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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Don Beaupre
Selected in second round
No. 37 overall by Minnesota North Stars
Born
September 19,
1961
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Goaltender
Height: 5-8 Weight: 155
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sudbury (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Kitchener, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Waterloo, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1977-78 |
Waterloo | Jr. B |
37 | n/a |
3.34 | -- |
n/a | | 1978-79 |
Sudbury | OMJHL |
54 | n/a |
4.78 | 2 |
n/a | | 1979-80 |
Sudbury | OMJHL |
59 | 28-29-2 |
4.32 | 0 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1979-80 (Sudbury)
Miscellaneous: Sudbury's fourth pick in 1978 OMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1980 (Hartford at
Minnesota)
Numbers: 33 (Minnesota); 35, 33 (Wash.); 33 (Ottawa);
31, 33 (Tor.)
Stanley
Cup: Never won. Playing Status: Retired 1997 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1980-1996 |
Minnesota, Wash.,
Ottawa, Toronto | 667 |
268-277-75 | 3.45 |
17 | .885 |
| | CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | W-L |
GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1981-1996 |
Minn., Wash., Tor. | 72 |
33-31 | 3.35 | 3 |
n/a |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Hockey News Comeback Player of Year: 1985-86 (Min.) (tri-winner)
All-Star Game: 1981 (Minnesota), 1992 (Washington)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1981 (Minnesota)
Minnesota 3-Star Award (Home Three-Stars Leader): 1985-86
Minnesota WTCN-TV Trophy (Rookie of Year): 1980-81
Ottawa Molson Cup (Three-Stars Leader): 1995
Minnesota/Dallas Records: Most consecutive victories by a goaltender
(14 from Feb. 6, 1986, to March 19, 1986), most penalty minutes in one season
by a goaltender (34 in 1985-86, shares record)
Washington Records: Most career penalty minutes by a goalie (114), most
penalty minutes by a goalie in one season (30 in 1991-92)
NHL Shutouts Leader: 1990-91 (Washington) (5 shutouts)
NHL Playoffs Shutouts Leader: 1991 (Washington) (1 shutout, tie)
Miscellaneous: Made Minnesota roster out of first training camp,
beating out Gilles Meloche and Gary Edwards for starting job on opening night.
... Started in goal as 19-year-old for Minnesota's 1980-81
NHL season-opener and made 21 saves in 9-3 win over Hartford. ... Started in
goal for Wales Conference in 1981 NHL All-Star Game, becoming the youngest
starting goaltender in NHL history. ... Finished third in voting for 1980-81
Calder Trophy. ... Missed start of 1981-82 season with bruised ribs, an injury
suffered during a preseason game in October 1981. ... Allowed penalty-shot
goal by Wayne Gretzky during Game 3 of Minnesota's Campbell Conference final
series vs. Edmonton on April 28, 1984. ... Missed part of 1984-85
season with sprained knee, an injury suffered in February 1985. ... Named NHL
Player of Month for February 1986, becoming first Minnesota player to earn
that honor. ... Named NHL Player of Week for the week of Dec. 1, 1986. ... Missed
part of 1987-88 season with pulled groin muscle, suffered during
Minnesota's Dec. 12, 1987, game vs. Quebec. ... Won his first start for
Washington, at Los Angeles on Feb. 22, 1989. ... Named NHL Player of the Week
for week of Nov. 6, 1989. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with torn
ligaments in right thumb, an injury suffered during Washington's Jan. 31,
1990, game at Minnesota. ... Missed Washington's entire 1990 training camp
due to contract dispute. At the time he was an restricted free agent and
was asking for more than the Capitals were willing to pay. ... Was
represented by agent Ron Simon during his playing days in Washington. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with pulled left
groin, suffered in Washington's Oct. 30, 1990, game vs.
Vancouver. ... Set Washington single-season records (since broken) for
goals-against average (2.64), save percentage (.897) and shutouts (5) in
1990-91. ... Set Washington single-season records (since broken) for wins
(29), games played by a goalie (54) and minutes played by a goalie (3,108) in
1991-92. ... Missed parts of 1992-93 season with pulled muscle, an injury
suffered during Washington's Nov. 5, 1992, practice, and with pulled groin, an
injury suffered during Washington's Jan. 2, 1993, game vs. Chicago. ... Left
Washington with career records (since broken) for games played by a goaltender
(269), wins (128), losses (96), ties (27), shutouts (12), goals allowed (773)
and shots faced (6,813). ... Missed part of 1995 season with the flu,
contracted in March 1995. ... Became NHL's leader in games played by an active
goaltender during 1995 season before being passed by Grant Fuhr in 1995-96.
... Recorded first shutout in Ottawa Senators history when he made 34 saves to
beat Philadelphia 3-0 on Feb. 6, 1995. ... Traded by Ottawa with Martin Straka and Bryan Berard to
New York Islanders in exchange for Damian Rhodes and Wade Redden on Jan. 23,
1996, but never played for N.Y. Islanders because trade was part of three-way
deal with Toronto. ... Traded by N.Y. Islanders with Kirk Muller to Toronto
for Damian Rhodes and Ken Belanger on Jan. 23, 1996. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Nashville (CHL); Birmingham
(CHL); Salt Lake (CHL); Kalamazoo (IHL); Baltimore (AHL); St. John's (AHL);
Utah (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Worked out with Team USA at
training camp for 1981 Canada Cup, even though he was not eligible for team
because he was Canadian. ... Was on Washington team that held 1989 training
camp in Sweden before joining Calgary for 1989 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet
Union. The Caps faced four Soviet teams on the tour. ... Played shortstop on
Minnesota's off-season charity softball team. ... Did public service
announcements for Department of Transportation during playing days in
Minnesota, including campaigns to increase seatbelt safety and
road-construction awareness. ... Returned to Minneapolis after retirement and
worked as co-owner of Power Lift, Inc. Power Lift rents and leases heavy
construction equipment. ... Became active in Minnesota North Stars Alumni
Association after retirement. ... Played in Heroes of Hockey game during NHL
All-Star Weekend in 1999.
Personal: Full name is Donald William Beaupre. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Minnesota traded Beaupre to Washington
in exchange for Claudio Scremin on November 1, 1988. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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