Barry Beck

Barry Beck
Born	June 3, 1957 Vancouver, BC, CAN
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers Colorado Rockies
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	2nd overall, 1977 Colorado Rockies
WHA Draft	2nd overall, 1977 Calgary Cowboys
Playing career	1977–1990

Barry David Beck (born June 3, 1957) is a retired former professional ice hockey player and currently the head coach of the Hong Kong national team. Beck was selected second overall in both the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft and the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft from the New Westminster Bruins. Beck helped the Bruins win the 1977 Memorial Cup, and was awarded the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.^[1] He opted to move to the NHL over the WHA, and began his career with the Colorado Rockies. He also played for the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings over the course of his career, and retired in 1990.

Playing career

Beck set a record in his rookie year for goals by a rookie defenceman, with 22, and was runner up to Mike Bossy for the Calder Trophy that year. ^[2] Brian Leetch subsequently broke the record in 1989 with 23 goals. Beck also set the record for longest point streak by a rookie defenseman with a point in 10 straight games. In 2016, Shayne Gostisbehere broke that record with a point in 15 consecutive games.

Beck told the story of his trade to the Rangers: "One time, in Colorado, (coach) Don Cherry's dog Blue came waddling into our locker room. He came in and, you know how those dogs do it, he rubbed his butt on the floor - right in front of my locker, in the area I used to do push-ups. So I gave Blue a little whack with my stick and he ran yelping down the hall back to Don's office. Then Don came in and asked who did it? We kind of looked around, said we didn't know. The next day I got traded to New York."^[3] The Rangers acquired him on November 2, 1979, in exchange for Pat Hickey, Lucien DeBlois, Mike McEwen, Dean Turner and future considerations.^[4]

While a member of the NY Rangers, Beck was often implored by broadcaster Bill Chadwick to shoot the puck more often.^[5] The phrase, "Shoot the puck, Barry" is still known by many Rangers fans to this day.

Beck lives and coaches in Hong Kong men's national ice hockey team with the Hong Kong Academy of Ice Hockey.^[3]

Legacy

• Beck was ranked No. 62 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons, 2009).

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1973–74	Kamloops Chiefs	WCHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL		58	9	33	42	162		18	4	9	13	52
1975–76	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL		68	19	80	99	325		17	3	9	12	58
1976–77	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL		61	16	46	62	167		12	4	6	10	39
1977–78	Colorado Rockies	NHL		75	22	38	60	89		2	0	1	1	0
1978–79	Colorado Rockies	NHL		63	14	28	42	91		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Colorado Rockies	NHL		10	1	5	6	8		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	New York Rangers	NHL		61	14	45	59	98		9	1	4	5	6
1980–81	New York Rangers	NHL		75	11	23	34	231		14	5	8	13	32
1981–82	New York Rangers	NHL		60	9	29	38	111		10	1	5	6	14
1982–83	New York Rangers	NHL		66	12	22	34	112		9	2	4	6	8
1983–84	New York Rangers	NHL		72	9	27	36	132		4	1	0	1	6
1984–85	New York Rangers	NHL		56	7	19	26	65		3	0	1	1	11
1985–86	New York Rangers	NHL		25	4	8	12	24		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		52	1	7	8	53		—	—	—	—	—
11 seasons	NHL total			615	104	251	355	1014		51	10	23	33	77

References

1. "Memorial Cup Awards". Mastercard Memorial Cup. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
2. "Barry David Beck". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
3. "Barry 'Bubba' Beck". The Hockey News. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
4. "Barry Beck". All Time Roster. New York Rangers.com. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
5. Goldstein, Richard (26 October 2009). "Bill Chadwick, Hockey Referee and Broadcaster, Dies at 94". New York Times. Retrieved 25 August 2013.

External links

• Barry Beck's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Barry Beck's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database