| Derek Bekar | |
| |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Teams | St. Louis Blues Los Angeles Kings New York Islanders EHC Basel Hannover Scorpions HK Acroni Jesenice |
| Born | September 15, 1975, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
| NHL Draft | 205th overall, 1995 St. Louis Blues |
| Pro Career | 1998 – 2010 |
Derek Bekar (born September 15, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Bekar was born in Burnaby, British Columbia.
Playing career[]
He played a total of 11 games for the St. Louis Blues, Los Angeles Kings, and the New York Islanders, scoring no points. He was drafted 205th overall by the Blues in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He also had spells in Switzerland's Nationalliga A for EHC Basel and in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany for the Hannover Scorpions and HK Acroni Jesenice of the Austrian Hockey League. He also played briefly in the United Kingdom, playing three games in the British National League with the Dundee Stars.
On February 1, 2009. he moved from Springfield Falcons, who play in the American Hockey League to Lausanne Hockey Club of the Nationalliga B, before finishing his professional career with HYS The Hague in the Netherlands.
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Notre Dame Hounds AAA | SMHL | 29 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Notre Dame Hounds | SJHL | 62 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Powell River Paper Kings | BCHL | 46 | 33 | 29 | 62 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 34 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 39 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 35 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 51 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 71 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 58 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 74 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 51 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | New York Islanders | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 76 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Dundee Stars | GBR.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 51 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | EHC Basel | NLA | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | EHC Chur | SUI.2 | 30 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 50 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | HK Acroni Jesenice | AUT | 36 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | HK Acroni Jesenice | SVN | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 40 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Lausanne HC | SUI.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | HYS The Hague | NED | 27 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | ||
| AHL totals | 490 | 148 | 126 | 274 | 273 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors[]
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 1995–96 |
| All-Hockey East Second Team | 1997–98 |