Ed Beers

Edward Joseph "Eddy" Beers (born October 12, 1959) is a Dutch-born Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played 250 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Calgary Flames and St. Louis Blues between 1982 and 1986. He was nearly a point per game player in his time in the NHL, but his NHL career was cut short by injury.

Playing career Born in Zwaag, Netherlands, Beers played for the Calgary Flames and St. Louis Blues. He also played for the University of Denver in the NCAA from 1979 to 1982 and led the NCAA in scoring his senior season. In 1982, Beers became the second player born in the Netherlands to play in the NHL. A back injury suffered in preseason camp of 1986 led to Beers retiring.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1976–77 Merritt Centennials BCJHL 30 12 7 19 138 — — — — — 1977–78 Merritt Centennials BCJHL 63 54 61 115 100 — — — — — 1978–79 Merritt Centennials BCJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1978–79 University of Denver WCHA 19 6 7 13 37 — — — — — 1979–80 University of Denver WCHA 36 13 20 33 24 — — — — — 1980–81 University of Denver WCHA 39 24 15 39 63 — — — — — 1981–82 University of Denver WCHA 42 50 34 84 59 — — — — — 1981–82 Calgary Flames NHL 5 1 1 2 21 — — — — — 1982–83 Calgary Flames NHL 41 11 15 26 21 8 1 1 2 27 1982–83 Colorado Flames CHL 29 12 17 29 52 — — — — — 1983–84 Calgary Flames NHL 73 36 39 75 88 11 2 5 7 12 1984–85 Calgary Flames NHL 74 28 40 68 94 3 1 0 1 0 1985–86 Calgary Flames NHL 33 11 10 21 8 — — — — — 1985–86 St. Louis Blues NHL 24 7 11 18 24 19 3 4 7 8 NHL totals 250 94 116 210 256 41 7 10 17 47

Awards and honours Award Year All-WCHA First Team 1981–82