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February 5, 2008

Thunder trades for LA-born Beeman

The Stockton Thunder has acquired right wing Jason Beeman
from the Texas Wildcatters in exchange for future considerations.

Beeman, 22, returns from a short-season stint with the San Jose
Sharks-affiliated China Sharks of the Asian League, scoring 28 points (16g-12a) in 29 games with 111 penalty minutes.

The Los Angeles native has appeared in 68 career ECHL games (2005-07) with the Wildcatters and Long Beach Ice Dogs, scoring 25 points (8g-17a) with 143 penalty minutes and has scored six points (2g-4a) with 28 penalty minutes in 14 career Kelly Cup Playoff games.

Last season, Beeman tallied 143 penalty minutes and 25 points (8g-17a) in 68 games with Texas, helping guide the club to a 41-22-9 record (91 points) and a berth in the American Conference’s South Division Final round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs.

The 5-foot-11, 213-pound forward spent five seasons (2001-06) of his junior hockey career with the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League, scoring 165 points (68g-97a) and tallying 555 penalty minutes in 326 career games. Beeman tallied career-highs in points (58), goals (28) and assists (30) in 2005-06 and scored 10 points (5g-5a) in 24 career junior playoff games.

Beeman is the second California native to dot the Thunder roster, joining defenseman Mark Adamek (Hollister, Calif.).