David-Alexandre Beauregard

David-Alexandre Beauregard (born January 28, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 14 years in the minor leagues.

Early years Beauregard was born in Montreal, Quebec. When Beauregard was seven years old, he scored 230 goals in 43 games. As a junior in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, he scored 224 points in 190 games. The San Jose Sharks selected him in the 11th round of the 1994 NHL entry draft. While playing for the St. Hyacinthe Lasers, Beauregard lost sight in his left eye when struck by a high stick. Unable to play in the NHL since he is blind in one eye, he returned to major junior hockey several months later. That year he was awarded the organisation's Humanitarian of the Year award.

Professional career During the 1996–97 season, he had a five-game tryout with the Kentucky Thoroughblades of the American Hockey League (AHL). For the 1997–98 season, he signed a contract with the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League. Several times during this season he was called up to the Kansas City Blades of the higher-level International Hockey League where he played in 15 games, but for most of the season he remained with the Thunder where he scored 42 goals and 29 assist for 71 points and the CHL Rookie of the Year award.

Beauregard's stint with the Blades marked the end of his playing time in the higher minor leagues. Bouncing around the minor leagues for the next several years, Beauregard skated in the United Hockey League (UHL) with the Muskegon Fury and Flint Generals during the 1998–99 season; and in the ECHL with the Greensboro Generals and the Charlotte Checkers during the 1999–2000 season. In the 2000–01 season he returned to the UHL, where he played two seasons with the Port Huron Border Cats, before joining the Fort Wayne Komets for the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons. It was during the 2003–04 season that Beauregard made a brief return to Quebec where he played 18 games in the short-lived QSMHL with the Saint-Jean Mission.

For the 2004–05 season, Beauregard continued in the UHL, for the Port Huron Beacons until the end of the season. Beauregard made another brief return to Quebec with the Sorel-Tracy Mission, suiting up just once during the 2004–05 season before following the Beacons' franchise to Roanoke for the 2005–06 season. Beauregard was the only member of the Vipers to have been selected in the NHL draft. Beauregard's successful season with the Vipers, with 76 points in 56 games, led to a late season move to the Danbury Trashers in the post-season with 23 points in 18 games. Beauregard was paired on a line with player-coach Tony Hand, and scored 107 points in 68 games. Beauregard was recognised by post-season awards, including the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL)'s Player of the Season, and selected to the All-Star First Team. Despite the on-ice success in Manchester, financial problems meant Beauregard and much of the senior squad was released.

For the 2009–10 season, Beauregardtravelled to Italy to join the HC Valpellice Bulldogs to play Serie A hockey, but before the season was done he was once again back in the CHL with the Tulsa Oilers.

For the 2010–11 season, Beauregard returned to the UK, signing to ice for the Challenge Cup champions of the EIHL – the Nottingham Panthers.

Beauregard started the 2012–13 season with the Nottingham Panthers, but finished it with the Tulsa Oilers.

Awards 1994–95: Humanitarian of the Year (Saint-Hyacinthe Laser) 1997–98: CHL Rookie of the Year 2008–09: EIHL's Player of the Season 2008–09: First Team All-Star (EIHL)

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1993–94 Saint-Hyacinthe Laser QMJHL 59 21 35 56 23 — — — — — 1994–95 Saint-Hyacinthe Laser QMJHL 37 24 16 40 22 5 1 3 4 0 1995–96 Moncton Alpines QMJHL 41 34 27 61 54 — — — — — 1995–96 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 15 6 6 12 2 18 7 9 16 8 1996–97 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 17 14 6 20 8 — — — — — 1996–97 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 21 13 22 35 24 7 3 4 7 12 1996–97 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 5 0 3 3 0 — — — — — 1997–98 Kansas City Blades IHL 15 2 2 4 6 — — — — — 1997–98 Wichita Thunder CHL 57 42 29 71 86 13 3 5 8 31 1998–99 Muskegon Fury UHL 54 31 24 55 30 — — — — — 1998–99 Flint Generals UHL 18 18 8 26 10 12 5 3 8 31 1999–2000 Greensboro Generals ECHL 17 9 7 16 26 — — — — — 1999–2000 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 53 20 20 40 22 — — — — — 2000–01 Port Huron Border Cats UHL 56 33 30 63 31 — — — — — 2001–02 Port Huron Border Cats UHL 69 50 35 85 44 — — — — — 2002–03 Fort Wayne Komets UHL 75 30 17 47 46 12 4 5 9 2 2003–04 Saint-Jean Mission QSPHL 18 17 14 31 10 — — — — — 2003–04 Fort Wayne Komets UHL 57 39 30 69 48 7 1 1 2 0 2004–05 Port Huron Beacons UHL 66 47 29 76 57 — — — — — 2004–05 Sorel-Tracy Mission LNAH 1 2 1 3 0 — — — — — 2005–06 Roanoke Valley Vipers UHL 56 33 43 76 69 — — — — — 2005–06 Danbury Trashers UHL 14 8 9 17 6 18 12 11 23 12 2006–07 Tulsa Oilers CHL 64 39 32 71 50 — — — — — 2007–08 Tulsa Oilers CHL 63 35 36 71 40 — — — — — 2008–09 Manchester Phoenix EIHL 54 44 35 79 30 2 1 1 2 2 2009–10 HC Valpellice Serie A 24 6 15 21 20 — — — — — 2009–10 Tulsa Oilers CHL 16 3 3 6 8 — — — — — 2010–11 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 62 29 33 62 64 4 5 2 7 4 2011–12 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 54 39 29 68 48 1 0 1 1 0 2012–13 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 5 1 4 5 2 — — — — — 2012–13 Tulsa Oilers CHL 26 4 12 16 12 — — — — — Professional totals 911 540 452 992 703 68 31 28 59 63