Colton Beck
Colton Beck (born June 10, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with Stavanger Oilers of the Eliteserien.
| Colton Beck | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 10, 1990 Langley, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Eliteserien team Former teams |
Stavanger Oilers St. John's IceCaps Iowa Wild Stockton Heat | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Playing career
Prior to playing for the Alaska Nanooks, Beck played for the Langley Chiefs of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL).[1] After completion of his college career, he signed with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL in 2014.[2] In January 2016, Beck signed with the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL).[3]
During the 2018–19 season, on November 1, 2018, Beck signed a two-year, two-way contract with Iowa's parent affiliate, the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).[4]
As a free agent after five seasons with the Iowa Wild, Beck was left unsigned with the delayed 2020–21 North American season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On December 10, 2020, Beck agreed to a one-year contract with German second tier club, EV Landshut of the DEL2, however with concerns over his family's health with the birth of a newborn, and the commencement of a lockdown through Germany, Beck was released from his contract on December 16, 2020.[5]
On February 12, 2021, having returned to Canada, Beck was signed to a professional tryout contract with the Stockton Heat of the AHL.[6] Remaining with the Heat for the shortened 2020–21 season, Beck collected 1 goal and 6 points in 21 games.
As a free agent, Beck decided to recommit to a European career, agreeing to a one-year contract with Austrian based club, Dornbirn Bulldogs of the ICEHL, on August 25, 2021.[7]
In June 2022, he signed for Norwegian Eliteserien club Stavanger Oilers.[8] In the last game of the 2022–23 season, Beck scored two goals as Stavanger Oilers beat Storhamar 3–0 to become Norwegian champions.[9]
Personal life
Beck's father, Murray, was drafted 104th overall by the Houston Aeros in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft. His uncle, Barry, played in the NHL from 1977 to 1990.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Langley Chiefs | BCHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Langley Chiefs | BCHL | 46 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Langley Chiefs | BCHL | 60 | 36 | 27 | 63 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Langley Chiefs | BCHL | 60 | 39 | 47 | 86 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | U. of Alaska-Fairbanks | CCHA | 38 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | U. of Alaska-Fairbanks | CCHA | 36 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | U. of Alaska-Fairbanks | CCHA | 35 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | U. of Alaska-Fairbanks | WCHA | 37 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 65 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 18 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 52 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 74 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 72 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 74 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 47 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Dornbirn Bulldogs | ICEHL | 45 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Ilves | Liiga | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Stavanger Oilers | NOR | 45 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | ||
| AHL totals | 343 | 42 | 68 | 110 | 112 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
References
- "Meet Men's Hockey Rookie Forward Colton Beck". alaskananooks.com. September 29, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- "Beck Re-Signs with ECHL's Idaho Steelheads". alaskananooks.com. August 20, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- "Colton Beck signs two-year deal with Iowa". www.iowawild.com. May 23, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- "Wild signs Beck to two-year, two way deal". NHL.com. November 1, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- "Contract with Colton Beck is terminated" (in German). EV Landshut. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- Stockton Heat (February 12, 2021). "Heat roster updates". Twitter. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- "New signing with leadership potential" (in German). Dornbirn Bulldogs. August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- "Colton Beck klar for Oilers" (in Norwegian). Stavanger Oilers. June 10, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- "Gulljubel i Stavanger – Oilers tok sin niende NM-tittel". NRK (in Norwegian). April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database