| François Beauchemin | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 4, 1980 Sorel-Tracy, QC, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Anaheim Ducks Montreal Canadiens Columbus Blue Jackets Toronto Maple Leafs |
| National team | Canada |
| NHL Draft | 75th overall, 1998 Montreal Canadiens |
| Playing career | 2000–present |
François Beauchemin (born June 4, 1980) is a French Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a member of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League, his second tenure with the organization.
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Beauchemin played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for four season with the Laval Titan Collège Français, Acadie-Bathurst Titan and Moncton Wildcats. In his draft year, he recorded 47 points in 70 games with Laval. He was then drafted 75th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Upon being drafted, he returned to the QMJHL for two more seasons, helping Acadie-Bathurst to a President's Cup in 1999 as league champions.
Turning pro in 2000–01, Beachemin spent four seasons with the Canadiens organization playing between several minor league affiliates. He made his NHL debut in 2002–03, appearing in 1 game for the Canadiens. On September 14, 2004, Beauchemin was placed on waivers and claimed by the Columbus Blue Jackets.[1] As NHL play was suspended due to the lockout, he spent the 2004–05 season with the Blue Jackets American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.
The next season, Beauchemin earned an NHL roster spot with the Blue Jackets and played 11 games with the club in 2005–06 before being traded along with Tyler Wright to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for Sergei Fedorov on November 15, 2005.[2] He emerged as a top-four defenceman with the Ducks and immediately began producing, with 34 points in 61 games with the Mighty Ducks after the trade. After establishing himself with the Ducks, Beauchemin helped the club to a Stanley Cup championship in 2007.
On November 14, 2008, Beauchemin suffered a torn ACL in his left knee in a game against the Nashville Predators. He was expected to be sidelined for the remainder of the 2008–09 season,[3] but returned to the Ducks for their first round playoff series against the San Jose Sharks.
On July 6, 2009 Beauchemin signed a 3-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs.[4] He appeared in all 82 of Toronto's games during the 2009-10 NHL Season, scoring five goals.
On February 9, 2011, Beauchemin was traded back to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for right winger Joffrey Lupul, defenceman Jake Gardiner and a fourth round 2013 conditional draft pick.
Beauchemin and his wife Marie Claude have 2 children, a son, Samuel (born July 16, 2006),[5] and a daughter, Emily (born April 20, 2009).[6] who were both born in Anaheim, California.[7]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Richelieu | QAAA | 40 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Laval Titan Collège Français | QMJHL | 66 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 112 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Laval Titan Collège Français | QMJHL | 70 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 132 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | ||
| 1998–99 | Acadie-Bathurst Titan | QMJHL | 31 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 53 | 23 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 55 | ||
| 1999–00 | Acadie-Bathurst Titan | QMJHL | 38 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 33 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 2000–01 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 56 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Mississippi Sea Wolves | ECHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 56 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 75 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 92 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 2002–03 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 77 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 2004–05 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 72 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 61 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | ||
| 2006–07 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 71 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 2007–08 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 82 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| 2008–09 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 2009–10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 82 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 54 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 27 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 409 | 31 | 102 | 133 | 237 | 61 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 70 | ||||
| AHL totals | 336 | 30 | 92 | 122 | 336 | 36 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 34 | ||||
| QMJHL totals | 238 | 42 | 140 | 182 | 416 | 58 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 94 | ||||