| 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 | ||
Colton Beck (born June 10, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with Stavanger Oilers of the Eliteserien.
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]
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]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||