- Kris Beech
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
Kris Beech's website: aimability.com
team =HV71
former_teams =
league = SEL
position = Centre
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 208
nickname =
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1981|2|5
birth_place = Salmon Arm, BC, CAN
draft = 7th overall
draft_year = 1999
draft_team =Washington Capitals
career_start = 2001Kris Beech (born
February 5 ,1981 inSalmon Arm ,British Columbia ) is aCanadian ice hockey center, currently playing forHV71 in the Swedish elite leagueElitserien .Playing career
Beech was drafted 7th overall in the
1999 NHL Entry Draft by theWashington Capitals . At the time he was playing for theCalgary Hitmen of the WHL. Beech was traded to thePittsburgh Penguins in the Summer of 2001 withMichal 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 onMarch 9 ,2006 , having been traded, along with a first-round pick, for defensemanBrendan Witt . He was sent down to theHershey Bears to join their AHL playoff campaign and helped them toCalder Cup victory against theMilwaukee Admirals .On
January 10 ,2008 , Beech was claimed off waivers from Columbus by theVancouver Canucks . [cite news|title=Canucks claim Beech off waivers|publisher=TSN|date=10 January 2008 |url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=226939&hubname=nhl|accessdate=2008-01-10] However, onJanuary 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 theWashington Capitals . [cite news|title=Beech claimed off waivers by Capitals|publisher=TSN|date=23 January 2008 |url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=228006&hubname=nhl|accessdate=2008-01-23] Before playing a single game with Washington, Beech was once again placed on waivers, which led to him being re-acquired by thePittsburgh Penguins , Beech's fourth team in the month of January. [cite news|title=Penguins acquire Beech on waivers|publisher=TSN|date=26 January 2008 |url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=228290&hubname=nhl|accessdate=2008-01-26]The Swedish
Elitserien teamHV71 announced onOctober 10 , 2008, that Beech will be added to their roster for the 2008–09 season. Beech will join his new team onOctober 13 , 2008. [cite web |url=http://www.hv71.se/Nyheter/Kris-Beech-klar-for-HV71/ |title=Kris Beech klar för HV71 |publisher=HV71 |work=HV71.se |last=Wengel |first=Daniel |date=2008-10-10 |accessdate=2008-10-10 |language=Swedish]Statistics
Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1996-97 Calgary Hitmen WHL 8 1 1 2 0 - - - - - 1997-98 Calgary Hitmen WHL 58 10 15 25 24 12 4 5 9 14 1998-99 Calgary Hitmen WHL 68 26 41 67 103 6 1 4 5 8 1999-00 Calgary Hitmen WHL 66 32 54 86 99 5 3 5 8 16 2000-01 Calgary Hitmen WHL 40 22 44 66 103 10 2 8 10 26 2000-01 Washington Capitals NHL 4 0 0 0 2 - - - - - 2001-02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79 10 15 25 45 - - - - - 2002-03 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 50 19 24 43 76 5 1 1 2 0 2002-03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 12 0 1 1 6 - - - - - 2003-04 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 53 20 25 45 97 22 9 6 15 4 2003-04 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 4 0 1 1 6 - - - - - 2004-05 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 68 14 48 62 146 11 4 6 10 14 2005-06 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 22 10 13 23 30 2005-06 Nashville Predators NHL 5 1 2 3 0 - - - - - 2005-06 Washington Capitals NHL 5 0 0 0 4 - - - - - 2005-06 Hershey Bears"' AHL 10 8 6 14 6 21 14 14 28 30 2006-07 Washington Capitals NHL 64 8 18 26 46 - - - - - 2007-08 CBJ / VAN / PIT NHL 25 6 5 11 4 - - - - - 7 Seasons NHL Career 198 25 42 67 113 - - - - - References
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