Miscellaneous

• Led MJAHL playoffs in goals (14) and points (27) over 14 postseason games with Charlottetown in 1969.
  
  
• Led MJAHL and set league single-season record with 45 goals in 35 games for Charlottetown in 1969-70.
  
  
• Played for Charlottetown (MJAHL) in 1970 Centennial Cup tournament.
  
  
• Led MJAHL in goals (37) and points (78) with Charlottetown in 1970-71.
  
  
• Played on Charlottetown (MJAHL) team that lost to Red Deer (AJHL) in 1971 Centennial Cup championship series.
  
  
• Won MJAHL Most Valuable Player Award with Charlottetown in 1970-71.
  
  
• Named to MJAHL All-Star First Team with Charlottetown in 1970-71.
  
  
• Selected by New York Raiders in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, first draft in league history, February 1972.
  
  
• Called up to Baltimore (AHL) from Columbus (IHL) on an amateur tryout basis on March 20, 1972, and appeared in two games.
  
  
• Was runner-up to Glenn Resch in voting for IHL Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy as league's top rookie with Columbus in 1971-72.
  
  
• Played on line with Del Hall and Wayne King for Salt Lake (WHL) in 1972-73.
  
  
• Had two goals and two assists for Salt Lake (WHL) in a 10-5 win over Denver on Nov. 1, 1972.
  
  
• Set Salt Lake (WHL) single-game scoring record with six points (two goals, four assists) in 13-1 home win over Seattle on Jan. 6, 1973. The team record still stood when the league folded after the 1973-74 season.
  
  
• Named WHL Player of Week for week ending Jan. 7, 1973, after scoring seven points in two games for Salt Lake.
  
  
• Claimed by Phoenix (WHL, Toronto affiliate) from California for $7,500 fee in Reverse Draft on June 13, 1973.
  
  
• Played three games for 1973-74 Phoenix team that went on to win WHL regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with team during postseason.
  
  
• Loaned by Phoenix (WHL) to Tulsa (CHL) on Oct. 30, 1973.
  
  
• Loaned by Phoenix (WHL) to St. Petersburg for balance of 1973-74 season in November 1973.
  
  
• Was member of St. Petersburg (Suncoast) Suns (SHL) team that folded on Dec. 19, 1973. The SHL held a special dispersla draft for the Suns players, and Beck was claimed by Charlotte.He chose not to join Charlotte and instead went to finish the season with Muskegon (IHL).
  
  
• Inducted into the Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of Fame along with 1970-71 Charlottetown Islanders teammates in 1976.

Additional Facts

Full Name: Angus William Beck

Post-Draft Teams: Columbus (IHL); Baltimore (AHL); Salt Lake, Phoenix (WHL); Tulsa (CHL); St. Petersburg (SHL); Muskegon (IHL); Winston-Salem (SHL); Charlottetown (PEI Sr./New Brunswick Sr.)

Noteworthy: Grew up in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, where his father was a psychiatrist. He said he was surprised to be drafted, given the low-profile nature of his junior league.

Career Beyond Hockey: Returned home to Charlottetown after his retirement and continued playing senior league hockey for more than 10 years while following in his father's footsteps by completing his education and becoming a psychiatrist.

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