Norman Joseph Andrew Beaudin (born November 28, 1941) is a

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former professional

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who played 25 games in the

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and 335 in the

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, most notably for the

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. He also played for the

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and

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. He owned two hockey stores in

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Minor leagues

After a four-year junior career, principally with the

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of the

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, that saw him play for the

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in 1961 (with the Pats) and 1962 (with the

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), Beaudin signed with the

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organization, playing in 1963 with their farm team in Hull-Ottawa. The following year saw him claimed in the waiver draft by the

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organization, where he spent the next four seasons, mostly with their

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and

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farm teams. In

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, he was claimed by the Blues in the expansion draft, and made his NHL debut in that season, while spending most of the season with the Blues'

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affiliate. He was loaned to the

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, and subsequently played the next three seasons for the

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of the AHL. In that time, his rights were traded to the North Stars, for whom he played 12 games in the 1971 season.

WHA career

Beaudin was the first player signed by the Jets, and played on a line with superstar

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and centre

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in the Jets' inaugural season. He had his best pro season by far, as all three members of the line scored over 100 points; Beaudin contributed 38 goals and 65 assists for 103 points, and was named to play in the WHA's first All-Star Game in 1973. He led the WHA playoffs in scoring that year with a sparkling 13 goals and 15 assists as the Jets lost to the

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in the league finals, highlighted by a seven-point game against the

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. Beaudin's production dropped sharply the next season, and in

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he and Bordeleau were replaced as Hull's linemates by Swedish stars

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and Ulf Nilsson. After the Jets'

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championship in 1976, Beaudin signed with Swiss team SC Langnau, with whom he played for two seasons before retiring.

Achievements and facts

Beaudin finished his WHA career with 97 goals and 155 assists for 252 points in 309 games, adding 37 points in 31 playoff games. He also had one goal and two assists in 25 NHL games.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beaudin, Norm 1941 births Canadian ice hockey forwards Cincinnati Wings players Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) players Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Living people Minnesota North Stars players St. Louis Blues players Winnipeg Jets (WHA) players