Nicholas Gerald Beverley (born April 21, 1947) is a Canadian former professional

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player and coach. Beverley played over 500 games in the

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(NHL) and later coached in both the NHL and

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(AHL).

Career

Beverley played for the

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New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...

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, and Colorado Rockies, totalling 18 goals, 94 assists for 112 total points in 501 games played. He scored his first NHL goal as a member of the Boston Bruins in his team's 6-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on January 14, 1973 at Boston Garden. It was the only goal Beverley scored as a Bruin. Following his playing career, he became assistant coach of the

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in 1981. He later became head coach of the

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of the AHL. Beverley spent a total of 14 years with the Kings holding a variety of positions including scout, assistant coach, head coach of minor affiliate, director of player personnel, assistant general manager and general manager. While in the position of general manager he led the Kings to their first Stanley Cup finals. After leaving the Kings, Beverley worked for the

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as director of pro scouting, director of player personnel and as interim head coach when

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was released. As interim head coach, the Maple Leafs went 9–6–2 to finish the season. They made the playoffs, but lost in six games to the

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. Following his time with the Leafs, Beverley joined his friend Mike Smith as assistant general manager of the

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. Following a big shakeup of the Blackhawks management, Beverley found himself unemployed with few prospects for jobs due to the looming work stoppage in 2004-05. In July 2005 he was signed as a scout for the

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Career statistics

NHL coaching record

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* 1947 births Living people Boston Braves (AHL) players Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Chicago Blackhawks executives Colorado Rockies (NHL) players Ice hockey people from Toronto Los Angeles Kings coaches Los Angeles Kings executives Los Angeles Kings players Los Angeles Kings scouts Minnesota North Stars players Nashville Predators scouts New York Rangers players Oshawa Generals players Pittsburgh Penguins players Toronto Maple Leafs coaches Toronto Maple Leafs executives Toronto Maple Leafs scouts {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1940s-stub