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

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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 Christian Ruuttu (born 20 February 1964) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player, who is a scout. Ruuttu is the father of Alexander Ruuttu, who was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes. His father Kalevi Ruuttu is a former Bandy World Cham ...

and future considerations on June 15, then to the

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for

Dominik Hašek Dominik Hašek (, ; born 29 January 1965) is a Czech former ice hockey goaltender who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), mostly for the Buffalo Sabres. Widely regarded as one of the best goaltenders in history, Hašek also p ...

and future considerations (draft pick

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) 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 San Francisco Spiders 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 serving as the vice chairman/governor of the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. Wendell's moniker is "Ringmaster" as ...

to lead the

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to their first

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in 1997-98.

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