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Robert Charles Beers (born May 20, 1967 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania but raised in Cheektowaga, NY outside of Buffalo, attending Maryvale High School) is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman.He currently serves as a radio commentator on Boston Bruins broadcasts on the 98.5 The Sports Hub Bruins radio network and is an occasional contributor to NESN Bruins and College Hockey broadcasts. Beers played Division 1 College Hockey at the University of Maine, in Orono, Maine. He is one of many former Black Bear players who went on to play in the NHL.
Career
As a youth, he played in the 1980 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Buffalo Regals minor ice hockey team.
Beers was drafted in the 10th round, 210th overall, by the Boston Bruins in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He played hockey with the Buffalo Jr. Sabres, Northern Arizona University and the University of Maine before reaching the NHL level. His career was split between the NHL, AHL and IHL. Beers represented the United States in 1993, 1994 and 1997 at the World Championships. After retiring from the NHL, the Bruins organization brought him back to play on their minor league affiliate the Providence Bruins. He played mainly in home games through parts of the 1998–99 and 1999-2000 season, and was on the ice when Providence captured the 1999 Calder Cup.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Northern Arizona | NCAA | 28 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Maine | H-East | 38 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Maine | H-East | 41 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Maine | H-East | 44 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 74 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 1990–91 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 36 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 33 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 33 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 64 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 66 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | New York Islanders | NHL | 22 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 65 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 54 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 16 | ||
| 1995–96 | New York Islanders | NHL | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 45 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 27 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 258 | 28 | 79 | 107 | 225 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 122 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-Hockey East Second Team | 1988–89 | |
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 1988–89 | |
| Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 1989 |
