Kris Beech

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Kris Beech
Kris Beech 2013.jpg
Beech with AIK in 2013
Born (1981-02-05) February 5, 1981 (age 43)
Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada [1] [2]
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Washington Capitals
Pittsburgh Penguins
Nashville Predators
Columbus Blue Jackets
Vancouver Canucks
HV71
Genève-Servette HC
Lukko
HC Pardubice
AIK
Straubing Tigers
Vienna Capitals
HC TWK Innsbruck
Belfast Giants
NHL draft 7th overall, 1999
Washington Capitals
Playing career 1996–2016

Kristopher Beech (born February 5, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Beech was born in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, but grew up in Sicamous, British Columbia.

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Playing career

Beech was drafted 7th overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals. At the time he was playing for the Calgary Hitmen of the WHL. Beech was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in July 2001 with Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk, and future considerations for Jaromir Jagr and Frantisek Kucera.

Beech appeared in 79 games for the Penguins, recording 10 goals and 15 assists for 25 points. Disappointed with his development, the Penguins traded Beech on September 9, 2005 to the Nashville Predators for a conditional draft pick. Beech returned to the Capitals organization on March 9, 2006, having been traded, along with a first-round pick, for defenseman Brendan Witt. He was sent down to the Hershey Bears to join their AHL playoff campaign and helped them to a Calder Cup victory against the Milwaukee Admirals.

On January 10, 2008, Beech was claimed off waivers from Columbus by the Vancouver Canucks. [3] However, on January 23, 2008, after just four games with the Canucks in which he recorded one goal and one assist, Beech was subsequently placed on waivers and claimed by the Washington Capitals. [4] Before playing a single game with Washington, Beech was once again placed on waivers, which led to him being re-acquired by the Pittsburgh Penguins, Beech's fourth team in the month of January. [5]

On October 10, 2008, Beech signed a one-year contract with the Swedish Elitserien team HV71. He joined his new team three days later. [6]

On April 28, 2009, Beech was re-signed to a two-year contract extension with HV71. [7] Prior to the 2009–10 season on September 4, 2009, Beech signed a six-week loan contract with HC Genève-Servette. [8] In his eight games with Genève-Servette, he scored two goals. On October 14, 2009, Beech was returned to HV71. [9]

On May 25, 2011, the Finnish club Lukko Rauma announced that Beech signed a one-year contract with the team. [10] Upon completion of the season with Lukko, Beech was again on the move within Europe signing a one-year contract with Czech team HC Pardubice on June 25, 2012. During the 2012–13 season, on December 4, 2012, Beech transferred to join AIK of the Elitserien for the remainder of the season.

In the 2013–14 season, Beech moved to Germany to play in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga with the Straubing Tigers. He scored 24 points in 36 games, before opting to transfer to the Austrian EBEL league with the Vienna Capitals for their playoff run. On July 3, 2014, Beech decided to remain in the EBEL, signing a one-year contract with HC TWK Innsbruck. [11]

On July 2, 2015, Beech signed a one-year contract with Northern Irish club, the Belfast Giants of the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). [12]

Personal

During the offseason, Beech is a guest instructor at the Sicamous Hockey School, located in Sicamous, British Columbia. [13] Since 2017, Beech has worked with various hockey teams and organizations, including the Vancouver Giants and Delta, British Columbia's Delta Hockey Academy, as a mindfulness training coach. [14]

Beech founded Aimability, a performance and health network, in 2017. [15]

Career statistics

Beech with the Milwaukee Admirals in 2005 Kris Beech.jpg
Beech with the Milwaukee Admirals in 2005
Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1996–97 Sicamous Eagles KIJHL 4934367080—————
1996–97 Calgary Hitmen WHL 81120—————
1997–98 Calgary HitmenWHL58101525241245914
1998–99 Calgary HitmenWHL6826416710361458
1999–2000 Calgary HitmenWHL6632548699535816
2000–01 Calgary HitmenWHL4022446610310281026
2000–01 Washington Capitals NHL 40002—————
2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL7910152545—————
2002–03 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 501924437651120
2002–03 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL120116—————
2003–04 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL53202545972296154
2003–04 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL40116—————
2004–05 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL6814486214611461014
2005–06 Milwaukee Admirals AHL2210132330—————
2005–06 Nashville Predators NHL51230—————
2005–06Washington CapitalsNHL50004—————
2005–06 Hershey Bears AHL10861462114142830
2006–07 Washington CapitalsNHL648182646—————
2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL165101522—————
2007–08 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL165492—————
2007–08 Vancouver Canucks NHL41120—————
2007–08Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL50002—————
2008–09 HV71 SEL 451717341161833622
2009–10 Genève–Servette HC NLA 820212—————
2009–10 HV71SEL444812561652710
2010–11 HV71SEL481417315040006
2011–12 Lukko SM-l 591520357930004
2012–13 HC Pardubice ELH 2126816—————
2012–13 AIK SEL2332516—————
2013–14 Straubing Tigers DEL 36816242—————
2013–14 Vienna Capitals EBEL 21344520214
2014–15 HC TWK Innsbruck EBEL519172683—————
2015–16 Belfast Giants EIHL 642525508420110
NHL totals198254267113—————
AHL totals245841452293955928275547
SEL totals16038448223838851338

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References

  1. ↑ ESPN.com: Kris Beech Player Profile
  2. ↑ TheHockeyNews.com: Kris Beech Player Profile
  3. ↑ "Canucks claim Beech off waivers". TSN. January 10, 2008. Archived from the original on January 16, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Beech claimed off waivers by Capitals". TSN. January 23, 2008. Archived from the original on January 27, 2008. Retrieved January 23, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Penguins acquire Beech on waivers". TSN. January 26, 2008. Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2008.
  6. ↑ Wengel, Daniel (October 10, 2008). "Kris Beech klar för HV71". HV71.se (in Swedish). HV71. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Kris Beech stannar i HV71". svt.se (in Swedish). SVT. April 28, 2008. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2008.
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  10. ↑ Robert Pettersson (May 25, 2011). "Beech fortsätter karriären i Finland" (in Finnish). hockeysverige.se. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  11. ↑ HC TWK Innsbruck (July 3, 2014). "Innsbruck secure Beech's services". Facebook. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Former NHL'er Kris Beech joins the Giants". Belfast Giants. July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Sicamous Hockey School: Instructors". Sicamoushockeyschool.com. April 5, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  14. ↑ Ewen, Steve (November 13, 2019). "For ex-WHL star Kris Beech, mind matters in quest for success with Giants, DHA". The Province . Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  15. ↑ "About". Aimability. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Washington Capitals first round draft pick
1999 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Captain of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
2003-04
(shared with)
Patrick Boileau
Tom Kostopoulos		Succeeded by
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