Frank Beaton

Template:Short description Template:Infobox ice hockey player 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 season						Playoffs
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		—	—	—	—	—

External links

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