Frank Beaton

Alexander Francis "Seldom" Beaton (born April 28, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 153 games in the World Hockey Association with the Cincinnati Stingers, Edmonton Oilers, and Birmingham Bulls from 1975 to 1978 and 25 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers from 1979 to 1980.

Notoriously, Beaton was traded in 1982 by the New York Islanders to the Minnesota North Stars, in exchange for a steak dinner.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1969–70 Dartmouth Lakers MJrHL — — — — — 4 1 0 1 2 1970–71 Dartmouth Lakers MJrHL — — — — — — — — — — 1970–71 Cape Breton Metros MJrHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1970–71 Antigonish Bulldogs MJrHL — — — — — 7 4 5 9 22 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 — — — — — 1976–77 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 Birmingham Bulls WHA 56 6 9 15 279 5 2 0 2 10 1977–78 Hampton Gulls AHL 6 0 2 2 33 — — — — — 1978–79 New York Rangers NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1978–79 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 74 6 23 29 319 10 2 0 2 40 1979–80 New York Rangers NHL 23 1 1 2 43 — — — — — 1979–80 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 40 10 14 24 106 10 1 4 5 52 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 WHA totals 153 12 21 33 614 — — — — — NHL totals 25 1 1 2 43 — — — — —