Taylor Beck (ice hockey)

Taylor Beck (born May 13, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk 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.

Taylor Beck
Channel One Cup (2017)
Born	(1991-05-13) May 13, 1991 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	Metallurg Magnitogorsk Nashville Predators New York Islanders Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Kunlun Red Star Avangard Omsk
NHL Draft	70th overall, 2009 Nashville Predators
Playing career	2011–present

Playing career

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 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 re-assigned 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.

At the conclusion of 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 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 in 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]

Career statistics

Beck during his tenure with the Predators.

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007–08	Guelph Storm	OHL		56	7	14	21	43		7	0	0	0	4
2008–09	Guelph Storm	OHL		67	22	36	58	36		4	0	0	0	2
2009–10	Guelph Storm	OHL		61	39	54	93	54		5	3	3	6	2
2010–11	Guelph Storm	OHL		62	42	53	95	60		6	3	5	8	10
2010–11	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		4	0	1	1	0		8	2	0	2	2
2011–12	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		74	16	24	40	32		3	0	1	1	2
2012–13	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		50	11	30	41	28		2	0	1	1	2
2012–13	Nashville Predators	NHL		16	3	4	7	2		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		65	17	32	49	38		3	0	0	0	2
2013–14	Nashville Predators	NHL		7	0	0	0	6		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Nashville Predators	NHL		62	8	8	16	18		5	0	0	0	2
2015–16	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		46	16	17	33	30		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	New York Islanders	NHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		4	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Bakersfield Condors	AHL		40	13	37	50	18		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		3	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		16	6	10	16	6		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	New York Rangers	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	KHL		20	3	4	7	8		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Kunlun Red Star	KHL		21	4	9	13	12		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Kunlun Red Star	KHL		39	9	13	22	20		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Avangard Omsk	KHL		17	10	6	16	8		16	4	16	20	6
2019–20	Avangard Omsk	KHL		56	14	22	36	32		6	0	3	3	6
NHL totals				92	11	12	23	32		5	0	0	0	2
KHL totals				153	40	54	94	80		22	4	19	23	12

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008	Canada Ontario	U17			3	0	1	1	0
Junior totals					3	0	1	1	0

Awards and honours

Award	Year
OHL
CHL Top Prospects Game	2009
All-Star Game	2010
Second All-Star Team	2010
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy	2010
AHL
All-Star Game	2017	[17]
First All-Star Team	2017	[13]

References

1. "Preds sign '09 draftee Taylor Beck". Nashville Predators. August 25, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
2. "Jackets extend team record points streak to 11 games". CBS Sports. March 19, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
3. "Predators blow past Blue Jackets". CBS Sports. March 23, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
4. "Salary arbitration filed cases announced". National Hockey League. July 5, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
5. "Maple Leafs sign forward Beck to one-year contract". NHL. July 13, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
6. "Islanders acquire five players for Grabner". New York Islanders. September 17, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
7. "Islanders loan 10 to Bridgeport". New York Islanders. September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
8. "Spooner, Bergeron lift Bruins over Islanders". CBS Sports. November 8, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
9. "Avalanche acquires Beck from Islanders". Colorado Avalanche. February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
10. "Avalanche qualify Siemens, let 10 walk". bsndenver.com. June 27, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
11. "Oilers sign Beck". Edmonton Oilers. July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
12. "Rangers Acquire Forward Taylor Beck". National Hockey League. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
13. "2016–17 American Hockey League First and Second All-Star Teams Named". OurSports Central.com. April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
14. "Пятым легионером "Автомобилиста" станет канадец Тейлор Бек". www.hc-avto.ru (in Russian). June 13, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
15. "December 27 transactions". Kontinental Hockey League. December 27, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
16. "Taylor Beck at Metallurg!" (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
17. "Rosters set for 2017 All-Star Classic". American Hockey League. January 14, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2017.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database