The Hockey Journey of Bill Beveridge

WILLIAM (BILL) BEVERIDGE

Section 19, PC 427

Born in Ottawa on July 1, 1909, Bill Beveridge was an outstanding goaltender from an early age. He played with Shamrocks of the Ottawa Junior City League at the age of 14, and later enjoyed success with New Edinburgh, winning the Ottawa City and District championship in 1926–27.

In 1929, prior to start of the season, the Detroit Cougars of the National Hockey League came calling and Beveridge made his NHL debut on November 29, 1929. He was loaned to the Ottawa Senators for the 1930– 31 season, and then,while the Senators took a sabbatical from the NHL for a year, he moved to the Providence Reds of the Can-Am League where he registered 23 wins.

With the return of the Senators, Beveridge was the top net-minder until the demise the team in 1933–34. He followed the franchise to St. Louis for one season before heading to the Montreal Maroons for the next three campaigns. After that, he made stops in the minors with teams in Syracuse, New Haven, Providence, Buffalo and Cleveland before returning to the NHL with the New York Rangers for 17 games in 1942–43.

During his career, Beveridge posted 18 shutouts in 297 games and had a 2.87 average. After his retirement, he started up a juvenile hockey league in 1945 in order to develop young players.

In 1947–48, he coached Carleton College in the Intermediate Intercollegiate Hockey League. After his playing career, he turned to the real estate field and was a member of the Ottawa Real Estate Board.

He was also an active member of the community with South Ottawa Kiwanis Club. He passed away on February 13, 1995.