Nicolas Beaudin
| Nicolas Beaudin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 7, 1999 Châteauguay, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
27th overall, 2018 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Canada
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2021 Latvia | |
Nicolas Beaudin (born October 7, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1]
Playing career[]
Beaudin was selected 39th overall by the Drummondville Voltigeurs in the 2015 CHL Draft.[2] He was awarded the Voltigeurs Offensive Player of the Year award at the conclusion of the 2017–18 season.[3]
In the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected 27th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks.[4] On November 9, Beaudin signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Blackhawks.[5]
Player profile[]
Beaudin described his playing style as emulating Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Jake Gardiner.[6]
"He's such a smart guy with his hockey sense and his vision of the game...He often sees a play developing in advance, he knows what will happen, he has good anticipation. He is a proud guy who defends the right way and keeps getting better at it."[7]
— Dominique Ducharme on Beaudin, May 2018
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Châteauguay Grenadiers | QMAAA | 41 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | Châteauguay Grenadiers | QMAAA | 21 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 64 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 68 | 12 | 57 | 69 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 53 | 7 | 49 | 56 | 48 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | ||
| 2019–20 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 59 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Canada | WC | 
|
10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
References[]
- ^ "Nicolas Beaudin at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
- ^ "Repêchage 2015". voltigeurs.ca (in French). June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- ^ "Les gagnants du gala reconnaissance sont maintenant connus". voltigeurs.ca (in French). April 18, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- ^ Neveau, James (June 23, 2018). "Blackhawks Finish Selections in 2018 NHL Draft". NBC Chicago. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "RELEASE: Blackhawks agree to terms with Beaudin". NHL.com. November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ @NHLBlackhawks (June 22, 2018). "Blueliner Nicolas Beaudin says he models his style of play after defenseman Jake Gardiner. #NHLDraft" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Lepage, Guillaume (May 3, 2018). "Beaudin emerging as solid two-way defenseman prospect for 2018 draft". NHL.com. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Chicago Blackhawks draft picks
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Drummondville Voltigeurs players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- People from Châteauguay
- Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1990s births stubs