Philip Beaulieu

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Philip Beaulieu
Born (1995-09-02) September 2, 1995 (age 28)
Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
ICEHL team
Former teams
Asiago HC
Iowa Wild
Playing career 2016present

Philip Beaulieu (born September 2, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently under contract with Asiago HC in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He was an All-American for Northern Michigan. [1]

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Playing career

After graduating from East High School in 2014, Beaulieu played another two years at the junior level before he got the opportunity to play college hockey. In his freshman season with Northern Michigan both Beaulieu and the Wildcats were a bit flat but all that changed in the offseason. a new head coach, Grant Potulny, was brought in and the team's fortunes appeared to change overnight. NMU won nearly twice as many games and advanced in the postseason for the first time in eight years, reaching the WCHA championship game. [2] Beaulieu, meanwhile, saw his offensive numbers balloon and he led the nation in scoring from the blueline. [3] Beaulieu's offensive production declined the following year but it didn't stop him from being named team captain as a senior. Unfortunately, he was unable to get Northern Michigan to improve its record and the team was knocked out in the conference quarterfinals.

The start to Beaulieu's professional career was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic but he did finally receive a contract with the Allen Americans for the 20–21 season. He played well in his rookie year, averaging just over a point every other game and helped the Americans reach the ECHL semifinals. His performance was good enough for the team to bring him back for a second campaign. [4]

On June 13, 2022, after two seasons with the Americans, Beaulieu was traded to the Worcester Railers, completing a previous future considerations trade. [5]

Following a lone season with the Railers in 2022–23, having been hampered by injury in adding 17 assists through 39 games, Beaulieu's rights were again traded in completing a future considerations trade to the Wheeling Nailers on June 20, 2023. [6]

Beaulieu opted to return to Europe before signing a contract with the Nailers, agreeing to a one-year deal with Italian club, Asiago Hockey 1935 of the ICEHL on October 11, 2023.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2010–11 East High School MN-HS 24246831122
2011–12East High SchoolMN-HS2541822630005
2012–13East High SchoolMN-HS25621271532570
2012–13 Fargo Force USHL 100226
2013–14East High SchoolMN-HS251721382031340
2013–14 Fargo Force USHL 120776
2013–14 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL4022010000
2014–15 Waterloo Black HawksUSHL6010192945
2015–16 Madison Capitols USHL601131432
2016–17 Northern Michigan WCHA 383131629
2017–18 Northern MichiganWCHA4311314236
2018–19 Northern MichiganWCHA386293526
2019–20 Northern MichiganWCHA386192532
2020–21 Iowa Wild AHL 10000
2020–21 Allen Americans ECHL 41518232620004
2021–22 Allen AmericansECHL61830383240220
2022–23 Worcester Railers ECHL390171714
AHL totals10000

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-WCHA Second Team 2017–18 [7]
AHCA East Second Team All-American 2017–18 [1]
All-WCHA First Team 2018–19 [8]
All-WCHA Second Team 2019–20 [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. "Northern Michigan Wildcats Men's Ice Hockey Record Book" (PDF). Northern Michigan Wildcats. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  3. "NCAA - 2017-2018". Elite Prospects. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  4. "AMERICANS RETURN TALENTED BLUELINER PHIL BEAULIEU". Allen Americans. September 17, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  5. "Americans complete futures deals with South Carolina and Worcester". Allen Americans. June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  6. "Nailers announce details of future considerations trades". Wheeling Nailers. June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Awards - NCAA (WCHA) Second All-Star Team". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  8. "WCHA Announces 2018-19 Individual Awards". WCHA.com. March 19, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
2018–19
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