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Don Beaupre
Don Beaupre Biography from The Legends of Hockey
Netminder Don Beaupre enjoyed a solid NHL career that spanned parts of 17 NHL seasons. He was known for cutting down the angles well and utilizing a cat-like glove hand.
The native of Waterloo, Ontario starred for the OHA's Sudbury Wolves. In 1979-80 he won 28 games and was named to the league's first all-star team. As one of the top rated goalies in the 1980 Entry Draft, Beaupre didn't last very long and was claimed 37th overall by the Minnesota North Stars. He enjoyed a solid training camp and ended up splitting the goalkeeping chores with veteran Gilles Meloche. Beaupre won 18 games in the regular season, participated in the All-Star Game, and played 14 post-season matches when the Stars reached the Stanley Cup finals.
The young netminder's star did not shine as brightly over the next three years, but he still managed to make 98 appearances. In 1983-84 he backstopped Minnesota to an appearance in the semi-finals and played 25 games two years later. By 1988-89, the team declined and Jon Casey played most of the games. Beaupre was traded to the Washington Capitals early that season and played a handful of games for them before being sent down to the AHL. His career was rejuvenated in 1989-90 when he won 23 games in 48 appearances and helped the Caps reach the semi-finals for the first time in franchise history.
Beaupre continued to play well and benefit from Washington's solid defence in the early 1990s. He led the NHL with five shutouts in 1990-91 then won a career-high 29 games the next year. By the mid-'90s, the Capitals were looking to Olaf Kolzig to lead them in goal. Beaupre was shipped to the weak Ottawa Senators where he saw plenty of rubber in 71 games over two seasons. By the time he was traded to Toronto in 1995-96, the veteran's reflexes and confidence were eroded. He retired in 1997 after spending most of the season with St. John's of the AHL.
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Don Beaupre
Goalie
Born Sep 19 1961 -- Kitchener, ONT
Height 5.08 -- Weight 150 -- Shoots L
RS Scoring
RS Goalie Stats
PO Scoring
Season
Team
Lge
GP
G
A
PIM
Min
GA
EN
SO
GAA
W
L
T
Svs
Pct
GP
G
A
PIM
1978-79
Sudbury Wolves
OHA
54
0
0
0
3248
259
1
2
4.78
0
0
0
0
0.000
1979-80
Sudbury Wolves
OHA
59
0
4
18
3447
248
3
1
4.32
28
29
2
0
0.000
1980-81
Minnesota North Stars
NHL
44
0
1
20
2585
138
4
0
3.20
18
14
11
0
0.000
6
0
0
0
1981-82
Nashville South Stars
CHL
5
0
0
4
299
25
1
0
5.02
2
3
0
150
0.857
-
-
-
-
1981-82
Minnesota North Stars
NHL
29
0
0
19
2
0
0
2
1982-83
Birmingham South Stars
CHL
10
0
0
6
599
31
0
0
3.11
8
2
0
300
0.906
-
-
-
-
1982-83
Minnesota North Stars
NHL
36
0
2
10
2011
120
2
0
3.58
19
10
5
1048
0.885
4
0
0
2
1983-84
Salt Lake Golden Eagles
CHL
7
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
1983-84
Minnesota North Stars
NHL
33
0
0
17
13
0
1
0
1984-85
Minnesota North Stars
NHL
31
0
0
4
1770
109
3
1
3.69
10
17
3
823
0.883
4
0
0
0
1985-86
Minnesota North Stars
NHL
52
0
0
34
5
0
0
0
1986-87
Minnesota North Stars
NHL
47
0
0
16
2622
174
4
1
3.98
17
20
6
1261
0.879
-
-
-
-
1987-88
Minnesota North Stars
NHL
43
0
0
8
2288
161
1
0
4.22
10
22
3
1095
0.872
-
-
-
-
1988-89
Kalamazoo Wings
IHL
3
0
0
0
179
9
0
1
3.02
1
2
0
0
0.000
-
-
-
-
1988-89
Baltimore Skipjacks
AHL
30
0
0
9
1715
102
0
0
3.57
14
12
2
757
0.881
-
-
-
-
1988-89
Minnesota North Stars
NHL
1
0
0
0
59
3
1
0
3.05
0
1
0
22
0.880
-
-
-
-
1988-89
Washington Capitals
NHL
11
0
0
6
578
28
1
1
2.91
5
4
0
240
0.896
-
-
-
-
1989-90
Washington Capitals
NHL
48
0
1
24
2793
150
3
2
3.22
23
18
5
1212
0.890
8
0
0
2
1990-91
Baltimore Skipjacks
AHL
2
0
0
0
120
3
0
0
1.50
2
0
0
49
0.942
-
-
-
-
1990-91
Washington Capitals
NHL
45
0
0
18
2572
113
3
5
2.64
20
18
3
982
0.897
11
0
1
2
1991-92
Baltimore Skipjacks
AHL
3
0
0
0
184
10
0
0
3.26
1
1
1
64
0.865
-
-
-
-
1991-92
Washington Capitals
NHL
54
0
0
30
3108
166
2
1
3.20
29
17
6
1269
0.884
7
0
0
0
1992-93
Washington Capitals
NHL
58
0
1
20
3282
181
7
1
3.31
27
23
5
1349
0.882
2
0
0
0
1993-94
Washington Capitals
NHL
53
0
1
16
2853
135
3
2
2.84
24
16
8
987
0.880
8
0
0
2
1994-95
Ottawa Senators
NHL
38
0
0
10
2161
121
3
1
3.36
8
25
3
1046
0.896
-
-
-
-
1995-96
Ottawa Senators
NHL
33
0
2
17
1770
110
9
1
3.73
6
23
0
782
0.877
-
-
-
-
1995-96
Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL
8
0
0
14
336
26
1
0
4.64
0
5
0
144
0.847
2
0
0
0
1996-97
Utah Grizzlies
IHL
4
0
1
0
238
13
0
0
3.27
2
2
0
93
0.877
7
0
0
6
1996-97
St. John's Maple Leafs
AHL
47
0
0
44
2623
128
2
3
2.93
24
16
4
1130
0.898
-
-
-
-
1996-97
Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL
3
0
0
0
110
10
1
0
5.45
0
3
0
50
0.833
-
-
-
-
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