Matt Beca
Matt Beca | |||
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Born |
Mississauga, ON, CAN | March 6, 1986||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
EIHL team Former teams |
Braehead Clan Springfield Falcons Charlotte Checkers RT Bad Nauheim | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2010–present |
Matt Beca (born March 6, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for Braehead Clan of the EIHL. He previously played for Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim of the DEL2.
Prior to turning professional, Beca attended Clarkson University where he played four seasons of college hockey with the NCAA Division I Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey team.[1] Beca was a freshman with the Golden Knights when they won the 2006-07 ECAC conference tournament, and he was named as the team's most valuable player, winning the Bill Harrison MVP Award, during his senior year.[2][3]
During the 2012–13 season, Beca compiled 23 points in 31 games for the Everblades before he was reassigned by the Checkers as part of a trade for Matthew Pistilli to the South Carolina Stingrays on December 31, 2012.[4]
After four seasons of professional hockey in North America, Beca left to sign his first European contract with German club, Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim of the DEL2 on July 28, 2013.[5]
Ahead of the 2016/17 season, Beca signed for Braehead Clan of the UK's EIHL.
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2002–03 | Brampton Capitals | OPJHL | 49 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Hamilton Red Wings | OPJHL | 41 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Oakville Blades | OPJHL | 49 | 24 | 52 | 76 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Oakville Blades | OPJHL | 49 | 43 | 43 | 86 | 54 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 39 | ||
2006–07 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 38 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 39 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 35 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 37 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 62 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 62 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 43 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 31 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 32 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | RT Bad Nauheim | DEL2 | 54 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | RT Bad Nauheim | DEL2 | 51 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 44 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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ECAC Hockey Tournament Championship | 2006–07 | [6] |
All-ECAC Hockey Third Team | 2007–08 |
References
- ↑ "Falcons Announce Multiple Player Moves". Springfield Falcons. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ↑ "Checkers Add Rookie Forward Beca". Charlotte Checkers. 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
- ↑ "Checkers Bring Back Beca, Add Donald". Charlotte Checkers. 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ↑ "High scoring forward Matt Beca joins Stingrays". South Carolina Stingrays. 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ↑ "Red Devils commit to forward with AHL, ECHL experience" (in German). Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim. 2013-07-28. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
- ↑ "Beca shines through tough times". Watertown Daily Times. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
External links
- Matt Beca's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Matt Beca's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database