Kris Beech

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Position Center
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
ft 2 in (1.88 m)
208 lb (95 kg)
NHL Team
F. Teams
Washington Capitals
Pittsburgh Penguins
Nashville Predators
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born February 5, 1981,
Salmon Arm BC, CAN
NHL Draft 7th overall, 1999
Washington Capitals
Pro Career 2001 – present

Kris Beech (b. February 5, 1981 in Salmon Arm, British Columbia) is a Canadian ice hockey center for the Washington Capitals organization in the National Hockey League.

Beech was drafted 7th overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals. At the time he was playing for the Calgary Hitmen of the WHL. Beech was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Summer of 2001 with Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk and future considerations for Jaromir Jagr and Frantisek Kucera. Beech was then traded to Nashville in 2005.

Beech returned to the Capitals organization on March 9, 2006, having been traded, along with a first-round pick, for defenseman Brendan Witt. He was sent down to the Hershey Bears to join their AHL playoff campaign and helped them to Calder Cup victory against the Milwaukee Admirals.

[edit] 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
5 Seasons NHL Career 109 11 19 30 63 - - - - -

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