Mark Beaufait
Mark David Beaufait (born May 13, 1970 in Royal Oak, Michigan) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He played 5 games in the National Hockey League with the San Jose Sharks during the 1992–93 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1992 to 2009, was spent mainly in the International Hockey League and in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Internationally he played for the American national team at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
| Mark Beaufait | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
May 13, 1970 Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 09 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | San Jose Sharks | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL Draft |
1991 NHL Supplemental Draft San Jose Sharks | ||
| Playing career | 1992–2009 | ||
Playing career
As a youth, Beaufait played in the 1982 and 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Detroit Compuware and Michigan Dynamos minor ice hockey teams.[1]
Beaufait attended Northern Michigan University from 1988 to 1992, winning the 1991 NCAA championship,[2] and then turned pro.
He played five games for the San Jose Sharks of the NHL during the 1992–93 season. He was a member of the 1994 US Olympic team.[3]
After playing for the Kansas City Blades and the San Diego Gulls, he embarked on a six-year stint with fellow IHL side Orlando Solar Bears, winning the Turner Cup in 2001,[4] while leading the team in scoring,[5] followed by a single season with AHL's Houston Aeros (2001–02).
He spent the last seven years of his career playing for the Eisbären Berlin of the German DEL. Beaufait appeared in 400 DEL games for Berlin between 2002 and 2009, scoring 134 goals, while assisting on 249 more.[6] He won four national championships with the Eisbären team, while leading the league in scoring in 2002-03. He retired on April 16, 2009. In January 2011, he had his jersey number 19 retired by the Eisbären Berlin organization.[7][8]
Coaching career
He coaches his son Cole, as the head coach of Little Caesers Peewee AAA Team in Grand Rapids and was named full-time assistant coach of East Kentwood High School in Kentwood, Michigan, prior to the 2010–11 season.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 34 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 47 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 41 | 31 | 50 | 81 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 66 | 19 | 40 | 59 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1992–93 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 21 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | United States National Team | Intl | 51 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 68 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 77 | 30 | 79 | 109 | 87 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 22 | ||
| 1996–97 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 80 | 26 | 65 | 91 | 63 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | ||
| 1997–98 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 76 | 24 | 61 | 85 | 56 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 10 | ||
| 1998–99 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 71 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 38 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 1999–00 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 78 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 87 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 54 | 23 | 42 | 65 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 63 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 50 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 74 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 45 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 51 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 47 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 46 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 12 | ||
| 2005–06 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 50 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 51 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 39 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||
| NHL totals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| IHL totals | 591 | 214 | 428 | 642 | 427 | 93 | 28 | 67 | 95 | 80 | ||||
| DEL totals | 282 | 93 | 183 | 276 | 299 | 55 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 44 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | United States | OLY | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WCHA All-Tournament Team | 1991 | [9] |
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
- "Northern Michigan University". www.nmuwildcats.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- "1994 - Lillehammer". Olympics and Paralympics. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Mark Beaufait". www.legendsofhockey.net. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- "It's 12 years in making, but 2001 Solar Bears to get banner Saturday". orlandosentinel.com. 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- Berlin, Eisbären. "Eisbären Berlin :: Statistiken". www.eisbaeren.de. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- "East Kentwood hockey assistant Mark Beaufait returns to Germany to have jersey retired". MLive.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- Berlin, Eisbären. "Eisbären Berlin :: Video Gallery". www.eisbaeren.de. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Mark Beaufait on LinkedIn