Frank Beaton Explained

Position:	Left wing
Played For:	Cincinnati Stingers Edmonton Oilers Birmingham Bulls New York Rangers
Shoots:	Left
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	10
Weight Lb:	175
Birth Date:	28 April 1953
Birth Place:	Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Draft:	Undrafted
Wha Draft:	Undrafted
Career Start:	1973
Career End:	1983

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.^{[1] [2]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP				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		—	—	—	—	—

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bluelines: Who's Better, Sidney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin? . Fischler . Stan . December 23, 2022 . thehockeynews.com . The Hockey News . "I kid you not – when Bill Torrey was constructing the Islanders’ dynasty of the 1980s, he traded minor leaguer Frank Beaton – ostensibly as a favor to his North Stars GM buddy Lou Nanne – in exchange for dinner at the posh Manhattan steakhouse, Palm ... Bow Tie Bill revealed that the dinner bill totalled $380, which was big bucks in those days.".
2. Web site: Frank Beaton: Transactions . December 23, 2022 . www.hockey-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC .