Matt Beca

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. 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.

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.

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.

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. 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.

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 Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2002–03 Brampton Capitals OPJHL 49 15 30 45 30 — — — — — 2003–04 Hamilton Red Wings OPJHL 41 17 26 43 25 — — — — — 2004–05 Oakville Blades OPJHL 49 24 52 76 26 — — — — — 2005–06 Oakville Blades OPJHL 49 43 43 86 54 23 20 22 42 39 2006–07 Clarkson University ECAC 38 10 17 27 14 — — — — — 2007–08 Clarkson University ECAC 39 10 24 34 10 — — — — — 2008–09 Clarkson University ECAC 35 11 13 24 18 — — — — — 2009–10 Clarkson University ECAC 37 20 18 38 40 — — — — — 2009–10 Springfield Falcons AHL 5 1 0 1 4 — — — — — 2010–11 Florida Everblades ECHL 62 22 28 50 34 4 1 1 2 2 2011–12 Florida Everblades ECHL 62 21 39 60 43 18 5 9 14 0 2011–12 Charlotte Checkers AHL 7 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2012–13 Florida Everblades ECHL 31 7 16 23 18 — — — — — 2012–13 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 11 5 5 10 2 — — — — — 2012–13 Charlotte Checkers AHL 32 5 7 12 10 2 0 0 0 0 2013–14 RT Bad Nauheim DEL2 54 23 36 59 44 — — — — — 2014–15 RT Bad Nauheim DEL2 51 18 33 51 66 — — — — — 2015–16 ValpelliceItaly 23 10 14 24 14 — — — — — 2015–16 HK Nitra Slovak 12 4 4 8 4 17 1 8 9 8 2016–17 Braehead Clan EIHL 52 27 48 75 28 2 0 0 0 0 2017–18 Manchester Storm EIHL 56 24 51 75 14 2 1 0 1 2 2018–19 Glasgow Clan EIHL 60 26 42 68 18 2 0 0 0 0 2019–20 Glasgow Clan EIHL 39 13 15 28 40 — — — — — AHL totals 44 6 8 14 14 2 0 0 0 0

Awards and honours Award Year ECAC Hockey Tournament Championship 2006–07 All-ECAC Hockey Third Team 2007–08