signed former Vernon Vipers forward Kris Beech.
Beech started the 2013-14 season with the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) Straubing Tigers before joining the Capitals in February. The Capitals are from Vienna, Austria. In 36 games this season with the Tigers Beech recorded (8-goals-16-assists-24-points) is now joining his seventh team in the last six years.
Beech played last season with AIK Stalkholm & HC Pardubice. Beech was in his first season with HC Pardubice a professional hockey team in Czech Extraliga before leaving the team in November (2012) before signing with AIK Stalkholm. In 21 games with HC Pardubice Beech recorded (2-goals-6-assists-8-points). Beech played just 23 games with AIK Stalkholm a team based in Stockholm, Sweden. The team decided not to re-sign Beech who recorded (3-goals-2-assists-5-points) in 23 games.
Beech played parts of just one season in Vernon during the 1996-1997 season with the Vipers before leaving the team during the season for the WHL Calgary Hitmen. Beech was drafted by the Washington Capitals In Round 1 #7 overall at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Beech played with five different NHL clubs (Washington, Pittsburgh, Nashville, Columbus & Vancouver).
Kristopher Beech's Player Profile:
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=8429
This is posted on the Capitals website:
Caps travel to Villach, Kris beech new center
27.02.2014
While the UPC Vienna Capitals increased in the course of the part in Bolzano continuously and created numerous chances of the determining third hit, the Person responsible for Caps rotated in the background in the obligation of a new player – with Kris Beech a NHL-experienced centre bumps to the team.
„ If we are able to create so many chances like yesterday with continuation of the part, then we are on the right way “, Headcoach Tommy Samuelsson in spite of the third defeat en suite positive aspects lifted before. Since: After the restrained first 25 play minutes the UPC Vienna Capitals came in South Tirol obviously to the ways, dominated her opponent in the third segment and in the Overtime. „ Then, unfortunately, there we lack nowadays the assurance, but this comes again “, analyzed Tommy Samuelsson immediately after playing. While the Powerplay play does not function furthermore, the penalty kick Killing again comes to that top form which still distinguished it also in the basic passageway. In the ice wave in Bolzano a total of 100 seconds were got over in double numerical unternumber regardless of, also Weakly Zaba showed a strong achievement.
Kris Beech new centre with the UPC Vienna Capitals
Additional assurance should lend a new obligation to the team – only yesterday, one day before the transfer deadline, all details were cleared: With 33-year-old Canadian Beech there comes a NHL-experienced player, he graduated from a total of 198 plays in the best league of the world and answered there for substantial 67 points. Hence, the club name "Capitals" is also not foreign to the centre born in Salmon Arm, he played in the NHL since one and a half years for Washington Capitals. The Canadian was pulled in 1999 in the first round and at the seventh place in the NHL-Draft and decided to venture in 2008 the jump to Europe.
There Beech already could be in different leagues, among the rest, proven, operated in the Svenska Hockeyligan with HV 71 and Stockholm AIK, however, was engaged also in Finland (with Lukko) and in the Czech extra league with the HC Pardubice. Last Beech changed for the first time in the German-speaking space and played near Straubing of tiger in the DEL. After the east Bavarians have no more chance on a Playoff move, Beech now with his experience should support the UPC Vienna Capitals in the determining phase of the mastery.
Marcus Olsson is cancelled
However, the obligation of Kris Beech made an extremely difficult decision necessary – above all from human view. Marcus Olsson is cancelled for Beech. Tommy Samuelsson in addition: „ Such decisions really hurt, however, I must pay attention professionally to what is best for the team. We need a center forward for the determining phase, this position is so important for the upcoming Playoffs “.
Good recollections of Villach and Carinthia
While in the today all formalities with the first bank hockey league are done, Beech already comes along on the trip to Vienna and could slip over, perhaps, already on Friday in the Draustadt for the first time the Capitals dress. The Caps connect with the eagles very good recollections: Not only because against the Villacher SV this year the success highest up to now of the association history could be celebrated, but also because in this season up to now all plays could be formed with the eagles triumphantly. The away journeys to Carinthia have been in the running mastery anyway a good destination for the team: In all parts in Carinthia the UPC Vienna Capitals left up to now the ice as a victorious team. Especially strongly against them Villacher eagle appeared on Viennese side François Fortier and captain Benoît Gratton who could contribute both already nine points in each case against the VSV, eleven different shooters c sign up up to now against the Draustädter on the goal scorer's list. Samuelsson interest all present meeting only a little, he demands of his team an other increase: „ We know how is dangerous Villach in the offensive. The first storm row particularly, we expect a brief play once more “.
The last plays against the Villacher SV
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