Matt Beca

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Matt Beca
Matt Beca pregame warmup 5-2-12.jpg
Born (1986-03-06) March 6, 1986 (age 38)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Right
Played for Springfield Falcons
Charlotte Checkers
RT Bad Nauheim
Braehead Clan
Manchester Storm
Glasgow Clan
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–2020

Matt Beca (born March 6, 1986) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He last played for Glasgow Clan of the EIHL, where he was player/assistant coach. He previously played for fellow Elite League side Manchester Storm and Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim of the DEL2.

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Playing career

Prior to turning professional, Beca attended Clarkson University, where he played four seasons of college hockey with the NCAA Division I Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey team. [1] Beca was a freshman with the Golden Knights when they won the 2006-07 ECAC conference tournament, and he was named as the team's most valuable player, winning the Bill Harrison MVP Award, during his senior year. [2]

During the 2012–13 season, Beca compiled 23 points in 31 games for the Everblades before he was reassigned by the Checkers as part of a trade for Matthew Pistilli to the South Carolina Stingrays on December 31, 2012. [3]

After four seasons of professional hockey in North America, Beca left to sign his first European contract with German club, Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim of the DEL2 on July 28, 2013. [4]

Ahead of the 2016/17 season, Beca signed for Braehead Clan of the UK's EIHL, putting up 83 points in 62 league and cup games. [5] On 14 July 2017, Beca followed former Braehead coach Ryan Finnerty to sign for Manchester Storm. In doing so, Beca re-joined former Braehead teammates Jay Rosehill and Mike Hammond who had both signed for the club earlier in the summer. [6] [7]

Beca rejoined the newly renamed Glasgow Clan ahead of the 2018-19 season, spending a further two campaigns with the team before retirement.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2002–03 Brampton Capitals OPJHL 4915304530—————
2003–04 Hamilton Red Wings OPJHL4117264325—————
2004–05 Oakville Blades OPJHL4924527626—————
2005–06Oakville BladesOPJHL49434386542320224239
2006–07 Clarkson University ECAC 3810172714—————
2007–08 Clarkson UniversityECAC3910243410—————
2008–09 Clarkson UniversityECAC3511132418—————
2009–10 Clarkson UniversityECAC3720183840—————
2009–10 Springfield Falcons AHL 51014—————
2010–11 Florida Everblades ECHL 622228503441122
2011–12 Florida EverbladesECHL62213960431859140
2011–12 Charlotte Checkers AHL70110—————
2012–13 Florida EverbladesECHL317162318—————
2012–13 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL1155102—————
2012–13 Charlotte CheckersAHL3257121020000
2013–14 RT Bad Nauheim DEL2 5423365944—————
2014–15 RT Bad NauheimDEL25118335166—————
2015–16Valpellice Italy 2310142414—————
2015–16 HK Nitra Slovak 124484171898
2016–17 Braehead Clan EIHL 522748752820000
2017–18 Manchester Storm EIHL562451751421012
2018–19 Glasgow ClanEIHL602642681820000
2019–20 Glasgow ClanEIHL3913152840—————
AHL totals4468141420000

Awards and honours

AwardYear
ECAC Hockey Tournament Championship 2006–07 [8]
All-ECAC Hockey Third Team 2007–08

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References

  1. ↑ "Falcons Announce Multiple Player Moves". Springfield Falcons . March 24, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "High scoring forward Matt Beca joins Stingrays". South Carolina Stingrays . December 31, 2012. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Red Devils commit to forward with AHL, ECHL experience". Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim (in German). July 28, 2013. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  5. ↑ "MATT BECA". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Welcome to Manchester, Matt Beca!!!". manchesterstorm.com. Manchester Storm. July 14, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  7. ↑ https://eliteleague.co.uk/finnerty-lands-top-target-beca/%5B‍%5D
  8. ↑ "Beca shines through tough times". Watertown Daily Times . February 12, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
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