Beauregard: Hot Streak

You wouldn’t even notice it for most players in the league. But for a player who is on course to shatter the 100-point mark, any night when David Beauregard fails to get on the score sheet appears strange.

So strange in fact that four games passed by recently without Beauregard lighting the lamp. By his high standards, it was a slump. But it didn't last long.

“I was expecting a small slump at some time, but in my slump I had chances to score so I wasn’t so worried,” Beauregard told the Phoenix game programme.

“I know that teams are really trying to stop our line. And it’s getting harder and harder, but I wasn’t expecting to keep this pace all year long. I knew that if I kept working hard and kept my confidence high I would find a way to get my game back.”

After he ended his four-game drought in the Challenge Cup semi-final against Basingstoke on February 4, Beauregard started another scoring streak that has seen him edge closer and closer to Joe Tallari's 55-goal haul from last year.

In the last six games heading into the weekend double-header against the Bison, Beauregard has tallied nine times, including a marker in the Knockout Cup win against Newcastle.

“Our line had a rough month, but we’ve been trying hard and a slump can happen at any time,” Beauregard continued.

“If teams try to stop you more than normally then you have to work harder and try new stuff to get back.”

Tony Hand's tried and tested recipe

"Hand feeds the puck to Molin... GOAL!!"
"Hand passes to Tallari... GOAL!!"
"Hand finds Beauregard... GOAL!!"

The year has changed, the players have changed, but the outcome remains the same. Tony Hand has unearthed another gem in Phoenix forward David Beauregard (14 goals, 9 assists) and has re-established the playmaker-sniper relationship that has worked perfectly for the last two years in Altrincham.

Beauregard, a former San Jose Sharks draft pick, previously scored 47 goals in the UHL and is tied for the Elite League lead with Belfast's Paul Deniset. The scary thing is that he says he's never played with an All Star playmaker like Hand before.

"Before I came over to the UK everybody was telling me how many goals I would score just playing with Tony," Beauregard told the Manchester Phoenix game programme.

"I can understand that now. Throughout my career I’ve been scoring goals without really playing with a true playmaker on my line. "

You can read the entire interview in this week's Manchester Phoenix match night programme.