Nick Beverley

Nick Beverley
Born	(1947-04-21) April 21, 1947 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Boston Bruins Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers Minnesota North Stars Los Angeles Kings Colorado Rockies
Coached for	Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1966–1980

Nicholas Gerald Beverley (born April 21, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. Beverley played over 500 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) and later coached in both the NHL and American Hockey League (AHL).

Career

Beverley played for the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, and Colorado Rockies, totalling 18 goals, 94 assists for 112 total points in 501 games played. He scored his first NHL goal as a member of the Boston Bruins in his team's 6-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on January 14, 1973 at Boston Garden. It was the only goal Beverley scored as a Bruin. He was traded from the Bruins to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Darryl Edestrand. He was then acquired by the New York Rangers from the Penguins for Vic Hadfield on May 28, 1974.

Following his playing career, he became assistant coach of the Los Angeles Kings in 1981. He later became head coach of the New Haven Nighthawks of the AHL. Beverley spent a total of 14 years with the Kings holding a variety of positions including scout, assistant coach, head coach of minor affiliate, director of player personnel, assistant general manager and general manager. While in the position of general manager he led the Kings to their first Stanley Cup finals. After leaving the Kings, Beverley worked for the Toronto Maple Leafs as director of pro scouting, director of player personnel and as interim head coach when Pat Burns was released. As interim head coach, the Maple Leafs went 9–6–2 to finish the season. They made the playoffs, but lost in six games to the St. Louis Blues.

Following his time with the Leafs, Beverley joined his friend Mike Smith as assistant general manager of the Chicago Black Hawks. Following a big shakeup of the Blackhawks management, Beverley found himself unemployed with few prospects for jobs due to the looming work stoppage in 2004-05. In July 2005 he was signed as a scout for the Nashville Predators.

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1963–64	Oshawa Generals	OHA-Jr.		3	0	1	1	0		6	0	0	0	0
1964–65	Oshawa Generals	OHA-Jr.		56	0	10	10	42		6	0	1	1	19
1965–66	Oshawa Generals	OHA-Jr.		47	0	10	10	41		17	1	4	5	18
1965–66	Oshawa Generals	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		14	2	5	7	6
1966–67	Boston Bruins	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	Oshawa Generals	OHA-Jr.		48	8	14	22	57		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Oklahoma City Blazers	CPHL		70	8	20	28	60		4	0	0	0	17
1968–69	Oklahoma City Blazers	CHL		62	3	22	25	32		12	0	4	4	4
1969–70	Boston Bruins	NHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Oklahoma City Blazers	CHL		58	6	24	30	26		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Hershey Bears	AHL		70	3	23	26	46		4	0	0	0	2
1971–72	Boston Bruins	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Boston Braves	AHL		73	9	31	40	36		9	0	5	5	2
1972–73	Boston Bruins	NHL		75	1	10	11	26		4	0	0	0	0
1973–74	Boston Bruins	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		67	2	14	16	21		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	New York Rangers	NHL		67	3	15	18	19		3	0	1	1	0
1975–76	New York Rangers	NHL		63	1	8	9	46		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	New York Rangers	NHL		9	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		52	2	17	19	6		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		57	7	14	21	18		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		7	0	3	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Colorado Rockies	NHL		52	2	4	6	6		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Fort Worth Texans	CHL		12	0	6	6	4		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Colorado Rockies	NHL		46	0	9	9	10		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				501	18	94	112	156		7	0	1	1	0

NHL coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season					Post Season
		Won	Lost	Tied	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Result
TOR	1995-96	9	6	2	.600	3rd in Central Division	2	4	Lost In First Round
Total		9	6	2	.600	0 Division Championships	2	4	0 Stanley Cups

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database