Education
Beaufait attended Northern Michigan University from 1988 to 1992, winning the 1991 National Collegiate Athletic Association championship, and then turned pro.
Beaufait attended Northern Michigan University from 1988 to 1992, winning the 1991 National Collegiate Athletic Association championship, and then turned pro.
He resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He played five games for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League during the 1992-1993 season. He spent the last seven playing for the Eisbären Berlin of the German DEL. Beaufait appeared in 400 DEL games for Berlin between 2002 and 2009, scoring 134 goals, while assisting on 249 more.
He retired on April 16, 2009.
In January 2011, he had his jersey number 19 retired by the Eisbären Berlin organization.
After playing for the Kansas City Blades and the San Diego Gulls, he embarked on a six-year stint with fellow IHL side Orlando Solar Bears, winning the Turner Cup in 2001, while leading the team in scoring, followed by a single season with AHL’s Houston Aeros (2001-2002). He won four national championships with the Eisbären team, while leading the league in scoring in 2002-2003.
He was a member of the 1994 United States Olympic team