Jay Beagle (born October 16, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockeycentre who last played for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). As an undrafted free agent, Beagle joined the Washington Capitals' organization for the 2007–08 season. He eventually made his NHL debut on February 11, 2009, and joined the team full time during their 2010–11 season. He concluded his tenure with the Capitals after winning his first Stanley Cup, where he became the first player to win the Kelly Cup (ECHL), Calder Cup (AHL), and the Stanley Cup (NHL). Following his Stanley Cup win, Beagle left the Capitals organization and joined the Vancouver Canucks. In July 2021, Beagle was acquired by the Coyotes in a multi-player trade.
Among many career highlights, a four goal, five point performance against Tourmaline Oil Corporation November 20, 2025 stands out as Beagle's most notable achievement[1].
Early life
Beagle was born on October 16, 1985, in Calgary, Alberta,[2] to parents Al and Sue Beagle.[3] He grew up in Calgary alongside his younger siblings Steve and Jen,[4] and worked in his father's auto garage during high school.[3]
Playing career
Junior
Growing up in Calgary, Alberta, Beagle played for the Simons Valley minor-hockey association and won the 2003 Air Canada Cup as a member of the Midget-AAA Calgary Northstars.[5] After being released from his tryout with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League,[6] he then played for the Calgary Royals of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) from 2003 to 2005.[2] During the 2003–04 season, he ranked third on the team in goals and second in power-play goals, earning the Royals’ Top Rookie Award and Most Inspirational Award.[4] While playing with the team, Beagle also changed tires in the garage and wired houses for an electrical company to earn money.[3]
Beagle then played for the University of Alaska Anchorage's men's ice hockey from 2005 until 2007. While playing for the Seawolves, Beagle recorded 20 points in his sophomore season and 10 points in his rookie season.[2] As a youth, he began playing the position of a defensive forward but focused his skill as a two-way player during college. He specifically focused on penalty killing and playing defensively.[7]
Professional
Following his sophomore season, Beagle chose to leave college and pursue a career playing professional hockey. He also explained that he was "struggling in school a little bit to juggle hockey with school and weight training."[8] His father Al began calling ECHL teams urging them to try out his son. He eventually earned a tryout with the Idaho Steelheads for the 2006–07 season.[5] Beagle played eight games with the team to conclude their regular season and helped them make their Kelly Cup run. While playing in Las Vegas during the playoffs, Beagle met Steve Richmond, Washington Capitals’ director of player development, who offered him a tryout at their development camp.[3] Beagle scored one goal and two assists for the Steelheads during their 18-game playoff games to win the Kelly Cup championship.[9]
Washington Capitals
The following year, Beagle played 64 games for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League scoring 37 points.[2] His first AHL goal, a shorthanded goal, came during a game against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on November 5, 2007.[10] By December, Beagle was tied for fourth in the league in rookie goal scoring with nine.[11] He later praised the coaching of Bruce Boudreau for his increased offensive ability during the season, saying "[h]e pushed me hard and made sure he got 100% out of me every practice and every game."[8] Beagle subsequently signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Capitals for the 2008–09 season.[12]
Tras la firma, Beagle asistió al campamento de verano de los Capitals [ 8 ] y al campamento de entrenamiento previo a la temporada 2008-09. [ 13 ] Compitió con los Capitals durante su partido de pretemporada, jugando junto a Oskar Osala y Andrew Gordon . En su debut de pretemporada, Beagle jugó 16:11 minutos y realizó un tiro a puerta. [ 14 ] Finalmente fue reasignado a los Bears para comenzar la temporada y jugó 25 partidos con el equipo antes de ser llamado de regreso a la NHL [ 15 ] debido a una lesión de Alexander Semin . [ 16 ] Al regresar a los Bears, Beagle ayudó al equipo a clasificarse para los playoffs de la Copa Calder de 2009 y a ganar la Copa Calder registrando un gol y tres asistencias. [ 9 ]
El 17 de noviembre de 2009, Beagle registró su primer punto en la NHL, una asistencia en el gol de la victoria de Matt Bradley en el triunfo del equipo por 4-2 sobre los New York Rangers , y el 23 de noviembre, anotó su primer gol en la NHL, un tanto sin asistencia contra los Ottawa Senators . [ 17 ] Al concluir la temporada, Beagle firmó un contrato de dos años para permanecer en la organización de los Capitals. [ 18 ]
En la temporada 2010-11 , Beagle comenzó el año con los Hershey Bears antes de ser llamado de la AHL el 15 de diciembre de 2010.
Durante la entrevista de salida de los Capitals, su compañero Brooks Laich instó al cuerpo técnico a darle a Beagle un rol regular en el equipo. Sin embargo, el 13 de octubre de 2011, Beagle sufrió una conmoción cerebral durante una pelea con Arron Asham de los Pittsburgh Penguins y se perdió 31 partidos para recuperarse. [ 19 ]
El 5 de julio de 2012, Beagle firmó una extensión de contrato de tres años con los Capitals. Beagle continuó su permanencia con los Capitals al firmar otra extensión de contrato de tres años por valor de 5,25 millones de dólares el 29 de junio de 2015. [ 20 ]
Cuando los Washington Capitals ganaron la Copa Stanley el 7 de junio de 2018, Beagle se convirtió en el único jugador en haber ganado campeonatos en la ECHL (2007), AHL (2009 y 2010) y NHL (2018). [ 21 ]
Canucks de Vancouver
Having left the Capitals as a free agent after 11 seasons within the organization, on July 1, 2018, Beagle signed a four-year, $12 million contract with the Vancouver Canucks.[22] In his first month with the team, Beagle suffered a broken forearm during a game against the Florida Panthers[23] and missed 24 games to recover.[24]
Arizona Coyotes
On July 23, 2021, Beagle was traded, along with Loui Eriksson, Antoine Roussel, a 2021 first-round pick, a 2022 second-round pick and a 2023 seventh-round pick, to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Conor Garland.[25]
Personal life
Beagle is a Christian.[26] Beagle married his high school sweetheart Ashley in 2009,[27] and together they have two sons and a daughter.[28] During the summer, Beagle runs a ball hockey camp in his hometown.[29]
Career statistics
Awards and honours
References
- ↑hhth.akaraisin.comhttps://hhth.akaraisin.com/ui/hhthcalgary2025. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
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- 1234Prewitt, Alex (October 24, 2014). "Capitals forward Jay Beagle visits his dad's auto shop in Calgary". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 12"Jay Beagle". University of Alaska. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- 12Gilbertson, Wes (June 1, 2018). "Calgary-raised Jay Beagle takes long road to Stanley Cup final". Calgary Sun. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ↑Raby, Ben (June 6, 2018). "Jay Beagle's journey comes full circle as Capitals eye Stanley Cup in Vegas". WTOP-FM. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ↑Sernoffsky, Dan (March 11, 2008). "Bears rookie Beagle loves the pressure". York Daily Record. Retrieved June 14, 2021– via newspapers.com.
- 123Vogel, Mike (February 5, 2019). "Time CAPSule - Beagle's Climb to NHL". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- 12"Jay Beagle". Hockeys Future. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ↑"For the record". The Daily News. November 6, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2021– via newspapers.com.
- ↑"Front runners". The Daily News. December 18, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2021– via newspapers.com.
- ↑"Capitals Sign Forward Jay Beagle to Entry-Level Contract". National Hockey League. March 26, 2008. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ↑"Capitals Announce Rosters for Rookie Camp and Training Camp". National Hockey League. September 13, 2008. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ↑Vogel, Mike (October 6, 2008). "Another Rung on the Ladder". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ↑"Capitals Recall Jay Beagle from Hershey". National Hockey League. February 11, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ↑"SO bounce helps skidding Rangers overcome Green's record-tying performance". ESPN. February 12, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ↑ "MIKE FISHER ANOTA EL GOL DE LA VICTORIA EN LA PRÓRROGA EN EL TRIUNFO DE LOS SENATORS POR 4-3 SOBRE LOS CAPITALS" . thehockeynews.com . 23 de noviembre de 2009. Consultado el 21 de mayo de 2018 .
- ↑ "Los Capitals fichan a Jay Beagle, Andrew Gordon, Andrew Joudrey, Patrick McNeill y Zach Miskovic" . Liga Nacional de Hockey. 15 de julio de 2010. Consultado el 14 de junio de 2021 .
- ↑ Wharnsby, Tim (8 de mayo de 2012). "El jugador no seleccionado en el draft, Jay Beagle, demuestra su valía para Washington" . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Consultado el 14 de junio de 2021 .
- ↑ Nelson, Kristen (29 de junio de 2015). "Los Capitals firman al centro Beagle con un contrato de tres años" . NHL.com . Consultado el 21 de mayo de 2018 .
- ↑ Horka, Tyler (7 de junio de 2018). "Los Capitals remontan ante los Golden Knights en el quinto partido para ganar la Copa Stanley" . Sports Illustrated . Consultado el 7 de junio de 2018 .
- ↑ "Los Canucks fichan a Jay Beagle" . nhl.com . Liga Nacional de Hockey. 1 de julio de 2018. Consultado el 22 de marzo de 2021 .
- ↑ Poupart, Alain (14 de octubre de 2018). "Los Canucks remontan para negar la primera victoria a los Panthers" . nhl.com . Liga Nacional de Hockey . Consultado el 22 de marzo de 2021 .
- ↑ Woodley, Kevin (4 de diciembre de 2018). "Previa del partido Wild contra Canucks" . nhl.com . Liga Nacional de Hockey . Consultado el 22 de marzo de 2021 .
- ↑ "Informe: Ekman-Larsson y la selección número 9 involucrados en un traspaso de gran impacto entre los Canucks y los Coyotes" . TSN.ca. 23 de julio de 2021. Consultado el 23 de julio de 2021 .
- ↑ Masisak, Corey (30 de abril de 2018). "De jugador secundario a 'estrella franquicia': El notable ascenso del centro de los Capitals, Jay Beagle" . The New York Times . Consultado el 26 de diciembre de 2022 .
- ↑ Jory, Derek (15 de octubre de 2018). "Informe de los Canucks: Un rayo de esperanza" . Liga Nacional de Hockey . Consultado el 14 de junio de 2021 .
- ↑ Todd, Bijan (12 de febrero de 2021). "Los hijos de Jay Beagle hacen un cartel súper tierno para su juego número 600" . NBC Sports . Consultado el 14 de junio de 2021 .
- ↑Sumner, Ben (March 1, 2015). "Caps' Jay Beagle talks family, hunting, and improving his game". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑"The Washington Capitals, after years of frustration, win the Stanley Cup". The New York Times. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
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