Taylor Beck (ice hockey)

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Taylor Beck
2017 C1C - CAN v KOR - Taylor Beck.jpg
Beck with Team Canada during the 2017 Channel One Cup
Born (1991-05-13) May 13, 1991 (age 33)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams
Sibir Novosibirsk
Nashville Predators
New York Islanders
Edmonton Oilers
New York Rangers
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Kunlun Red Star
Avangard Omsk
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Dinamo Minsk
NHL draft 70th overall, 2009
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2011present

Taylor Beck (born May 13, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for HC Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Previously, Beck had played with the New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders, and Nashville Predators organizations, with the latter having originally drafted him in 2009.

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Playing career

Beck as a member of the Guelph Storm in 2010 Taylor Beck Guelph Storm.jpg
Beck as a member of the Guelph Storm in 2010

Beck was drafted by the Nashville Predators in the third round, 70th overall, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Predators on August 25, 2010. [1]

During the lock-out shortened 2012–13 season, Beck received his first recall from the Milwaukee Admirals and made his NHL debut with the Predators in a 4–3 defeat to the Columbus Blue Jackets on March 19, 2013. [2] In his third game with Nashville, also against the Blue Jackets, Beck scored his first NHL goal in a multi-point game victory on March 23, 2013. [3]

Following the 2014–15 NHL season Beck became a restricted free agent under the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Nashville Predators made him a qualifying offer to retain his NHL rights and, on July 5, 2015, Beck filed for Salary Arbitration. [4] On July 12, 2015, Beck's rights were traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Jamie Devane. He would sign a one-year contract with the club the following day. [5] On the eve of the Maple Leafs training camp, on September 17, 2015, Beck was again traded, along with a group of prospects, to the New York Islanders in exchange for Michael Grabner. [6]

Beck was later assigned by the Islanders to begin the 2015–16 season in the AHL with an affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. [7] After a month in Bridgeport, Beck was recalled by the Islanders on October 31 made later made his debut with the club in a 2–1 defeat to the Boston Bruins on November 8, 2015. [8] Beck remained on the Islanders roster for a month appearing in only 1 further game before he was reassigned to the Sound Tigers on November 26, 2015. Beck added to the Bridgeport offence with 33 points in 46 games before he was dealt by the Islanders, for the third time within the year, to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Marc-André Cliche on February 29, 2016. [9] He was directly assigned to remain in the AHL with the San Antonio Rampage.

After the season as a restricted free agent, Beck was not tendered a qualifying offer to remain with the Avalanche. [10] As a free agent, Beck agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Edmonton Oilers on July 3, 2016. [11] Assigned to affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors to begin the 2016–17 season, Beck led the team and was amongst the AHL scoring leaders before he was recalled to the Oilers. Beck appeared in 3 scoreless games with the Oilers before he was returned to the Condors. He amassed 50 points in just 40 games before he was dealt at the NHL trade deadline by the Oilers to the New York Rangers in exchange for Justin Fontaine on March 1, 2017. [12] Beck continued scoring at a point-per-game pace with affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, and featured in 2 regular season games with the Rangers to end the season. With 76 points in 56 games, Beck was selected to the AHL's First All-Star Team. [13]

As an impending free agent, on June 13, 2017, Beck signed a one-year deal with the Russian club, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). [14]

During the 2018–19 season, while in his second season with Kunlun Red Star, Beck continued his scoring pace with the club notching 9 goals and 22 points through 39 games before he was traded to Avangard Omsk in exchange for the rights to Axel Holmström on December 27, 2018. [15]

On June 4, 2020, during the off-season, Beck was traded by Omsk to Metallurg Magnitogorsk in exchange for Ilya Kablukov and Alexei Bereglazov. [16] In the 2020–21 season, Beck acclimated quickly with Metallurg posting new KHL highs of 16 goals, 27 assists and 43 points in 56 regular season game while adding 10 points in 12 playoff contests.

As a free agent, Beck opted to continue in the KHL, agreeing to a one-year contract with Belarus-based club HC Dinamo Minsk on June 23, 2021. [17]

On July 17, 2022, Beck continued his well-travelled tenure in the KHL by joining his sixth club, HC Sibir Novosibirsk, on a one-year contract for the 2022–23 season. [18]

Career statistics

Beck during his tenure with the Predators. Taylor Beck 141031.PNG
Beck during his tenure with the Predators.

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2007–08 Guelph Storm OHL 56714214370004
2008–09 Guelph StormOHL672236583640002
2009–10 Guelph StormOHL613954935453362
2010–11 Guelph StormOHL6242539560635810
2010–11 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 4011082022
2011–12 Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL741624403230112
2012–13 Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL501130412820112
2012–13 Nashville Predators NHL 163472
2013–14 Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL651732493830002
2013–14 Nashville PredatorsNHL70006
2014–15 Nashville PredatorsNHL6288161850002
2015–16 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL4616173330
2015–16 New York Islanders NHL20002
2015–16 San Antonio Rampage AHL41012
2016–17 Bakersfield Condors AHL4013375018
2016–17 Edmonton Oilers NHL30004
2016–17 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL16610166
2016–17 New York Rangers NHL20000
2017–18 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 203478
2017–18 Kunlun Red Star KHL21491312
2018–19 Kunlun Red StarKHL399132220
2018–19 Avangard Omsk KHL1710616816416206
2019–20 Avangard OmskKHL561422363260336
2020–21 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL56162743141246102
2021–22 Dinamo Minsk KHL42830383440112
2022–23 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL671837555050222
2023–24 Sibir NovosibirskKHL6014324666
NHL totals921112233250002
KHL totals37896180276244438283618
AHL totals29980150230172162248

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2008 Canada Ontario U17 Gold medal icon.svg30110
Junior totals30110

Awards and honours

AwardYear
OHL
CHL Top Prospects Game 2009
All-Star Game 2010
Second All-Star Team2010
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy 2010
AHL
All-Star Game 2017 [19]
First All-Star Team2017 [13]

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