Chris Beckford-Tseu
Chris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2004 to 2011, was spent in the minor leagues. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
| Chris Beckford-Tseu | |||
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| Born |
June 22, 1984 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for | St. Louis Blues | ||
| NHL Draft |
159th overall, 2003 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2011 | ||
Playing career
As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario.[1]
Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario Hockey League. He was drafted 91st overall in the 2000 OHL Priority Draft. He played for the Guelph Storm, the Oshawa Generals and the Kingston Frontenacs. His best OHL year was with the Generals in 2002-03, where he had 25 wins and a 3.16 GAA.
In 2003, he was chosen 159th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the NHL Entry Draft.
In 2004, Beckford-Tseu started his professional career by appearing with the Peoria Rivermen, the Blues AHL affiliate. During the 2004-05 season, he accumulated a 2.71 GAA and a .908 SV% backing up Alfie Michaud.
NHL
Beckford-Tseu played in his only NHL game on February 21, 2008 against the Los Angeles Kings.[2] In that game, he saved 8 shots out of 9.
The Panthers signed him as a free agent on July 3, 2008.[3]
Beckford-Tseu played for the Worcester IceCats, Alaska Aces, Peoria Rivermen, and Rochester Americans.
Post career
Beckford-Tseu is currently the Goaltender Coach for Toronto Metropolitan University men's hockey team, the TMU Bold.[4] As well, he also started a program called "Professional Goaltending Development" where he, and former AHL player Rob Gherson, train young goalies.[5]
Playing style
Beckford-Tseu is a big goalie who generally covers a lot of net. Despite that size, he tends not to challenge the shooters. He also has good reflexes.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2000–01 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OJHL | 25 | 9 | 15 | 1 | — | 1506 | 119 | 1 | 4.75 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 240 | 10 | 0 | 2.50 | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 207 | 16 | 0 | 4.64 | .818 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 341 | 19 | 0 | 3.34 | .900 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 310 | 16 | 0 | 3.10 | .902 | ||
| 2002–03 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 54 | 25 | 26 | 2 | — | 2978 | 157 | 4 | 3.16 | .891 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 727 | 48 | 1 | 3.96 | .878 | ||
| 2003–04 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 495 | 28 | 0 | 3.39 | .888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 40 | 16 | 19 | 2 | — | 2226 | 121 | 3 | 3.26 | .911 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 303 | 18 | 0 | 3.56 | .918 | ||
| 2004–05 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Peoria Rivermen | ECHL | 29 | 11 | 12 | 3 | — | 1594 | 72 | 1 | 2.71 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 16 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 737 | 38 | 0 | 3.10 | .885 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 238 | 15 | 0 | 3.78 | .872 | ||
| 2005–06 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 19 | 16 | 1 | — | 2 | 1152 | 36 | 2 | 1.87 | .929 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 795 | 27 | 3 | 2.04 | .930 | ||
| 2006–07 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 29 | 12 | 11 | — | 4 | 1654 | 75 | 1 | 2.72 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 426 | 9 | 2 | 1.27 | .950 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | .889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 34 | 15 | 14 | — | 2 | 1871 | 82 | 1 | 2.63 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 16 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 | 921 | 36 | 1 | 2.34 | .923 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 7 | 0 | 4.27 | .887 | ||
| 2008–09 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 22 | 3 | 14 | — | 1 | 1112 | 73 | 0 | 3.94 | .870 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 4.62 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Phoenix Roadrunners | ECHL | 11 | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | 577 | 49 | 0 | 5.09 | .863 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 6 | 0 | 4 | — | 0 | 296 | 23 | 0 | 4.66 | .869 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 38 | 19 | 11 | — | 4 | 2145 | 114 | 2 | 3.19 | .903 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 467 | 30 | 0 | 3.85 | .889 | ||
| 2010–11 | Victoria Salmon Kings | ECHL | 8 | 1 | 5 | — | 0 | 383 | 31 | 0 | 4.86 | .832 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Greenville Road Warriors | ECHL | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 300 | 8 | 1 | 1.60 | .940 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 264 | 7 | 1 | 1.59 | .920 | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | .889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- "Kings beat Blues 5-1 behind O'Sullivan's first five-point game". NHL.com. February 22, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- "Panthers add Fitzpatrick, DeLory, MacIntyre, Beckford-Tseu to roster". NHL.com. July 3, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- "Hockey (M) Coaches".
- "About". Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- "Chris Beckford-Tseu". 31 May 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database