Sweeney, while likening Beecher to Coyle because of his size (6-foot-3, 209 pounds) and strength on the puck, raved about the Elmira, New York, native's skating ability.
"He really covers a lot of ice, and the game's not going to slow down," said Sweeney. "It's not, and he can get to the net. He can get inside… you can imagine him being a net-front guy if he gets that opportunity as well. He can push teams back. He's a little like Coyle, being able to drive through the middle of the ice and being able to drive teams back off the offensive blue line.
"He can see the D-men wide and take it to the net. Again, those things are not going to go away in his game. They're staples in his game. He knows it. He's identified it, and now he wants to continue to grow in the other parts of his game, which all young players have to do."
In 63 games for the USNTDP last season, Beecher - one of a record eight players from the U.S. program selected in the first round on Friday night - tallied 43 points (15 goals, 28 assists). The University of Michigan commit also tallied three goals and an assist in seven games for the United States at the 2019 U-18 World Junior Championship, helping Team USA to the bronze medal.
"Especially the second part of the year his offense was really starting to tick up," said Sweeney. "He's still kind of raw in some of those areas, the smaller details of the game, generating pure offense because he hasn't been put in a lot of those situations. I know Michigan sees him as a top-two-line guy, and we'll see the growth that comes from that."
Beecher said that he had been in contact with the Bruins for the last few weeks, including interviews at the Scouting Combine in Buffalo and here ahead of the Draft, and was confident that he would be selected during the opening round.
"I couldn't be more happy to go to this organization," said Beecher. "They're unbelievable. It's obviously a world-class organization…they've had a lot of success for a reason…they do things the right way, so it's an honor and privilege to be a part of it."