Barry Beck
 Barry Beck 
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| Date of birth | June 3, 1957 |
| place of birth | Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada |
| size | 191 cm |
| Weight | 98 kg |
| position | defender |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Amateur Draft |
1977 , 1st lap, 2nd position Colorado Rockies |
| WHA Amateur Draft |
1977 , 1st lap, 2nd position Calgary Cowboys |
| Career stations | |
| 1973-1974 | Langley Lords |
| 1974-1977 | New Westminster Bruins |
| 1977-1979 | Colorado Rockies |
| 1979-1986 | New York Rangers |
| 1989-1990 | Los Angeles Kings |
Barry David Beck (born June 3, 1957 in Vancouver , British Columbia ) is a Canadian ice hockey player (defender) who played for the Colorado Rockies , New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League from 1977 to 1990 .
Career
Beck played with Stan Smyl at the New Westminster Bruins in the Western Canada Hockey League during his junior years . Three years in a row he and his team reached the finals of the Memorial Cup , which the Bruins won in 1977. The Colorado Rockies selected him in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft as the second player in the first round. Also in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft , the Calgary Cowboys used the second draft law for Beck.
He chose the Rockies and the NHL. There he made his breakthrough straight away. He had a great rookie season with 22 goals, 38 assists and 60 points, a top performance for rookie defenders at the time. Brian Leetch only exceeded these values eleven years later . In the election for Rookie of the Year , he finished second behind Mike Bossy . In his first season he represented his team at the NHL All-Star Game , for which he was nominated for five years in a row. After ten games in the 1979/80 season moved to the New York Rangers in exchange for five players . With the Rangers he soon became the new captain of the team and was a great pillar of the defensive. In 1981 he represented his country at the Canada Cup . Injuries accompanied him over the years, so that he ended his career during the 1985/86 season. For the 1989/90 season he was persuaded and played 52 games for the Los Angeles Kings to superstar Wayne Gretzky .
Beck found a new challenge in 2006 when he assumed the position of General Manager at the Hong Kong Academy of Ice Hockey .
NHL statistics
| Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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| Regular season | 10 | 615 | 104 | 251 | 355 | 1.014 |
| Playoffs | 7th | 51 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 77 |
Sporting successes
- Memorial Cup : 1977
Personal awards
- BCJHL First All-Star Team: 1974
- WCJHL First All-Star Team: 1976 and 1977
- Memorial Cup Tournament All-Star Team: 1976 and 1977
- WCJHL Player of the Year: 1977
- Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy : 1977
- Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy : 1977
- Nominated for the Calder Memorial Trophy : 1978
- Participation in the NHL All-Star Game : 1978 , 1980 , 1981 , 1982 and the Challenge Cup 1979
Web links
- Barry Beck at hockeydb.com (English)
- Barry Beck at legendsofhockey.net (English)
Bill Cook (1926-1937) | Art Coulter (1937–1942) | Ehrhardt Heller (1942–1945) | Neil Colville (1945-1948) | Buddy O'Connor (1949-1950) | Frank Eddolls (1950–1951) | Allan Stanley (1951-1953) | Don Raleigh (1953-1955) | Harry Howell (1955-1957) | George Sullivan (1957–1961) | Andy Bathgate (1961-1964) | Camille Henry (1964-1965) | Bob Nevin (1965–1971) | Vic Hadfield (1971-1974) | Brad Park (1974-1975) | Phil Esposito (1975-1978) | Dave Maloney (1978-1980) | Walt Tkaczuk (1980-1981) | Barry Beck (1981-1986) | Ron Greschner (1986–1987) | Kelly Kisio (1987-1991) | Mark Messier (1991–1997) | Brian Leetch (1997-2000) | Mark Messier (2000-2004) | not awarded (2005–2006) | Jaromír Jágr (2006–2008) | Chris Drury (2008-2011) | Ryan Callahan (2011-2014) | Ryan McDonagh (2014-2018)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Beck, Barry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beck, Barry David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vancouver , British Columbia |