Ed Beers

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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 19821986

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.

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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 TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1976–77 Merritt Centennials BCJHL 3012719138
1977–78 Merritt CentennialsBCJHL635461115100
1978–79 Merritt CentennialsBCJHL
1978–79 University of Denver WCHA 19671337
1979–80 University of DenverWCHA3613203324
1980–81 University of DenverWCHA3924153963
1981–82 University of DenverWCHA4250348459
1981–82 Calgary Flames NHL 511221
1982–83 Calgary FlamesNHL4111152621811227
1982–83 Colorado Flames CHL 2912172952
1983–84 Calgary FlamesNHL73363975881125712
1984–85 Calgary FlamesNHL742840689431010
1985–86 Calgary FlamesNHL331110218
1985–86 St. Louis Blues NHL247111824193478
NHL totals25094116210256417101747

Awards and honours

AwardYear
All-WCHA First Team 1981–82 [1]

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References

  1. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion
1981–82
Succeeded by