# Chris Beckford-Tseu

Chris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2004 to 2011, was spent in the minor leagues. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing career

As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario.
Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario Hockey League. He was drafted 91st overall in the 2000 OHL Priority Draft. He played for the Guelph Storm, the Oshawa Generals and the Kingston Frontenacs. His best OHL year was with the Generals in 2002-03, where he had 25 wins and a 3.16 GAA.
In 2003, he was chosen 159th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the NHL Entry Draft.
In 2004, Beckford-Tseu started his professional career by appearing with the Peoria Rivermen, the Blues AHL affiliate. During the 2004-05 season, he accumulated a 2.71 GAA and a .908 SV% backing up Alfie Michaud.

### NHL

Beckford-Tseu played in his only NHL game on February 21, 2008 against the Los Angeles Kings. In that game, he saved 8 shots out of 9.
The Panthers signed him as a free agent on July 3, 2008.
Beckford-Tseu played for the Worcester IceCats, Alaska Aces, Peoria Rivermen, and Rochester Americans.

### Post career

Beckford-Tseu is currently the Goaltender Coach for Toronto Metropolitan University men's hockey team, the TMU Bold. As well, he also started a program called "Professional Goaltending Development" where he, and former AHL player Rob Gherson, train young goalies.

## Playing style

Beckford-Tseu is a big goalie who generally covers a lot of net. Despite that size, he tends not to challenge the shooters. He also has good reflexes.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
| 2000–01 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OJHL | 25 | 9 | 15 | 1 | — | 1506 | 119 | 1 | 4.75 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 240 | 10 | 0 | 2.50 | — |
| 2001–02 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 207 | 16 | 0 | 4.64 | .818 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 341 | 19 | 0 | 3.34 | .900 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 310 | 16 | 0 | 3.10 | .902 |
| 2002–03 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 54 | 25 | 26 | 2 | — | 2978 | 157 | 4 | 3.16 | .891 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 727 | 48 | 1 | 3.96 | .878 |
| 2003–04 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 495 | 28 | 0 | 3.39 | .888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 40 | 16 | 19 | 2 | — | 2226 | 121 | 3 | 3.26 | .911 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 303 | 18 | 0 | 3.56 | .918 |
| 2004–05 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Peoria Rivermen | ECHL | 29 | 11 | 12 | 3 | — | 1594 | 72 | 1 | 2.71 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 16 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 737 | 38 | 0 | 3.10 | .885 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 238 | 15 | 0 | 3.78 | .872 |
| 2005–06 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 19 | 16 | 1 | — | 2 | 1152 | 36 | 2 | 1.87 | .929 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 795 | 27 | 3 | 2.04 | .930 |
| 2006–07 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 29 | 12 | 11 | — | 4 | 1654 | 75 | 1 | 2.72 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 426 | 9 | 2 | 1.27 | .950 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | .889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 34 | 15 | 14 | — | 2 | 1871 | 82 | 1 | 2.63 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 16 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 | 921 | 36 | 1 | 2.34 | .923 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 7 | 0 | 4.27 | .887 |
| 2008–09 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 22 | 3 | 14 | — | 1 | 1112 | 73 | 0 | 3.94 | .870 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 4.62 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Phoenix Roadrunners | ECHL | 11 | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | 577 | 49 | 0 | 5.09 | .863 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 6 | 0 | 4 | — | 0 | 296 | 23 | 0 | 4.66 | .869 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 38 | 19 | 11 | — | 4 | 2145 | 114 | 2 | 3.19 | .903 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 467 | 30 | 0 | 3.85 | .889 |
| 2010–11 | Victoria Salmon Kings | ECHL | 8 | 1 | 5 | — | 0 | 383 | 31 | 0 | 4.86 | .832 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Greenville Road Warriors | ECHL | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 300 | 8 | 1 | 1.60 | .940 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 264 | 7 | 1 | 1.59 | .920 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | .889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |