Rocque Francis "Roxy" Beaudro (February 29, 1884 – February 10, 1960) was a

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amateur, and later professional,

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winger. He was a member of the 1907 Stanley Cup champion

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Playing career

Born in Red Lake Falls,

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on February 29, 1884, Beaudro moved to the Rat Portage,

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area in the early 1890s. At a young age he developed an interest in ice hockey and by 1896 had joined a team of other local boys, including future Hockey Hall of Famers

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, Si Griffis, Billy McGimsie, and

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. Beaudro played for the

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(later the

) from 1896 to 1907, competing in five Stanley Cup series; one in 1903 and 1905 (as a spare), and three in 1907. Beaudro scored the game winning, series clinching goal in game two of Kenora's successful Stanley Cup match vs. the

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in January 1907. After several years of retirement from 1907 to 1916, Beaudro returned to play for the NHA's Toronto 228th Battalion squad in 1916–17, playing eight games with the team as a

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before shipping overseas to fight in

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.Hobokin.net: Out of the mists of the past, Kenora Thistles (Roxy Beaudro)
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Personal

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/ref> Prior to entering the 228th, Beaudro was an accountant.Officer's Declaration paper: Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force (Rocque Francis Beaudro)
/ref> Beaudro returned from the war and later settled in Toronto, attending

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games as a guest of announcer

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. Beaudro was a Roman Catholic.

Death

After a short battle with cancer, Beaudro died on February 10, 1960, in

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. He was 75 years old.

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