Playing career

Beaupre emerged as a goaltender in the OHA for the Sudbury Wolves. In 1979-80 he won 28 games and was named to the league's first All-star team.

As one of the top rated goalies in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, Beaupre didn't last very long and was claimed 37th overall by the Minnesota North Stars. In 1981 with Minnesota, Beaupre split goaltending with Gilles Meloche and in his rookie year appeared in the 1981 All-Star Game (his other All-Star appearance would come in 1993), and although Minnesota would lose the series, recorded a 4-2 win in Game 4 of the 1981 Stanley Cup Finals against the powerful New York Islanders.

Traded in 1989 to the Washington Capitals, Beaupre continued to play well and benefit from Washington's solid defense in the early 1990s. He led the NHL with five shutouts in 1990-91, then won a career-high 29 games the next year. By the mid-'90s, the Capitals were looking to Olaf Kolzig to lead them in goal. Beaupre was shipped to the weak Ottawa Senators where he saw plenty of rubber in 71 games over two seasons. Beaupre became the first Ottawa netminder to register a shutout. By the time he was traded to Toronto in 1995-96, the veteran's reflexes were disappearing with age. He retired in 1997, after spending most of the season with the St. John's Maple Leafs of the AHL.

Beaupre is the owner and president of an aerial lift equipment company in Minneapolis.

Career statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1978-79	Sudbury Wolves	OMJHL		54	—	—	—	3248	260	2	4.78	—
1979-80	Sudbury Wolves	OMJHL		59	28	29	2	3447	248	0	4.32	—
1980-81	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		44	18	14	11	2585	138	0	3.20	.895
1981-82	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		29	11	8	9	1634	101	0	3.71	.889
1981-82	Nashville South Stars	CHL		5	2	3	0	299	25	0	5.02	.857
1982-83	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		36	19	10	5	2011	120	0	3.58	.885
1982-83	Birmingham South Stars	CHL		10	8	2	0	599	31	0	3.11	.906
1983-84	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		33	16	13	2	1791	123	0	4.12	.873
1983-84	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	CHL		7	2	5	0	419	30	0	4.30	—
1984-85	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		31	10	17	3	1770	109	1	3.69	.883
1985-86	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		52	25	20	6	3073	182	1	3.55	.892
1986-87	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		47	17	20	6	2622	174	1	3.98	.879
1987-88	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		43	10	22	3	2284	161	0	4.23	.872
1988-89	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		1	0	1	0	59	3	0	3.03	.880
1988-89	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		3	1	2	0	179	9	1	3.02	—
1988-89	Washington Capitals	NHL		11	5	4	0	578	28	1	2.91	.896
1988-89	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		30	14	12	2	1715	102	0	3.57	.881
1989-90	Washington Capitals	NHL		48	23	18	5	2793	150	2	3.22	.890
1990-91	Washington Capitals	NHL		45	20	18	3	2572	113	5	2.64	.897
1990-91	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		2	2	0	0	120	3	0	1.50	.942
1991-92	Washington Capitals	NHL		54	29	17	6	3108	166	1	3.20	.884
1991-92	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		3	1	1	1	184	10	0	3.26	.865
1992-93	Washington Capitals	NHL		58	27	23	5	3282	181	1	3.31	.882
1993-94	Washington Capitals	NHL		53	24	16	8	2853	135	2	2.84	.880
1994-95	Ottawa Senators	NHL		38	8	25	3	2161	121	1	3.36	.896
1995-96	Ottawa Senators	NHL		33	6	23	0	1770	110	1	3.73	.877
1995-96	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		8	0	5	0	336	26	0	4.64	.847
1996-97	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		3	0	3	0	110	10	0	5.46	.833
1996-97	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		47	24	16	4	2623	128	3	2.93	.898
1996-97	Utah Grizzlies	IHL		4	2	2	0	238	13	0	3.27	.877
NHL totals				667	268	277	75	37,392	2151	17	3.45	.885

Playoffs

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1978-79	Sudbury Wolves	OMJHL		10	—	—	600	44	0	4.40	—
1979-80	Sudbury Wolves	OMJHL		9	5	4	552	38	0	4.13	—
1980-81	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		6	4	2	360	26	0	4.33	.881
1981-82	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		2	0	1	60	4	0	4.00	.852
1982-83	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		4	2	2	245	20	0	4.90	.853
1983-84	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		13	6	7	782	40	1	3.07	.895
1984-85	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		4	1	1	184	12	0	3.91	.850
1985-86	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		5	2	3	300	17	0	3.40	.892
1989-90	Washington Capitals	NHL		8	4	3	401	18	0	2.69	.903
1990-91	Washington Capitals	NHL		11	5	5	624	29	1	2.79	.901
1991-92	Washington Capitals	NHL		7	3	4	419	22	0	3.15	.896
1992-93	Washington Capitals	NHL		2	1	1	119	9	0	4.55	.862
1993-94	Washington Capitals	NHL		8	5	2	429	21	1	2.94	.890
1995-96	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		2	0	0	20	2	0	5.88	.846
1996-97	Utah Grizzlies	IHL		7	3	4	438	17	1	2.32	—
NHL totals				72	33	31	3943	220	3	3.35	.888

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