Former NHL player Barry Beck on his son’s murder: ‘You feel like you are in hell, every day’

The former National Hockey League player’s 20-year-old son Brock was stabbed to death in July in an apparent ‘road rage incident’

An investigation is ongoing and a GoFundMe fundraiser is set up to create a potential reward

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Barry Beck says he hopes those who killed his son are brought to justice. A Go Fund Me fundraising page has been set up to offer a reward. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Published: 9:00am, 30 Sep 2020Updated: 11:01am, 30 Sep 2020

For Canadian Barry Beck, the positive memories of his son have endured through unspeakable tragedy.

On July 26, 20-year-old Brock Beck was stabbed to death after an apparent road rage incident in Hamilton, Ontario. Police believe the assailants did not know Beck or another person involved in the incident.

Police have released descriptions of two suspects and have potentially linked a white sedan car to the crime, but have yet to apprehend anyone related to the case.

For Barry, who has lived in Hong Kong for 13 years working for the Hong Kong Academy of Ice Hockey as its general manager and coach, the days have been long since he returned from Canada, and the brutal scene of his son’s murder remains etched in his memory.

Brock and his father Barry Beck. Photo: Handout

“I live alone, so it’s tough to try to sleep at night,” said the former National Hockey League player who played 615 games over 11 seasons. “That is the image that you have in your head – of your son being stabbed to death. And so I am trying to put that image out of my mind and think about the good memories.”