Cody Beach

Cody Beach is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current National Hockey League (NHL) referee.

Early life Beach was born in Nanaimo and raised in Kelowna. He played hockey in his youth for the Rockets bantam tier one team.

Professional playing career Beach was selected 58th overall in the 2007 CHL draft by the Calgary Hitmen.

During the Western Hockey League 2011-12 season, Beach led the league with 229 penalty minutes, maintaining a near point-per-game pace with the Moose Jaw Warriors. In the postseason, he had 10 points and 29 penalty minutes across 13 games. Wanting to return to hockey, in 2017, Beach reached out to the director of officiating for the WHL, Kevin Muench, who directed him to the Saskatchewan Hockey Officiating Development Program.

Beach made his pre-season officiating debut in the WHL in 2019, and his regular-season debut in 2020. Al Kimmel, the director of scouting and development for NHL Officiating, scouted a game officiated by Beach that season and decided to invite him back to the Exposure Combine in 2021. After the combine, Beach was signed to a contract that saw him officiate AHL games, with the potential to work for the NHL.

On April 12, 2022, Beach made his NHL officiating debut, working a game between the Arizona Coyotes and the New Jersey Devils.

Personal life Beach is married to his wife, Keshia. They have two daughters together.

Cody Beach is the brother of former professional hockey player, Kyle Beach.