Clayton Beddoes

Clayton Beddoes (born November 10, 1970) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey centre.[1] He played two seasons in the National Hockey League. He last coached the Italian team HC Bolzano, and has coached the Italian national team at two World Championships.

Clayton Beddoes
Born	November 10, 1970 Bentley, Alberta, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Boston Bruins
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1994–2002

Playing career

He spent four years playing college ice hockey at Lake Superior State University between 1990 and 1994, earning All-NCAA Second Team honors along with NCAA's Championship All-Tournament Team and All-CCHA Second Team distinction his senior year. He also served as the Lakers' team captain in his final year at LSSU.[2]

Beddoes was signed as a free agent by the Boston Bruins in 1994 and spent the 1994-95 season with the team's AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins. He played sixty career NHL games between 1995 and 1997, scoring two goals and eight assists for ten points.[3]

After spending the 1997-98 season with the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League (65 games: 22 goals, 24 assists), Beddoes signed with the Berlin Capitals of the German elite league Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in 1998. He made 52 appearances for the Capitals in the 1998-99 DEL season, tallying 17 goals, while assisting on 26 more.[4] He spent two more years in the German top-flight, playing for Adler Mannheim and Düsseldorfer EG. He split his last season as a professional athlete (2001–02) between WCHL's Anchorage Aces and Italian team WSV Sterzing. In 2002, Beddoes had to put an end to his playing career due to shoulder issues.

Coaching career

After his retirement in 2002, he began a coaching career in Germany. He served one year as assistant coach of DEL's Iserlohn Roosters (2005–06),[5] followed by a two-year stint in the same position at fellow DEL side Kölner Haie. In September 2008, he was promoted to the head coaching job after the Haie organization had sacked Doug Mason,[6] but was relieved of his duties after only 71 days in that position.[7] He then joined the Frankfurt Lions' coaching staff as an assistant for 2009-10. After the Lions' organization had withdrawn from the German top-flight and made a fresh start in the third-division, Beddoes took over as head coach in 2010-11.[8]

He then embarked on a two-year stint as head coach of Italian Serie A club SG Cortina.[9]

The 2014-15 season saw him serve as skill and development coach of the Red Deers Rebels in the WHL.[10]

In April 2015, Beddoes was named head coach of WSV Sterzing, returning to the Serie A and the club where he spent the last days of his playing career.[11] In July 2017, he was named assistant coach at ERC Ingolstadt of the German DEL[12] and stayed at the job until the end of the 2017-18 season.[13]

On September 28, 2017, he was appointed as head coach of the Italian men's national team.[14]

On March 11, 2019, just before EBEL play-off beginning, Beddoes becomes head coach of Italian team HC Bolzano.

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988–89	Red Deer Rustlers	AJHL		60	18	38	56	115		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Weyburn Red Wings	SJHL		63	34	60	94	69		13	7	6	13	10
1990–91	Lake Superior State University	CCHA		45	14	28	42	26		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Lake Superior State University	CCHA		38	14	26	40	24		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Lake Superior State University	CCHA		45	18	40	58	30		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Lake Superior State University	CCHA		44	23	31	54	56		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Providence Bruins	AHL		65	16	20	36	39		13	3	1	4	18
1995–96	Boston Bruins	NHL		39	1	6	7	44		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Providence Bruins	AHL		32	10	15	25	24		4	2	3	5	0
1996–97	Boston Bruins	NHL		21	1	2	3	13		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Providence Bruins	AHL		36	11	23	34	60		7	2	0	2	4
1997–98	Detroit Vipers	IHL		65	22	24	46	63		22	5	10	15	16
1998–99	Berlin Capitals	DEL		52	17	26	43	12		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Adler Mannheim	DEL		46	13	12	25	41		5	1	0	1	12
2000–01	Düsseldorfer EG	DEL		22	2	3	5	6		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Anchorage Aces	WCHL		5	1	4	5	8		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	WSV Sterzing Broncos	ITA		13	6	10	16	6		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				133	37	58	95	123		24	7	4	11	22
NHL totals				60	2	8	10	57		—	—	—	—	—

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-CCHA Rookie Team	1990–91
All-CCHA Second Team	1993–94
AHCA West Second-Team All-American	1993–94
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team	1994	[15]

References

1. "Clayton Beddoes- Elite Prospects". Elite Prospects.
2. "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Clayton Beddoes". www.legendsofhockey.net. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
3. "Clayton Beddoes". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
4. Zeitung, Berliner (1999-03-20). "Beddoes verläßt die Capitals". www.berliner-zeitung.de. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
5. EISHOCKEY.INFO. "Iserlohn Roosters: Clayton Beddoes wird Nachfolger von Teal Fowler - Amerikaner sammelt erste Erfahrungen hinter der Bande". EISHOCKEY INFO. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
6. "Tischler Clayton Beddoes wird neuer Trainer der Kölner Haie". BILD.de. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
7. "Haie schmeißen Clayton Beddoes raus | koeln.de". www.koeln.de. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
8. Frankfurt, Löwen. "Clayton Beddoes kehrt als Cheftrainer nach Frankfurt zurück - Löwen Frankfurt". www.loewen-frankfurt.de. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
9. "Clayton Beddoes conclude l'avventura ampezzana – SG Cortina". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
10. "Red Deer Advocate - Rebels looking for impact player at import draft". www.reddeeradvocate.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
11. "Nun ist es offiziell: Clayton Beddoes neuer Cheftrainer der Broncos". www.sportnews.bz. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
12. "BEDDOES KOMPLETTIERT TRAINERTEAM". erc-ingolstadt.de. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
13. "Abgänge in Ingolstadt: Schopper, Mauldin, Mouillierat, Stapleton und Swinnen verlassen ERC". www.eishockeynews.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-03-27.
14. "Hockey, Beddoes è il nuovo head coach della Nazionale" (in Italian). September 28, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
15. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

External links

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