Ed Beers

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 1982–1986

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.

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 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 WCHA 19 6 7 13 37 — — — — —
1979–80 University of Denver WCHA 36 13 20 33 24 — — — — —
1980–81 University of Denver WCHA 39 24 15 39 63 — — — — —
1981–82 University of Denver WCHA 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

Awards and honours

Award Year
All-WCHA First Team 1981–82 [1]

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


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