | |||
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Born |
(1959-10-12) October 12, 1959 (age 62) 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 |
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 only the second player born in the Netherlands to play in the NHL.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 | NCAA | 19 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | University of Denver | NCAA | 36 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | University of Denver | NCAA | 39 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | University of Denver | NCAA | 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 |
Award | Year | |
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All-WCHA First Team | 1981–82 | [1] |
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Preceded by | NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion 1981–82 |
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