Stéphane Beauregard (born January 10, 1968) is a

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former professional

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who played five seasons in the

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(NHL) for the

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and

Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games in Wells ...

Playing career

As a youth, he played in the 1981

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with a

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team from

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. Drafted by the

in the third round, 52nd overall, in the

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from the St. Jean Castors. In the 1992 off-season, he was traded three times, first to the

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for Christian Ruuttu and future considerations on June 15, then to the

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for

Dominik Hašek Dominik Hašek (, ; born January 29, 1965) is a Czech former ice hockey goaltender who mostly played for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Widely regarded as one of the best goaltenders of all time, Hašek also played for t ...

and future considerations (draft pick

Éric Dazé Éric Dazé (born July 2, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League for eleven seasons. Playing career Eric Daze began his career playing midget with Laval in ...

) on August 10, and finally back to Winnipeg for Ruuttu. On October 1 of the same year, he was traded to the

for future considerations. He was then traded back to the Jets by the Flyers for future considerations, June 11, 1993. Most of his career was spent in the minor leagues.

Guy Lafleur Guy Damien Lafleur (September 20, 1951 – April 22, 2022), nicknamed "the Flower" and "Le Démon Blond", was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was the first player in National Hockey League (NHL) history to score 50 goals in six c ...

was his childhood idol. He also played for the

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in their only season of existence (1995–96), ultimately winning the

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as regular-season most valuable player. Beauregard filled in for an injured

Wendell Young Wendell Edward Young (born August 1, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently the general manager of the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. Wendell's moniker is "Ringmaster" as he is currently t ...

to lead the

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to their first

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in 1997-98.

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