Frank Beaton
Alexander Francis "Seldom" Beaton (born April 28, 1953 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 25 games in the National Hockey League and 153 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Cincinnati Stingers, New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, and Birmingham Bulls.
| Frank Beaton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 28, 1953 Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
WHA Cincinnati Stingers Edmonton Oilers Birmingham Bulls NHL New York Rangers | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| WHA Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1973–1983 | ||
Notoriously, Beaton was traded in 1982 by the New York Islanders to the Minnesota North Stars, in exchange for a steak dinner.[1][2]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Sarnia Bees | SOJHL | 49 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 226 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Windsor Spitfires | SOJHL | 16 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Flint Generals | IHL | 66 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 190 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 1974–75 | Flint Generals | IHL | 65 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 175 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 1975–76 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Hampton Gulls | SHL | 45 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 276 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 68 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 274 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | ||
| 1976–77 | Hampton Gulls | SHL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Hampton Gulls | AHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | 56 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 279 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1978–79 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 74 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 319 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40 | ||
| 1978–79 | New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 40 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 106 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 52 | ||
| 1979–80 | New York Rangers | NHL | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Birmingham Bulls | CHL | 41 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Indianapolis Checkers | CHL | 77 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 270 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 36 | ||
| 1982–83 | Birmingham South Stars | CHL | 69 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 188 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | ||
| NHL totals | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| WHA totals | 153 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 614 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- Fischler, Stan (December 23, 2022). "Bluelines: Who's Better, Sidney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin?". thehockeynews.com. The Hockey News.
I kid you not – when Bill Torrey was constructing the Islanders' dynasty of the 1980s, he traded minor leaguer Frank Beaton – ostensibly as a favor to his North Stars GM buddy Lou Nanne – in exchange for dinner at the posh Manhattan steakhouse, Palm ... Bow Tie Bill revealed that the dinner bill totalled $380, which was big bucks in those days.
- "Frank Beaton: Transactions". www.hockey-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. December 23, 2022.
Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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