Beaulieu inks deal with K-Wings

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Kalamazoo Wings, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, announced that defenseman Philip Beaulieu has signed a contract for the 2024-25 season.

Beaulieu, 28, skated in 20 games for Asiago (ICEHL) last season, scoring five points (1g-4a) with 14 penalty minutes.

The fifth-year pro made his professional debut with Allen in 2020-21, scoring 23 points (5g-18a) in 41 games, also suiting up in one American Hockey League game for Iowa that season. In 2021-22, Beaulieu was tied for 15th among ECHL defensemen with 38 points (8g-30a) in 61 games for Allen, adding two assists in four playoff games. He played 39 games in 2022-23 with Worcester, picking up 17 assists.

Collegiately, Beaulieu played at Northern Michigan University, scoring 118 points (26g-92a) in 157 games over four seasons (2016-20). He was named Second Team All-American in his sophomore season after scoring 11 goals and leading all NCAA defensemen with 31 assists and 42 points.

Beaulieu earned back-to-back First Team All-WCHA honors in his junior and senior seasons, being named the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2018-19 as a junior and serving as captain his final year with the Wildcats.