9-80 he won 28 games and was named to the league's first all-star team. As one of the top rated goalies in the 1980 Entry Draft, Beaupre didn't last very long and was claimed 37th overall by the Minnesota North Stars. He enjoyed a solid training camp and ended up splitting the goalkeeping chores with veteran Gilles Meloche. Beaupre won 18 games in the regular season, participated in the All-Star Game, and played 14 post-season matches when the Stars reached the Stanley Cup finals.

The young netminder's star did not shine as brightly over the next three years, but he still managed to make 98 appearances. In 1983-84 he backstopped Minnesota to an appearance in the semi-finals and played 25 games two years later. By 1988-89, the team declined and Jon Casey played most of the games. Beaupre was traded to the Washington Capitals early that season and played a handful of games for them before being sent down to the AHL. His career was rejuvenated in 1989-90 when he won 23 games in 48 appearances and helped the Caps reach the semi-finals for the first time in franchise history.

Beaupre continued to play well and benefit from Washington's solid defence in the early 1990s. He led the NHL with five shutouts in 1990-91 then won a career-high 29 games the next year. By the mid-'90s, the Capitals were looking to Olaf Kolzig to lead them in goal. Beaupre was shipped to the weak Ottawa Senators where he saw plenty of rub9-80 he won 28 games and was named to the league's first all-star team. As one of the top rated goalies in the 1980 Entry Draft, Beaupre didn't last very long and was claimed 37th overall by the Minnesota North Stars. He enjoyed a solid training camp and ended up splitting the goalkeeping chores with veteran Gilles Meloche. Beaupre won 18 games in the regular season, participated in the All-Star Game, and played 14 post-season matches when the Stars reached the Stanley Cup finals.

The young netminder's star did not shine as brightly over the next three years, but he still managed to make 98 appearances. In 1983-84 he backstopped Minnesota to an appearance in the semi-finals and played 25 games two years later. By 1988-89, the team declined and Jon Casey played most of the games. Beaupre was traded to the Washington Capitals early that season and played a handful of games for them before being sent down to the AHL. His career was rejuvenated in 1989-90 when he won 23 games in 48 appearances and helped the Caps reach the semi-finals for the first time in franchise history.

Beaupre continued to play well and benefit from Washington's solid defence in the early 1990s. He led the NHL with five shutouts in 1990-91 then won a career-high 29 games the next year. By the mid-'90s, the Capitals were looking to Olaf Kolzig to lead them in goal. Beaupre was shipped to the weak Ottawa Senators where he saw plenty of rubber in 71 games over two seasons. By the time he was traded to Toronto in 1995-96, the veteran's reflexes and confidence were eroded. He retired in 1997 after spending most of the season with St. John's of the AHL.

Don Beaupre

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Don Beaupre   Goalie
Born Sep 19 1961 -- Kitchener, ONT
Height 5.08 -- Weight 150 -- Shoots L

RS ScoringRS Goalie StatsPO Scoring
SeasonTeamLgeGPGAPIMMinGAENSOGAAWLTSvsPctGPGAPIM
1978-79 Sudbury Wolves OHA 54 0 0 0 3248 259 1 2 4.78 0 0 0 0 0.000
1979-80 Sudbury Wolves OHA 59 0 4 18 3447 248 3 1 4.32 28 29 2 0 0.000
1980-81 Minnesota North Stars NHL 44 0 1 20 2585 138 4 0 3.20 18 14 11 0 0.000 6 0 0 0
1981-82 Nashville South Stars CHL 5 0 0 4 299 25 1 0 5.02 2 3 0 150 0.857 ----
1981-82 Minnesota North Stars NHL 29 0 0 19 2 0 0 2
1982-83 Birmingham South Stars CHL 10 0 0 6 599 31 0 0 3.11 8 2 0 300 0.906 ----
1982-83 Minnesota North Stars NHL 36 0 2 10 2011 120 2 0 3.58 19 10 5 1048 0.885 4 0 0 2
1983-84 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 7 0 0 0 ----
1983-84 Minnesota North Stars NHL 33 0 0 17 13 0 1 0
1984-85 Minnesota North Stars NHL 31 0 0 4 1770 109 3 1 3.69 10 17 3 823 0.883 4 0 0 0
1985-86 Minnesota North Stars NHL 52 0 0 34 5 0 0 0
1986-87 Minnesota North Stars NHL 47 0 0 16 2622 174 4 1 3.98 17 20 6 1261 0.879 ----
1987-88 Minnesota North Stars NHL 43 0 0 8 2288 161 1 0 4.22 10 22 3 1095 0.872 ----
1988-89 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 3 0 0 0 179 9 0 1 3.02 1 2 0 0 0.000 ----
1988-89 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 30 0 0 9 1715 102 0 0 3.57 14 12 2 757 0.881 ----
1988-89 Minnesota North Stars NHL 1 0 0 0 59 3 1 0 3.05 0 1 0 22 0.880 ----
1988-89 Washington Capitals NHL 11 0 0 6 578 28 1 1 2.91 5 4 0 240 0.896 ----
1989-90 Washington Capitals NHL 48 0 1 24 2793 150 3 2 3.22 23 18 5 1212 0.890 8 0 0 2
1990-91 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 2 0 0 0 120 3 0 0 1.50 2 0 0 49 0.942 ----
1990-91 Washington Capitals NHL 45 0 0 18 2572 113 3 5 2.64 20 18 3 982 0.897 11 0 1 2
1991-92 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 3 0 0 0 184 10 0 0 3.26 1 1 1 64 0.865 ----
1991-92 Washington Capitals NHL 54 0 0 30 3108 166 2 1 3.20 29 17 6 1269 0.884 7 0 0 0
1992-93 Washington Capitals NHL 58 0 1 20 3282 181 7 1 3.31 27 23 5 1349 0.882 2 0 0 0
1993-94 Washington Capitals NHL 53 0 1 16 2853 135 3 2 2.84 24 16 8 987 0.880 8 0 0 2
1994-95 Ottawa Senators NHL 38 0 0 10 2161 121 3 1 3.36 8 25 3 1046 0.896 ----
1995-96 Ottawa Senators NHL 33 0 2 17 1770 110 9 1 3.73 6 23 0 782 0.877 ----
1995-96 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 8 0 0 14 336 26 1 0 4.64 0 5 0 144 0.847 2 0 0 0
1996-97 Utah Grizzlies IHL 4 0 1 0 238 13 0 0 3.27 2 2 0 93 0.877 7 0 0 6
1996-97 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 47 0 0 44 2623 128 2 3 2.93 24 16 4 1130 0.898 ----
1996-97 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 0 0 0 110 10 1 0 5.45 0 3 0 50 0.833 ----



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