Born	January 13, 1990 (1990-01-13) (age 19), North Vancouver, BC, CAN
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
NHL team (P) Cur. team	Chicago Blackhawks Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
NHL Draft	11th overall, 2008 Chicago Blackhawks
Pro career	2009 – present

Kyle Beach (born January 13, 1990, in North Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian major junior ice hockey player currently playing for the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League (WHL). In the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, he was drafted 11th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks.

Beach is a power forward that plays a tough, physical game accompanied by offensive skill. His aggressive play led to multiple concussions and a sports hernia while playing for the Everett Silvertips.^[1] After being named the 2006-07 WHL Rookie of the Year, Beach was projected to be a top ten pick in the 2008 Entry Draft. However, his on-ice reputation and discipline issues made teams hesitant to draft him.^[2]

Yahoo Sports reported on September 25, 2008, that the Blackhawks made a wise choice to gamble on Beach with the 11th overall pick in the past summer’s draft. Network interviewers reported his live interview (on the day on the draft) was the best interview of the top 20 draft selections.^[3][4]

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005–06	Everett Silvertips	WHL		4	2	1	3	4		9	1	3	4	31
2006–07	Everett Silvertips	WHL		65	29	32	61	196		11	5	6	11	19
2007–08	Everett Silvertips	WHL		60	27	33	60	222		4	0	0	0	4
2008–09	Everett Silvertips	WHL		30	9	21	30	106		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL		24	15	18	33	59		10	1	1	2	31
2008–09	Rockford Icehogs	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		1	0	0	0	0
WHL totals				183	82	105	187	587		34	7	10	17	65

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Kyle Beach's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• NHL Entry Draft 2008

Preceded by Patrick Kane

Chicago Blackhawks first round draft pick 2008

Succeeded by Dylan Olsen