A right winger, forward and center for the Washington Capitals, Jay Beagle is a National Hockey League (NHL) player from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Signed by the Capitals as a free agent on March 26, 2008, Beagle made his NHL debut on February 11, 2008, in a game against the New York Rangers. A few months later he made his first playoff appearance against the Pittsburgh Penguins on May 8, playing in the last four games of the Eastern Conference Series Final.http://capitals.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8474291&view=bio

Jay Beagle is known as a physical depth forward that can also play wing. Since joining the Capitals and their minor league affiliate the Hershey Bears, he has specialized in defensive roles, while at the same time working on improving his offensive game.http://blog.pennlive.com/patriotnewssports/2010/12/hershey_bears_jay_beagle_is_on.html Prior to joining the Caps, Beagle played his junior hockey in the American Junior Hockey League (AJHL) with the Calgary Royals.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=93172

Born on October 16, 1985 to Al and Sue Beagle, Jay Beagle has a brother named Steve and a sister named Jen. The 6'3 native of Calgary, Alberta, attended the University of Alaska, Anchorage, where in his rookie season he was second among team rookies in scoring with 10 points on four goals and six assists in 31 games.http://www.goseawolves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13400&ATCLID=675379 When he is not playing hockey, Beagle enjoys dirtbiking.

As of December 17, 2010, Caps' rookie Jay Beagle has played in 12 NHL games over three seasons with the Capitals. During that time, he has posted two points on one goal and one assist, both coming during the 2009-10 season.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=93172

Beagle signed as a free agent with the Capitals in March of 2008 after starting his 2007-08 rookie season with the organization's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Hershey Bears. During his rookie season with the Bears, Beagle played in 64 games, registering 37 points on 19 goals and 18 assists. He also posted 41 penalty minutes on the season. In the team's playoff run, he had one goal and one assist with two penalty minutes in five games.http://capitals.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8474291&view=stats

During the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons, Beagle specialized in defensive roles for the Bears, but continued to work on increasing his offensive numbers. During the 2008-09 season for the Bears, he posted just nine points on four goals and five assists in 47 games, a significant drop from his rookie season. However, in 66 games for the Bears in 2009-10, Beagle posted 35 points on 16 goals and 19 assists.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=93172 His start to the 2010-11 season for the Hershey Bears has him on tap to continue his offensive upswing. In just 24 games, he has posted 11 points on seven goals and four assists.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=93172 On December 15, 2010, Beagle was recalled to the Capitals.http://capitals.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8474291&view=notes