Colton Beck

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Colton Beck
Born (1990-06-10) June 10, 1990 (age 33)
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.

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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 TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2006–07 Langley Chiefs BCHL —————30000
2007–08Langley ChiefsBCHL46461027123140
2008–09Langley ChiefsBCHL603627633842134
2009–10Langley ChiefsBCHL603947864810310132
2010–11 U. of Alaska-Fairbanks CCHA 384121616—————
2011–12 U. of Alaska-FairbanksCCHA3613122522—————
2012–13 U. of Alaska-FairbanksCCHA351110218—————
2013–14 U. of Alaska-Fairbanks WCHA 3714253935—————
2013–14 St. John's IceCaps AHL 30000—————
2014–15 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 651831493464152
2015–16 Idaho SteelheadsECHL189142321—————
2015–16 Iowa Wild AHL528132112—————
2016–17 Iowa WildAHL745162124—————
2017–18 Iowa WildAHL7210182828—————
2018–19 Iowa WildAHL741492334111010
2019–20 Iowa WildAHL47471110—————
2020–21 Stockton Heat AHL211564—————
2021–22 Dornbirn Bulldogs ICEHL 4513203322—————
2021–22 Ilves Liiga 7123040000
2022–23 Stavanger Oilers NOR 45122032181567136
AHL totals3434268110112111010

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References

  1. ↑ "Meet Men's Hockey Rookie Forward Colton Beck". alaskananooks.com. September 29, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Beck Re-Signs with ECHL's Idaho Steelheads". alaskananooks.com. August 20, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Colton Beck signs two-year deal with Iowa". www.iowawild.com. May 23, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Wild signs Beck to two-year, two way deal". NHL.com. November 1, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Contract with Colton Beck is terminated" (in German). EV Landshut. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  6. ↑ Stockton Heat (February 12, 2021). "Heat roster updates". Twitter . Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  7. ↑ "New signing with leadership potential" (in German). Dornbirn Bulldogs. August 25, 2021. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Colton Beck klar for Oilers" (in Norwegian). Stavanger Oilers. June 10, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Gulljubel i Stavanger – Oilers tok sin niende NM-tittel". NRK (in Norwegian). April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
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