{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1998)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Beck Malenstyn | image = Beck Malenstyn (8116306) (cropped).jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Malenstyn with the Washington Capitals in 2023 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|2|4}} | birth_place = Delta, British Columbia, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 200 | position = Left wing | shoots = Left | league = NHL | team = Buffalo Sabres | prospect_league = AHL | prospect_team = | former_teams = Washington Capitals | ntl_team = | draft = 145th overall | draft_year = 2016 | draft_team = Washington Capitals | career_start = 2018 | career_end = }} '''Beck Malenstyn''' {{IPAc-en|'|m|æ|l|ɛ|n|s|t|aɪ|n}} (born February 4, 1998) is a Canadian ice hockey player who is a left winger for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 145th overall in the 2016 NHL entry draft by the Washington Capitals.
==Early life== Malenstyn was born on February 4, 1998, in Delta, British Columbia, Canada.<ref name="EP">{{cite web |title=Beck Malenstyn |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/247477/beck-malenstyn |website=eliteprospects.com |publisher=Elite Prospects |access-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref>
==Playing career== ===Minors=== Growing up in British Columbia, Malenstyn spent three seasons with the Okanagan Hockey Academy on their OHA Bantam Prep team and OHA Midget Prep team.<ref name="sign">{{cite web |title=MALENSTYN SIGNS WITH WASHINGTON CAPITALS |url=https://okanaganhockey.com/social/blog/malenstyn-signs-washington-capitals/ |website=okanaganhockey.com |access-date=May 8, 2021 |date=April 10, 2017 |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509044147/https://okanaganhockey.com/social/blog/malenstyn-signs-washington-capitals/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> While serving as team captain, he recorded a team-leading 119 points, including a team-high 62 goals, along with 108 penalty minutes in 57 games played.<ref>{{cite web |title=BECK UNDER CONTRACT |url=https://hitmenhockey.com/beck-under-contract |website=hitmenhockey.com |access-date=May 8, 2021 |date=July 16, 2013}}</ref> As a result of his play, Malenstyn was drafted in the first round, 18th overall, by the Calgary Hitmen in the 2013 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft.<ref>{{cite web |title=FOLLOW THE WHL DRAFT |url=https://hitmenhockey.com/follow-the-whl-draft |website=hitmenhockey.com |access-date=May 9, 2021 |date=May 2, 2013}}</ref> He returned to Okanagan for the 2013–14 season where he helped them capture the Canadian Sport School Hockey League Midget Prep Division Championship by recording 26 points in 21 games.<ref name="sign"/>
===Major junior=== Malenstyn joined the Hitmen for his rookie season during their 2014–15 campaign at the age of 16.<ref name="Schopp">{{cite web |last1=Schopp |first1=Andrew |title=2014-2015 Spotlight: Beck Malenstyn |url=https://hitmenhockey.com/2014-2015-spotlight-beck-malenstyn |website=hitmenhockey.com |access-date=May 8, 2021 |date=June 16, 2015}}</ref> He played 11 games, and recorded two goals, before being chosen to represent Team Canada at the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.<ref>{{cite news |title=Malenstyn playing for Canada at U17 World Hockey Challenge |url=https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-sports/malenstyn-playing-for-canada-at-u17-world-hockey-challenge-2988449 |access-date=May 8, 2021 |publisher=Delta Optimist |date=November 5, 2014}}</ref> Upon returning to the Hitmen, Malenstyn tallied eight goals and four assists in 51 games.<ref name="Schopp"/>
Prior to his sophomore season, Malenstyn and his teammate Jake Bean were selected to represent Team Canada at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bean and Malenstyn headed to world stage |url=https://hitmenhockey.com/bean-and-malenstyn-headed-to-world-stage |website=hitmenhockey.com |access-date=May 9, 2021 |date=August 4, 2015}}</ref> Malenstyn finished the tournament with three points in five games, including a goal in Canada's 7–3 over Sweden to earn a gold medal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Golden Boys |url=https://hitmenhockey.com/golden-boys |website=hitmenhockey.com |access-date=May 9, 2021 |date=August 15, 2015}}</ref> Upon joining the Hitmen for their 2015–16 season, he was named to the National Hockey League’s Players to Watch list for November in advance of the 2016 NHL Draft.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hitmen trio cracks NHL's Players to Watch list |url=https://hitmenhockey.com/hitmen-trio-cracks-central-scoutings-mid-term-rankings |website=hitmenhockey.com |access-date=May 9, 2021 |date=November 24, 2015}}</ref> By January 2016, Malenstyn was ranked 124th amongst all North American skaters after he recorded 20 points in 44 games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Six Hitmen among Central Scouting's 2016 Midterm Draft Rankings |url=https://hitmenhockey.com/six-hitmen-among-central-scoutings-2016-midterm-draft-rankings |website=hitmenhockey.com |access-date=May 9, 2021 |date=January 19, 2016}}</ref> He was later named to Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team pre-competition roster for the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bean and Malenstyn named to Canada's National Men's U18 Team Pre-Competition Roster |url=https://hitmenhockey.com/bean-and-malensyn-named-to-canadas-national-mens-u18-team-pre-competition-roster |website=hitmenhockey.com |access-date=May 9, 2021 |date=April 7, 2016}}</ref> Malenstyn concluded his sophomore season with 25 points in 70 games<ref name="EP"/> and earned the teams' Chrysler Canada Inc. Scholastic Player Award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hitmen Honour 2015-16 Award Recipients |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/hitmen-honour-2015-16-award-recipients/n-5113332 |website=oursportscentral.com |access-date=May 9, 2021 |date=March 20, 2016}}</ref>
During the offseason, Malenstyn was drafted 145th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2016 NHL entry draft.<ref>{{cite web |title=Five Hitmen selected in 2016 NHL Draft |url=https://hitmenhockey.com/article/five-hitmen-selected-in-2016-nhl-draft |website=hitmenhockey.com |access-date=May 9, 2021 |date=June 25, 2016}}</ref> He was subsequently invited to the Capitals training camp<ref>{{cite web |title=WHL proud to announce 140 players invited to NHL training camps |url=https://whl.ca/article/whl-proud-to-announce-139-players-invited-to-nhl-training-camps |website=whl.ca |access-date=May 9, 2021 |date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> but was released and returned to the Hitmen prior to the start of the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khurshudyan |first1=Isabelle |title=Capitals make first round of training camp cuts |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capitals-insider/wp/2016/09/29/capitals-make-first-round-of-training-camp-cuts/ |access-date=May 9, 2021 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=September 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930075821/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capitals-insider/wp/2016/09/29/capitals-make-first-round-of-training-camp-cuts/ |archive-date=September 30, 2016}}</ref>
In November 2017, Malenstyn, a fifth-round pick, and team captain Matteo Gennaro were traded to the Swift Current Broncos in exchange for three players, the rights to two more players, and a second-round pick.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lowey |first1=Tyler |title=HITMEN TRADE GENNARO, MALENSTYN TO BRONCOS |url=https://www.dubnetwork.ca/central-division/hitmen-trade-gennaro-malenstyn-broncos/ |website=dubnetwork.ca |access-date=May 9, 2021 |date=November 25, 2017}}</ref> Malenstyn won the 2018 WHL Championship as a member of the Swift Current Broncos.<ref>{{cite web |title=Swift Current Broncos win 2018 Rogers WHL Championship Series |url=https://whl.ca/article/swift-current-broncos-win-2018-rogers-whl-championship-series |website=whl.ca |access-date=May 9, 2021 |date=May 13, 2018}}</ref>
===Professional=== On November 20, 2019, Malenstyn was recalled from the Hershey Bears to the Capitals and made his NHL debut that night against the New York Rangers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Capitals Recall Malenstyn, Sgarbossa, Lewington and Samsonov From Hershey |url=https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/capitals-recall-malenstyn-sgarbossa-lewington-and-samsonov-from-hershey/c-311555766 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=November 20, 2019 |date=November 20, 2019}}</ref>
In December 2020, he tore his Achilles tendon which required surgery and he was expected to miss six to eight months to recover, ruling him out for the entirety of the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Regan |first1=J. J. |title=Capitals' Beck Malenstyn to miss 6 to 8 months with Achilles injury |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/capitals/capitals-prospect-beck-malenstyn-miss-6-8-months-achilles-injury |website=nbcsports.com |publisher=NBC Sports |access-date=May 9, 2021 |date=December 6, 2020}}</ref>
Following his first full season in the NHL, as a pending restricted free agent, Malenstyn was traded during the second round of the 2024 NHL entry draft to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a second-round pick on June 29, 2024.<ref>{{citeweb| url = https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/buffalo-sabres-acquire-beck-malenstyn-from-washington-capitals | title = Sabres acquire Malenstyn from Capitals | publisher = Buffalo Sabres | date = June 29, 2024 | accessdate = June 29, 2024 }}</ref> On July 23, he signed a two-year, $2.7 million contract with the Sabres to avoid salary arbitration.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malenstyn signs 2-year contract with Sabres, avoids salary arbitration |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/beck-malenstyn-signs-two-year-contract-with-buffalo-sabres |website=National Hockey League |access-date=July 23, 2024}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season !! Team !! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2013–14 || Calgary Hitmen || WHL | 5 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2014–15 || Calgary Hitmen || WHL | 51 || 8 || 4 || 12 || 25 | 11 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4 |- | 2015–16 || Calgary Hitmen || WHL | 70 || 8 || 17 || 25 || 47 | 5 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016–17 || Calgary Hitmen || WHL | 70 || 32 || 24 || 56 || 60 | 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | 2017–18 || Calgary Hitmen || WHL | 4 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2017–18 || Swift Current Broncos || WHL | 38 || 17 || 12 || 29 || 28 | 26 || 4 || 7 || 11 || 18 |- | 2018–19 || Hershey Bears || AHL | 74 || 7 || 9 || 16 || 66 | 9 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019–20 || Hershey Bears || AHL | 46 || 7 || 8 || 15 || 20 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2019–20 || Washington Capitals || NHL | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021–22 || Hershey Bears || AHL | 65 || 10 || 6 || 16 || 20 | 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 |- | 2021–22 || Washington Capitals || NHL | 12 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 9 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022–23 || Hershey Bears || AHL | 40 || 6 || 4 || 10 || 23 | 20 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 12 |- | 2022–23 || Washington Capitals || NHL | 9 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2023–24 || Washington Capitals || NHL | 81 || 6 || 15 || 21 || 25 | 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | 2024–25 || Buffalo Sabres || NHL | 76 || 4 || 6 || 10 || 29 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2025–26 || Buffalo Sabres || NHL | 81 || 7 || 7 || 14 || 38 | 13 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 8 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 262 !! 19 !! 29 !! 48 !! 103 ! 17 !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 10 |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2015 | Canada | IH18 | {{gold1}} | 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016 | Canada | U18 | 4th | 7 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4 | Junior totals ! 11 !! 2 !! 3 !! 5 !! 8 |}
==Awards and honours== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- ! colspan="3" |AHL |- | Calder Cup | 2023 | <ref>{{citeweb | url = https://theahl.com/sweeter-by-the-dozen-hershey-wins-12th-cup | title = Sweeter by the dozen: Hershey wins 12th Calder Cup | publisher = American Hockey League | date = June 21, 2023 | accessdate = June 21, 2023 | archive-date = June 22, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230622085304/https://theahl.com/sweeter-by-the-dozen-hershey-wins-12th-cup | url-status = dead }}</ref> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}}
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