Adam Beckman didn’t wait long to introduce himself in Colorado.
The forward scored the first goal of the 2026-27 season at Blue Arena after a shot from the point caromed off Abbotsford Canucks goaltender and landed right on his stick. Beckman finished it top shelf. Later, he delivered again in the shootout, burying the lone goal as the Eagles edged Abbotsford 4-3 in their home opener.
“I try to excel offensively, but with that being said, I’m trying to be as much of an impact player in every kind of situation whether it's killing penalties or playing in different situations,” Beckman said.
That kind of all-around presence is exactly what Colorado is hoping to get from him. Through his first four games with the Eagles, Beckman has already scored twice in regulation, and both times he was the one who opened the scoring. For a player now in his eighth professional season, that’s a pretty familiar kind of influence: show up, make noise early, and keep moving the game in the right direction.
Beckman’s road to this point has covered a lot of ground. He has played 304 games across the AHL with the Iowa Wild from 2020-24, the Utica Comets in 2024-25 and the Bridgeport Islanders from 2024-26.
Entering the season, he owned 104 goals and 95 assists in the AHL, plus 23 games of NHL experience. In three seasons with the Minnesota Wild from 2021-24, he added three assists.
“The NHL is a little bit of a different game; you’ve got to think a lot quicker and stuff like that,” Beckman said. “But at the American League level, it's a tough game, too, so they both are a grind and you're just trying to work through and just try to come every day and make an impact.”
That message has stayed consistent for Beckman no matter where he’s been. After bouncing between organizations in recent years, he said his approach hasn’t changed: take the chance in front of him and squeeze everything he can out of it.
His scoring touch, though, was never really in question. Beckman was already one of the WHL’s most dangerous producers back in junior hockey, and in 2019-20 he posted 107 points in 63 games for the Spokane Chiefs. That season brought him the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as WHL player of the year and the Bob Clarke Trophy as the league’s top scorer.
The next year, he made his first AHL appearance with Iowa, producing five points in nine games before being loaned back to Spokane.
From there, his professional path kept shifting. He began with the Iowa Wild, then moved to the Utica Comets in 2024 and the Bridgeport Islanders in 2025. After the 2025-26 season, he led Bridgeport with 51 points in 68 games, then hit unrestricted free agency for the first time in his career.
That opened the door to Colorado, and Beckman said the fit felt right immediately. He pointed to the Avalanche organization and the experience in the city as major reasons for choosing the Eagles, calling the atmosphere at Blue Arena and the city itself a big part of the draw.
“I’ve heard nothing but good things about the [Avalanche] organization, but down here, it’s unreal. The atmosphere playing here is unreal; the city is a really nice, underrated city to be a part of,” Beckman said. “So for me, when I had the opportunity, it was just kind of a no-brainer to come here, and I’m just super excited to be a part of it.”
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