MATT
BECA
#8
2006-10
Position: Right Wing
Height: 5-10
Weight: 181
Birthdate: 3/6/86
Shoots: R
Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario
Previous Team: Oakville Blades

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AT CLARKSON—One of the Golden Knights’ most productive offensive forces during the opening decade of the 2000s … Joined Clarkson’s elite Century Club, finishing his collegiate career with 123 points on 51 goals and 72 assists through 149 games … Helped Clarkson compile 66 victories from 2006-2010, back-to-

back 20-win campaigns (2006-07, 2007-08), an ECAC Hockey Tournament Championship (2007) and a conference regular season title (2008) along with making two consecutive showings in the NCAA Tournament (2007, 2008).

SENIOR YEAR (2009-10)—Selected as Clarkson's Bill Harrison MVP Award winner ... Led Clarkson in scoring with 38 points, including 20 goals through 37 games … Became only the second Golden Knight in the opening decade of the 2000s to score 20 goals in a season … Tallied five power-play goals, one shorthanded marker and two game-winners … Netted the winning goal with 43.4 seconds remaining in overtime to lift Clarkson to a 4-3 victory over Niagara (10/16) at Cheel Arena … Came through with the deciding score in 4-3 triumph over Princeton (2/12) in Potsdam … Opened the season with five goals in the first four games for the best start by a Golden Knight since the 1991-92 campaign … Served as an assistant captain ... Named ECAC Hockey Player of the Week once (10/19) and selected the league’s weekly honor roll once (12/7).

JUNIOR YEAR (2008-09)—Contributed a balanced effort to Clarkson’s offense as the Golden Knights’ fourth-leading scorer, tallying 11 goals and 13 assists … A dangerous force on the Clarkson power-play with four man-advantage markers … Had three, two-goal games … Connected for the game-winning goal in the Knights’ 4-3 overtime triumph at Brown (1/17) to cap off a two-goal night … Tallied two of Clarkson’s three goals in 3-3 tie at St. Lawrence (2/6) … Recorded two goals and an assist in 3-3 draw against Harvard at Cheel Arena (2/21) … Named to ECAC Hockey Honor Roll (1/19).

 

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2007-08)—Third-Team ECAC Hockey All-Star … Led Clarkson’s balanced offensive effort with 34 points, including a team-high 24 assists through 39 games …Led the league with three shorthanded goals in conference play, and tallied four overall … Posted a +10 plus/minus rating … Recorded eight multiple-point games … Recorded six points in final weekend of the regular season ... Notched one goal and two assists in ECAC Hockey regular season title-clinching 4-3 win over Princeton (2/29) ... Tallied a shorthanded goal and posted two assists for a three-point effort in 8-0 victory over Quinnipiac (3/1) in regular season final ... Recorded two assists in Game 2 of quarterfinal series vs. Colgate (3/15) ... INCH.com Player of the Week (3/3) … Selected five times to ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2006-07)—Among the leading rookie forwards in the ECACHL, playing right wing on one of Clarkson’s top lines … Sixth on the Knights’ scoring charts with 27 points, including 17 assists … Posted his second two-goal outing of the season in 3-3 tie vs. RPI (2/17) for last points ... Scored Knights’ first two goals in come-from-behind 6-2 win at SLU (1/23) ... Netted winning goal in 4-2 triumph vs Harvard (1/27) ... Opened his collegiate campaign with a power-play goal and one assist in 7-3 win over Niagara (10/6) for the first of 10 multiple-point games … Tallied winning goal and two assists in 6-3 victory at Dartmouth (11/4) for second three-point outing in three games … Also had a goal and two assists in 7-1 win over Lake Superior (10/21) … Help set up game-winning goal in 3-2 victory over Lake Superior in championship of Badger Showdown (12/30) … Named ECACHL Rookie of the Week twice (10/23, 1/29) and selected to league’s weekly Honor Roll once (10/9) ... Had a plus/minus of +7.  

BEFORE CLARKSON—The Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League (OPJHL) West Conference MVP ... Helped to lead the Oakville Blades into the Provincial Junior A Hockey League’s North/West Championship Series ... Scored in overtime of the Blades’ 5-4 victory in Game 1 of the championship series ... Led Oakville in playoff scoring with 42 points on 20 goals and 22 assists through 23 postseason contests ... Scored 86 points on 43 goals and 43 assists in 49 regular season games ... Excelled in specialty teams play with nine power-play goals and three shorthanded markers to go along with six game-winners ... Captain of Northwest All-Star team.

PERSONAL—Son of Linda and John Beca ... Born on March 6, 1986 ... Shoots right ... Business major ... Has one older sister, Kaitlin ... Likes football and golf ... Lists Joe Sakic as his favorite athlete ... Also recruited by Lake Superior, Northeastern, Bowling Green and New Hampshire.

 

Year	GP	Gls	Asst	Pts	P/M	PPG	SHG	GWG	HT	+/-
2006-07 FR	38	10	17	27	7/14	4	0	2	0	+7
2007-08 SO	39	10	24	34	5/10	0	4	0	0	+10
2008-09 JR	35	11	13	24	9/18	4	0	1	0	-3
2009-10 SR	37	20	18	38	16/40	5	1	2	0	E
Totals	149	51	72	123	37/82	13	5	5	0	+14

 

 

CAREER GAME-HIGHS—Most Recent

Points: 3 (seven times) - (0-3) at St. Lawrence in 3-3ot T(A), 12/4/09

Goals: 2 (eight times) - at Brown in 3-2 L(A), 2/19/10

Assists: 3 - at St. Lawrence in 3-3ot T(A), 12/4/09

Power Play Goals: 2 - vs RPI in 3-3 ot T(H), 2/17/07