Nathan Beaulieu
Encyclopedia
Nathan Beaulieu is a Canadian
ice hockey
player who is currently playing for the Saint John Sea Dogs
in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
(QMJHL). He was selected 17th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
by the Montreal Canadiens
. Beaulieu helped the Sea Dogs capture the 2011 Memorial Cup
, and was named to the tournament's all-star team.
in the fourth round (68th overall) of the 2008 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) Midget Draft. When he started his career with the Sea Dogs in 2008
, his father, Jacques was the team's head coach. His father was sacked by the team and replaced with Gerard Gallant
in 2009, an incident which caused Beaulieu to consider leaving the team. After speaking with Gallant, he decided to remain with Saint John.
During the 2010–11 QMJHL season
, Beaulieu established himself as a top prospect for the 2011 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft
, and was nominated for the Mike Bossy Trophy
, awarded to the league's top professional prospect. He lost the award to Sean Couturier
. Beaulieu was ranked fifth among North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau
in their final rankings, an improvement from his mid-season ranking of ninth. Saint John captured the QMJHL league championship and moved on to the 2011 Memorial Cup
. Beaulieu scored the winning goal in the team's first game of the tournament against the host Mississauga Majors. The Sea Dogs met the Majors again in the championship game of the tournament and won 3-1, to capture the Memorial Cup. After the tournament, Beaulieu was named to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team. The Sea Dogs win was the second Memorial Cup win for the Beaulieu family, as Jacques was an assistant coach with the London Knights
when they won in 2005
.
During the off-season, Beaulieu works out with Sam Gagner
, John Carlson
and Cody Hodgson
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who is currently playing for the Saint John Sea Dogs
Saint John Sea Dogs
The Saint John Sea Dogs are a major junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, entering the league as an expansion team in 2005. The Sea Dogs play at Harbour Station, Saint John, New Brunswick, with a capacity of 6,488...
in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...
(QMJHL). He was selected 17th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
2011 NHL Entry Draft
The 2011 NHL Entry Draft was the 49th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 24–25, 2011, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was the first time the Draft was held in the state of Minnesota since the Minnesota North Stars hosted the 1989 NHL Entry Draft.The top three picks consisted...
by the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
. Beaulieu helped the Sea Dogs capture the 2011 Memorial Cup
2011 Memorial Cup
-Playoff round:-Skaters:GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes-Goaltending:This is a combined table of the top goaltenders based on goals against average and save percentage with at least sixty minutes played...
, and was named to the tournament's all-star team.
Playing career
Beaulieu was drafted by the Saint John Sea DogsSaint John Sea Dogs
The Saint John Sea Dogs are a major junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, entering the league as an expansion team in 2005. The Sea Dogs play at Harbour Station, Saint John, New Brunswick, with a capacity of 6,488...
in the fourth round (68th overall) of the 2008 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) Midget Draft. When he started his career with the Sea Dogs in 2008
2008–09 QMJHL season
The 2008–09 QMJHL season was the 40th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . The regular season began on September 11, 2008, and ended on March 15, 2009. The 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge series, featuring Team QMJHL versus the Russian Selects, took place on November 17 and 19, 2008....
, his father, Jacques was the team's head coach. His father was sacked by the team and replaced with Gerard Gallant
Gerard Gallant
Gerard "Turk" Gallant is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former NHL player.Gallant was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, sixth round, one-hundred seventh overall....
in 2009, an incident which caused Beaulieu to consider leaving the team. After speaking with Gallant, he decided to remain with Saint John.
During the 2010–11 QMJHL season
2010–11 QMJHL season
- Saint John Sea Dogs vs. Cape Breton Screaming Eagles: - Montreal Junior Hockey Club vs. Halifax Mooseheads: - Quebec Remparts vs. Val-d'Or Foreurs:- Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. Chicoutimi Saguenéens:...
, Beaulieu established himself as a top prospect for the 2011 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft
2011 NHL Entry Draft
The 2011 NHL Entry Draft was the 49th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 24–25, 2011, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was the first time the Draft was held in the state of Minnesota since the Minnesota North Stars hosted the 1989 NHL Entry Draft.The top three picks consisted...
, and was nominated for the Mike Bossy Trophy
Mike Bossy Trophy
The Mike Bossy Trophy is awarded annually to the player in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League judged to be the best professional prospect. The award is named after former New York Islanders forward Mike Bossy, who played in the QMJHL prior to his Hockey Hall of Fame career.-Winners:-External...
, awarded to the league's top professional prospect. He lost the award to Sean Couturier
Sean Couturier
Sean Couturier is an American-born Canadian ice hockey player currently with the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League...
. Beaulieu was ranked fifth among North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau
NHL Central Scouting Bureau
The NHL Central Scouting Bureau or NHL Central Scouting Services is a department within the National Hockey League that ranks prospects for the NHL Entry Draft at specific times during the hockey season. Players are ranked based on how well they will translate to the professional game in the...
in their final rankings, an improvement from his mid-season ranking of ninth. Saint John captured the QMJHL league championship and moved on to the 2011 Memorial Cup
2011 Memorial Cup
-Playoff round:-Skaters:GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes-Goaltending:This is a combined table of the top goaltenders based on goals against average and save percentage with at least sixty minutes played...
. Beaulieu scored the winning goal in the team's first game of the tournament against the host Mississauga Majors. The Sea Dogs met the Majors again in the championship game of the tournament and won 3-1, to capture the Memorial Cup. After the tournament, Beaulieu was named to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team. The Sea Dogs win was the second Memorial Cup win for the Beaulieu family, as Jacques was an assistant coach with the London Knights
London Knights
The London Knights are a junior ice hockey team from London, Ontario, Canada, playing in the Ontario Hockey League, one of the leagues of the Canadian Hockey League.-Early days–1968:...
when they won in 2005
2005 Memorial Cup
The 2005 Memorial Cup was held May 21–29, 2005 at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario. The Cup tournament featured the champions from the Western Hockey League, the Kelowna Rockets, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, the Rimouski Océanic, the Ottawa 67's representing the Ontario Hockey...
.
During the off-season, Beaulieu works out with Sam Gagner
Sam Gagner
Sam William Gagner is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League . He was drafted by the Oilers in the first round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft....
, John Carlson
John Carlson (ice hockey)
John Carlson is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League...
and Cody Hodgson
Cody Hodgson
Cody Hodgson is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League ....
.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 QMJHL season The 2008–09 QMJHL season was the 40th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . The regular season began on September 11, 2008, and ended on March 15, 2009. The 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge series, featuring Team QMJHL versus the Russian Selects, took place on November 17 and 19, 2008.... |
Saint John Sea Dogs Saint John Sea Dogs The Saint John Sea Dogs are a major junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, entering the league as an expansion team in 2005. The Sea Dogs play at Harbour Station, Saint John, New Brunswick, with a capacity of 6,488... |
QMJHL Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League... |
49 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 QMJHL season The 2009–10 QMJHL season was the 41st season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . The regular season, which consisted of eighteen teams playing 68 games each, began on September 10, 2009, and ended on March 14, 2010.... |
Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 66 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 40 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 22 | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 QMJHL season - Saint John Sea Dogs vs. Cape Breton Screaming Eagles: - Montreal Junior Hockey Club vs. Halifax Mooseheads: - Quebec Remparts vs. Val-d'Or Foreurs:- Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. Chicoutimi Saguenéens:... |
Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 65 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 52 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 26 | ||
| QMJHL totals | 180 | 26 | 74 | 100 | 106 | 44 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 50 | ||||