Kris Beech

Kristopher Beech (born February 5, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre, currently playing for Rauman Lukko in the Finnish elite league SM-Liiga.
==Playing career==
Beech was drafted 7th overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals. At the time he was playing for the Calgary Hitmen of the WHL. Beech was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in July 2001 with Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk and future considerations for Jaromir Jagr and Frantisek Kucera. 
Beech appeared in 79 games for the Penguins recording 10 goals and 15 assists for 25 points. Disappointed with his development, the Penguins traded Beech on September 9, 2005 to the Nashville Predators for a conditional draft pick. Beech returned to the Capitals organization on March 9, 2006, having been traded, along with a first-round pick, for defenseman Brendan Witt. He was sent down to the Hershey Bears to join their AHL playoff campaign and helped them to Calder Cup victory against the Milwaukee Admirals. 
On January 10, 2008, Beech was claimed off waivers from Columbus by the Vancouver Canucks. However, on January 23, 2008, after just four games with the Canucks in which he recorded one goal and one assist, Beech was subsequently placed on waivers and claimed by the Washington Capitals. Before playing a single game with Washington, Beech was once again placed on waivers, which led to him being re-acquired by the Pittsburgh Penguins, Beech's fourth team in the month of January.
October 10, 2008, Beech signed one-year contract with the Swedish Elitserien team HV71. He joined his new team three days later.
On April 28, 2009, Beech re-signed to a two-year contract extension with HV71. Prior to the 2009–10 season on September 4, 2009, Beech signed a six week loan contract with HC Genève-Servette. In his eight games with Genève-Servette, he scored two goals. On October 14, 2009, Beech was returned to HV71.
On May 25, 2011, Rauman Lukko announced that Beech has signed a one-year contract with the team
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==Personal==
During the offseason, Beech is a guest instructor at the Sicamous Hockey School, located in Sicamous, British ColumbiaSicamous Hockey School: Instructors. Kris Beech founded Aimability in 2017.
== Awards ==
* 1998-99: Played in CHL Top Prospects Game
* 1998-99: Ed Chynoweth Cup winner, Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
* 2003-04: Team MVP, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)
* 2004-05: Team MVP, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)
* 2005-06: Calder Cup winner, Hershey Bears (AHL)
* 2008-09: Playoff silver medal, HV71 (SEL)
* 2009-10: Swedish Champion, HV71 (SEL)
== Career statistics ==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1996–97 	Calgary Hitmen 	WHL 		8 	1 	1 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Calgary Hitmen 	WHL 		58 	10 	15 	25 	24 		12 	4 	5 	9 	14
1998–99 	Calgary Hitmen 	WHL 		68 	26 	41 	67 	103 		6 	1 	4 	5 	8
1999–00 	Calgary Hitmen 	WHL 		66 	32 	54 	86 	99 		5 	3 	5 	8 	16
2000–01 	Calgary Hitmen 	WHL 		40 	22 	44 	66 	103 		10 	2 	8 	10 	26
2000–01 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		79 	10 	15 	25 	45 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		50 	19 	24 	43 	76 		5 	1 	1 	2 	0
2002–03 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		12 	0 	1 	1 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		53 	20 	25 	45 	97 		22 	9 	6 	15 	4
2003–04 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		4 	0 	1 	1 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		68 	14 	48 	62 	146 		11 	4 	6 	10 	14
2005–06 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		22 	10 	13 	23 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		5 	1 	2 	3 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		10 	8 	6 	14 	6 		21 	14 	14 	28 	30
2006–07 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		64 	8 	18 	26 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		16 	5 	10 	15 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	NHL 		16 	5 	4 	9 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		4 	1 	1 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	HV71 	SEL 		45 	17 	17 	34 	116 		18 	3 	3 	6 	22
2009–10 	Genève-Servette HC 	NLA 		8 	2 	0 	2 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	HV71 	SEL 		44 	4 	8 	12 	56 		16 	5 	2 	7 	10
2010-11 	HV71 	SEL 		48 	14 	17 	31 	50 		4 	0 	0 	0 	6
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		245 	84 	145 	229 	395 		59 	28 	27 	55 	48
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		198 	25 	42 	67 	113 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
SEL totals	SEL totals 	SEL totals		137 	35 	42 	77 	222 		38 	8 	5 	13 	38
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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