Nick Beverley

Nick Beverley
Born	April 21, 1947 (1947-04-21) (age 64) Toronto, Ontario, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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
Playing career	1966–1980

Nicholas Gerald Beverley (born April 21, 1947) is a former hockey player in the NHL and former head coach in the NHL and AHL.

He played for the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, and Colorado Rockies. His NHL career totals are 18 goals, 94 assists for 112 total points in 501 games played. 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 and only Stanley Cup finals. After leaving the Kings, Beverley worked for the Toronto Maple Leafs as drector 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. They made the playoffs, but lost in 6 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 2004/2005. In July 2005 Beverley was signed as a scout for the Nashville Predators.

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season							Post season
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
TOR	1995–96	17	9	6	2	-	(80)	3rd in Central	Lost in first round

External links

• Nick Beverley's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Bill Hogaboam	Minnesota North Stars captain 1977–78	Succeeded by J. P. Parise
Preceded by Pat Burns	Head Coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs 1995–96	Succeeded by Mike Murphy
Preceded by Rogatien Vachon	General Manager of the Los Angeles Kings 1992-94	Succeeded by Sam McMaster

Persondata
Name	Beverley, Nick
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	April 21, 1947
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, CAN
Date of death
Place of death