Frank Beaton

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Frank Beaton
Born (1953-04-28) April 28, 1953 (age 71)
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Cincinnati Stingers
Edmonton Oilers
Birmingham Bulls
New York Rangers
NHL draft Undrafted
WHA draft Undrafted
Playing career 19731983

Alexander Francis "Seldom" Beaton (born April 28, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 153 games in the World Hockey Association with the Cincinnati Stingers, Edmonton Oilers, and Birmingham Bulls from 1975 to 1978 and 25 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers from 1979 to 1980.

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Notoriously, Beaton was traded in 1982 by the New York Islanders to the Minnesota North Stars, in exchange for a steak dinner. [1] [2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1969–70Dartmouth Lakers MJrHL 41012
1970–71Dartmouth LakersMJrHL
1970–71Cape Breton MetrosMJrHL10110
1970–71Antigonish BulldogsMJrHL745922
1971–72 Sarnia Bees SOJHL 4951015226
1972–73 Windsor Spitfires SOJHL163101391
1973–74 Flint Generals IHL 6691423190722418
1974–75 Flint GeneralsIHL6541721175500013
1975–76 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 2923561
1975–76 Hampton Gulls SHL 45171431276
1976–77 Edmonton Oilers WHA684913274502221
1976–77 Hampton GullsSHL723514
1977–78 Birmingham Bulls WHA566915279520210
1977–78 Hampton Gulls AHL 602233
1978–79 New York Rangers NHL 20000
1978–79 New Haven Nighthawks AHL74623293191020240
1979–80 New York RangersNHL2311243
1979–80 New Haven NighthawksAHL401014241061014552
1980–81 New Haven NighthawksAHL1511220
1980–81 Birmingham Bulls CHL 418513143
1981–82 Indianapolis Checkers CHL771328412701336936
1982–83 Birmingham South Stars CHL691519341881042618
WHA totals153122133614
NHL totals2511243

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References

  1. Fischler, Stan (December 23, 2022). "Bluelines: Who's Better, Sidney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin?". thehockeynews.com. The Hockey News. I kid you not – when Bill Torrey was constructing the Islanders' dynasty of the 1980s, he traded minor leaguer Frank Beaton – ostensibly as a favor to his North Stars GM buddy Lou Nanne – in exchange for dinner at the posh Manhattan steakhouse, Palm ... Bow Tie Bill revealed that the dinner bill totalled $380, which was big bucks in those days.
  2. "Frank Beaton: Transactions". www.hockey-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. December 23, 2022.