Matt Beca

Matt Beca
Born (1986-03-06) March 6, 1986
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
EIHL team
Former teams		 Manchester Storm
Springfield Falcons
Charlotte Checkers
RT Bad Nauheim
Braehead Clan
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present

Matt Beca (born March 6, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He plays for Manchester Storm of the EIHL. He previously played for fellow Elite League side Braehead Clan and Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim of the DEL2.

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]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Brampton Capitals OPJHL 49 15 30 45 30 — — — — —
2003–04 Hamilton Red Wings OPJHL 41 17 26 43 25 — — — — —
2004–05 Oakville Blades OPJHL 49 24 52 76 26 — — — — —
2005–06 Oakville Blades OPJHL 49 43 43 86 54 23 20 22 42 39
2006–07 Clarkson University ECAC 38 10 17 27 14 — — — — —
2007–08 Clarkson University ECAC 39 10 24 34 10 — — — — —
2008–09 Clarkson University ECAC 35 11 13 24 18 — — — — —
2009–10 Clarkson University ECAC 37 20 18 38 40 — — — — —
2009–10 Springfield Falcons AHL 5 1 0 1 4 — — — — —
2010–11 Florida Everblades ECHL 62 22 28 50 34 4 1 1 2 2
2011–12 Florida Everblades ECHL 62 21 39 60 43 18 5 9 14 0
2011–12 Charlotte Checkers AHL 7 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2012–13 Florida Everblades ECHL 31 7 16 23 18 — — — — —
2012–13 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 11 5 5 10 2 — — — — —
2012–13 Charlotte Checkers AHL 32 5 7 12 10 2 0 0 0 0
2013–14 RT Bad Nauheim DEL2 54 23 36 59 44 — — — — —
2014–15 RT Bad Nauheim DEL2 51 18 33 51 66 — — — — —
2015–16 Valpellice Italy 23 10 14 24 14 — — — — —
2015–16 HK Nitra Slovak 12 4 4 8 4 17 1 8 9 8
2016–17 Braehead Clan EIHL 52 27 48 75 28 2 0 0 0 0
AHL totals 44 6 8 14 14 2 0 0 0 0

Awards and honours

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

References

  1. ↑ "Falcons Announce Multiple Player Moves". Springfield Falcons. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  2. ↑
    • "Checkers Add Rookie Forward Beca". Charlotte Checkers. 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
    • "Checkers Bring Back Beca, Add Donald". Charlotte Checkers. 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
  3. ↑ "High scoring forward Matt Beca joins Stingrays". South Carolina Stingrays. 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
  4. ↑ "Red Devils commit to forward with AHL, ECHL experience" (in German). Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim. 2013-07-28. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  5. ↑ "MATT BECA". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Welcome to Manchester, Matt Beca!!!". manchesterstorm.com. Manchester Storm. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  7. ↑ https://eliteleague.co.uk/finnerty-lands-top-target-beca/%5Bdead+link%5D
  8. ↑ "Beca shines through tough times". Watertown Daily Times. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2011-07-14.


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