Andy Bezeau

Andy Bezeau (born March 30, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 10 seasons in the minor leagues.
==Playing career==
After being drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 11th round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, Bezeau reported to the Bruins ECHL affiliate in Johnstown. Despite scoring 11 goals and 21 points in 28 games, Bezeau was traded to the Richmond Renegades for future considerations.
Bezeau moved to the Colonial Hockey League for the 1992–93 and 1993–94 and had back to back 18 goal, 240 PIM seasons. He returned to the ECHL for the end of the 1993-94 season as a member of the South Carolina Stingrays. Bezeau only played 36 games with the Stingrays but recorded 20 points. Bezeau also totals 352 penalty minutes, which was the second highest total in the league. Trevor Buchanan, a former Hartford Whalers draft pick, recorded 422 penalty minutes - 70 more than Bezeau - but also played in 29 more games than Bezeau.
After splitting the 1994-95 season with the Brantford Smoke and the Muskegon Fury, Bezeau spent his next four seasons in the IHL. Bezeau recorded a record 590 penalty minutes during the 1995-96 IHL season, 176 more than Las Vegas Thunder forward Sasha Lakovic.
Bezeau was involved with one of the IHL's strangest trades at the start of the 1996-97 season. Bezeau was upset with the Komets and demanded a trade, even going as far as attending training camp with the Michigan K-Wings while still officially being a member of the Komets' roster. Bezeau would officially be traded to the K-Wings for "future considerations", which ended up being two equipment dryers that used to be part of the Phoenix Roadrunners organization. Bezeau played one game with the K-Wings before the trade was officially voided by the league. Bezeau would later be traded to the Detroit Vipers.
Bezeau started the 1999-2000 season as a training camp invite to the Tampa Bay Lightning, but he was released and assigned to the Detroit Vipers. Bezeau was released from the Vipers in January 2000 and signed with the London Knights of the Ice Hockey Superleague.
Bezeau played one game with the Providence Bruins and retired in 2001. He retired from the IHL with the 19th highest PIM total in league history despite only playing six seasons in the league. In his ten league career, Bezeau accumulated 3477 penalty minutes, which is 18th highest in minor league history.
==Personal==
Since his retirement in 2001, Bezeau has been involved in several hockey training schools. He is a certified power skating instructor with Skate Canada.
Bezeau has also formed his own company, AllPro/ExpressHockey Inc., which also offers clinics on advanced skating techniques.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1989–90 	Niagara Falls Thunder 	OHL 		60 	20 	19 	39 	206 		16 	6 	9 	15 	73
1990–91 	Niagara Falls Thunder 	OHL 		24 	12 	12 	24 	95 		14 	4 	11 	15 	54
1991–92 	Johnstown Chiefs 	ECHL 		28 	11 	10 	21 	142 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Richmond Renegades 	ECHL 		12 	1 	1 	2 	71 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Brantford Smoke 	CoHL 		38 	18 	13 	31 	278 		14 	2 	4 	6 	132
1992–93 	Moncton Hawks 	AHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Brantford Smoke 	CoHL 		22 	18 	16 	34 	240 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	St. Thomas Wildcats 	CoHL 		1 	2 	0 	2 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL 		36 	10 	10 	20 	352 		2 	0 	0 	0 	23
1994–95 	Brantford Smoke 	CoHL 		17 	8 	10 	18 	185 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Phoenix Roadrunners 	IHL 		6 	0 	0 	0 	23 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Muskegon Fury 	CoHL 		46 	14 	17 	31 	357 		17 	9 	7 	16 	88
1994–95 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 		3 	0 	1 	1 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 		74 	10 	11 	21 	590 		5 	0 	2 	2 	28
1996–97 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 		45 	4 	5 	9 	320 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Muskegon Fury 	UHL 		17 	7 	9 	16 	100 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Michigan K-Wings 	IHL 		1 	0 	1 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Detroit Vipers 	IHL 		54 	9 	10 	19 	309 		19 	2 	1 	3 	95
1998–99 	Detroit Vipers 	IHL 		44 	2 	7 	9 	308 		8 	2 	1 	3 	31
1999–00 	Detroit Vipers 	IHL 		19 	2 	1 	3 	148 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	London Knights 	BISL 		11 	1 	5 	6 	44 		8 	2 	2 	4 	29
2000–01 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
IHL totals	IHL totals 	IHL totals		246 	27 	36 	63 	1728 		32 	4 	4 	8 	154
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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