Matt Beca

{{short description|Canadian professional ice hockey player|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| name = Matt Beca

| image = Matt Beca pregame warmup 5-2-12.jpg

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| team =

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| played_for = Springfield Falcons
Charlotte Checkers
RT Bad Nauheim
Braehead Clan
Manchester Storm
Glasgow Clan

| position = Forward

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|03|06}}

| birth_place = Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 181

| shoots = Right

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 2010

| career_end = 2020

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Matt Beca (born March 6, 1986) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He last played for Glasgow Clan of the EIHL, where he was player/assistant coach. He previously played for fellow Elite League side Manchester Storm 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.{{cite web| url = http://www.falconsahl.com/index.php?id=1422 | work = Springfield Falcons | title = Falcons Announce Multiple Player Moves | date = 2010-03-24 | accessdate = 2011-04-01}} 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.*{{cite web | url = http://gocheckers.com/news/more/index.html?article_id=245 | title = Checkers Add Rookie Forward Beca | work = Charlotte Checkers | date = 2011-07-14 | accessdate = 2011-07-14 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101217114159/http://gocheckers.com/news/more/index.html?article_id=245# | archive-date = December 17, 2010 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}

{{cite web | url = http://gocheckers.com/news/more/index.html?article_id=507 | title = Checkers Bring Back Beca, Add Donald | work = Charlotte Checkers | date = 2012-07-23 | accessdate = 2012-07-23 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120309000212/http://gocheckers.com/news/more/index.html?article_id=507# | archive-date = March 9, 2012 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}

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.{{cite web | url = http://www.stingrayshockey.com/news/teamnews/?article_id=2317 | title = High scoring forward Matt Beca joins Stingrays | work = South Carolina Stingrays | date = 2012-12-31 | accessdate = 2012-12-31 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114947/http://www.stingrayshockey.com/news/teamnews/?article_id=2317# | archive-date = April 2, 2015 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}

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.{{cite web | url = http://www.ec-bn.de/latest-news/rote-teufel-verpflichten-stuermer-mit-ahl-und-echl-erfahrung.html | title = Red Devils commit to forward with AHL, ECHL experience | work = Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim | date = 2013-07-28 | accessdate = 2013-07-28 | language = German | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130801015431/http://www.ec-bn.de/latest-news/rote-teufel-verpflichten-stuermer-mit-ahl-und-echl-erfahrung.html# | archive-date = August 1, 2013 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}

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.{{cite web|title=MATT BECA|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=17834|website=eliteprospects.com|accessdate=17 December 2017}} 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.{{cite web|title=Welcome to Manchester, Matt Beca!!!|url=http://manchesterstorm.com/welcome-to-manchester-matt-beca/|website=manchesterstorm.com|publisher=Manchester Storm|accessdate=17 December 2017|date=14 July 2017}}https://eliteleague.co.uk/finnerty-lands-top-target-beca/{{dead link|date=December 2017}}

Beca rejoined the newly renamed Glasgow Clan ahead of the 2018-19 season, spending a further two campaigns with the team before retirement.

Career statistics

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! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2002–03

| Brampton Capitals

| OPJHL

| 49

| 15

| 30

| 45

| 30

| —

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| 2003–04

| Hamilton Red Wings

| OPJHL

| 41

| 17

| 26

| 43

| 25

| —

2004–05

| Oakville Blades

| OPJHL

| 49

| 24

| 52

| 76

| 26

| —

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| 2005–06

| Oakville Blades

| OPJHL

| 49

| 43

| 86

| 54

| 23

| 20

| 22

| 42

| 39

2006–07

| Clarkson University

| ECAC

| 38

| 10

| 17

| 27

| 14

| —

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| 2007–08

| Clarkson University

| ECAC

| 39

| 10

| 24

| 34

| 10

| —

2008–09

| Clarkson University

| ECAC

| 35

| 11

| 13

| 24

| 18

| —

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| 2009–10

| Clarkson University

| ECAC

| 37

| 20

| 18

| 38

| 40

| —

2009–10

| Springfield Falcons

| AHL

| 5

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 4

| —

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| 2010–11

| Florida Everblades

| ECHL

| 62

| 22

| 28

| 50

| 34

| 4

| 1

| 2

2011–12

| Florida Everblades

| ECHL

| 62

| 21

| 39

| 60

| 43

| 18

| 5

| 9

| 14

| 0

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| 2011–12

| Charlotte Checkers

| AHL

| 7

| 0

| 1

| 0

| —

2012–13

| Florida Everblades

| ECHL

| 31

| 7

| 16

| 23

| 18

| —

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| 2012–13

| South Carolina Stingrays

| ECHL

| 11

| 5

| 10

| 2

| —

2012–13

| Charlotte Checkers

| AHL

| 32

| 5

| 7

| 12

| 10

| 2

| 0

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| 2013–14

| RT Bad Nauheim

| DEL2

| 54

| 23

| 36

| 59

| 44

| —

2014–15

| RT Bad Nauheim

| DEL2

| 51

| 18

| 33

| 51

| 66

| —

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| 2015–16

| Valpellice

|Italy

| 23

| 10

| 14

| 24

| 14

| —

2015–16

| HK Nitra

| Slovak

| 12

| 4

| 8

| 4

| 17

| 1

| 8

| 9

| 8

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| 2016–17

| Braehead Clan

| EIHL

| 52

| 27

| 48

| 75

| 28

| 2

| 0

2017–18

| Manchester Storm

| EIHL

| 56

| 24

| 51

| 75

| 14

| 2

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 2

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| 2018–19

| Glasgow Clan

| EIHL

| 60

| 26

| 42

| 68

| 18

| 2

| 0

2019–20

| Glasgow Clan

| EIHL

| 39

| 13

| 15

| 28

| 40

| —

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! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 44

! 6

! 8

! 14

! 2

! 0

Awards and honours

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! Award

! Year

ECAC Hockey Tournament Championship

| 2006–07

| {{cite web| url = http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20100212/SPORTS03/302129977/-1/sports | work = Watertown Daily Times | title = Beca shines through tough times | date = 2010-02-12 | accessdate = 2011-07-14}}

All-ECAC Hockey Third Team

| 2007–08