AHL Peoria Rivermen

Cody Beach Called up to Peoria

Published on November 5, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release


Peoria Rivermen General Manager Kevin McDonald announced today that the St. Louis Blues have reassigned forward Cody Beach to the Rivermen ECHL affiliate, the Evansville IceMen. The club has also loaned defenseman Brent Regner to the IceMen.

Beach, 20, has appeared in nine games with Evansville to start his professional career. He scored his first pro goal on Nov. 2 in the team's 4-3 win over Wheeling and also racked up 40 penalty minutes in his nine games.

Last season with Moose Jaw in the Western Hockey League, the 6-foot-5-inch, 200-pound winger recorded 56 points (15, 41a) in 58 games and accumulated 229 penalty minutes. The Kelowna, BC native was originally selected by the Blues in the fifth round (#134 overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Regner, 23, has played eight games with Peoria this season - his first with the club. Hehas spent the past two seasons with the AHL's Springfield Falcons. Last year, he led the Falcons defense with 29 assists and 31 points - both totals were career-highs. Over his three professional seasons, all of which have been played in the AHL, he has produced 70 points (12 goals, 58 assists) and 65 penalty minutes in 181 games.

Originally drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fifth round (#137 overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, Regner spent four seasons with the Western Hockey Leagues' Vancouver Giants. In his final amateur season, the 6-foot, 190-pound defenseman led all Giants defensemen in scoring with 67 points in 70 games to set a Giants team record for most points in a season by a defenseman. He was also part of the Giants 2007 Memorial Cup championship.

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