Hometown: Langley, BC
Major: Business Administration
Birthday: June 10, 1990
Height: 5'11”
Weight: 186
Parents: Murray & Holly Beck
Grandparents: Don & Shirley Gelz and Bruce & Shirley Beck
Siblings: Shelby, 17 – plays soccer
Last Team: Langley Chiefs, BCHL
Favorite Coach: Harvey Smyl and Barry Wolf Langley Chiefs, BCHL/Scott Perry – LangleyEagles Midget AAA
Most memorable hockey moment: My first junior hockey game and committing to UAF.
Type of player: Offensive, playmaker, goal scorer
Hobbies: Roller hockey, traveling, video games, and hanging out by the water
Off ice awards: Community Service player of the year, 2009-2010
On ice awards: Langley Chiefs MVP 2009-2010; Langley Times sports person of the month (November 2009)
Favorites…
Food: Steak
TV Show: Jersey Shore, One Tree Hill
Movie: Slapshot and Step Brothers
Type of Music: Techno, and Rap
Pre-game ritual/superstitions: Listen to pump up music, drink a Pepsi, tape stick before warm-up, after warm-up, and after each period
NHL Player you emulate: Patrick Kane, because of his speed, excitement, moves, and shot. He is also able to slow the game down when he needs to, but also does a great job increasing the pace when the situation calls for it. (Beck also claims he inspired the now famous mullet that Patrick Kane sported throughout the Stanley Cup playoffs)
What's on your iPod? David Guetta, Eminem, Nickelback, and Miley Cyrus
Favorite Quote: “You lace up the skates, put on the gloves, strap on your helmet, and step on the ice and nothing else matters”
Celebrity you'd like to meet: Wayne Gretzky, and Mario Lemieux
Most people don't know: I love Pepsi, I'm messy, and I love Miley Cyrus!
Other info: My dad Murray played pro hockey and was drafted by the Houston Aeros of the WHA. My Uncle Barry played in the NHL for 10 years, and was the captain for the New York Rangers.
Colton Beck comes to the Alaska Nanooks from Langley, British Columbia where he played for the hometown Langley Chiefs of the British Columbia Hockey League. “I grew up watching Langley”, said Beck of his opportunity to play for the Chiefs. “I always wanted to play in my hometown in front of my friends and family”. Langley finished the 2009-2010 season with a 33-22-2-3 record, and Beck completed the campaign by posting 86 points (39 goals, 47 assists). Including the postseason run, Beck finished the season with 99 points. In 2008 he put up 66 points, and in his first junior hockey experience in 2007 he recorded 14.
If you think Colton Beck is a one-dimensional person and that hockey is his only passion or area of success, you better reconsider. He was the community service player of the year for the Chiefs in 2009-2010. Community engagements he participated in during his Langley tenure included Read with the Chiefs, volunteering in an elderly home and handing out teddy bears at Christmas time, and helping with the 1999 birth year Jr. Chiefs youth hockey team.
Although many young hockey players have to live away from home to play junior hockey while developing their skills, Beck was fortunate enough to play for a quality program in his hometown of Langley, BC. However, he felt urged to step outside his comfort level. So Beck moved out of his parent's house and chose to live with his midget coach, Scott Perry, in order to get the full junior experience. “I wanted to prepare myself for college”, said Beck. “My parents lived only 5 minutes from the rink, but I thought this would get me ready for having to live on my own.”
Hockey is a family affair for Beck. Colton's father, Murray, played pro hockey and was drafted by the Houston Aeros of the WHA. His uncle Barry played in the NHL for 10 years, and served as a captain for the New York Rangers. However, the younger Beck isn't relying on the laurels of his elder mentors. Instead, he spent the last three years ripping apart goalies in Western Canada. With his fluid skating stride, his mind for the game, and his knack for the net, Nanook fans have something special to look forward to from Colton Beck in the upcoming years.
Although the jump from junior hockey to the CCHA is significant, Beck still feels like he can contribute. “I think I can still contribute even though I'm only a freshman. I think I can still score goals if I get the opportunity. No matter what level I play at – that is my game: scoring goals and making plays”.
