Taylor Beck (ice hockey)
Taylor Beck ( * May 13, 1991 Niagara Falls, Ontario ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is since 2010 the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League under contract and playing in parallel for their farm team in Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League.
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Career
Beck began his career in 2007 at the Guelph Storm in the Ontario Hockey League before he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 2009 in the third round to 70th position from the Nashville Predators. On 25 August 2010 he signed a then three-year entry-level contract with the Predators, but was also allowed for their farm team, the Milwaukee Admirals play. From the 2010/11 season he played for the Admirals in the American Hockey League.
During the shortened by the lockout season 2012/13 Beck was appointed for the first time in the squad of Predators and was on 19 March 2013 in a 3:4 defeat against the Columbus Blue Jackets made his debut in the National Hockey League. In his third match just four days later, again against the Blue Jackets, Beck in the first third with a 1-0 scored his first goal in the NHL and headed in the same third of an assist to make it 3-1 at. He was elected after the game to the First Star of the game. In total he scored in 16 games with the Predators scored three goals and four assists.
At the beginning of the 2013/14 season was Beck in the NHL squad, but was transferred in November back to the Admiral.
Awards and achievements
- 2009 CHL Top Prospects Game
- 2010 OHL All-Star Game
- 2010 OHL Second All-Star Team
- 2010 Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy
Internationally
- 2008 Gold medal at the World U -17 Hockey Challenge
Career Stats
Internationally
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )