Roxy Beaudro

Roxy Beaudro
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Born	(1884-02-29)February 29, 1884 Red Lake Falls, MN, USA
Died	Barrie, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Kenora Thistles Toronto 228th Battalion
Playing career	1896–1917

Rocque Francis "Roxy" Beaudro (February 29, 1884 – February 10, 1960) was an American amateur, and later professional, ice hockey winger. He was a member of the 1907 Stanley Cup champion Kenora Thistles.

Playing career

Born in Red Lake Falls, Minnesota on February 29, 1884, Beaudro moved to the Rat Portage, Ontario area in the early 1890s. At a young age he developed an interest in ice hockey and by 1896 had joined a team of other local boys, including future Hockey Hall of Famers Tommy Phillips, Si Griffis, Billy McGimsie, and Tom Hooper.

Beaudro played for the Rat Portage Thistles (later the Kenora Thistles) from 1896–1907, competing in five Stanley Cup series; one in 1903 and 1905 (as a spare), and three in 1907. Beaudro scored the game winning, series clinching goal in game two of Kenora's successful Stanley Cup match vs. the Montreal Wanderers in January 1907.

After several years of retirement from 1907–16, Beaudro returned to play for the NHA's Toronto 228th Battalion squad in 1916–17, playing eight games with the team as a defenceman before shipping overseas to fight in World War I.

Personal

As a member of the 228th Battalion, Beaudro earned the rank of captain. Prior to entering the 228th, Beaudro was an accountant.

Beaudro returned from the war and later settled in Toronto, attending Toronto Maple Leafs games as a guest of announcer Foster Hewitt.

Beaudro was a Roman Catholic.

Death

After a short battle with cancer, Beaudro died on February 10, 1960, in Barrie, Ontario. He was 75 years old.

External links

• Online Biography of Roxy Beaudro at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)
• Roxy Beaudro at Find a Grave