Collin Delia Explained

Collin Delia
Birth Date:20 June 1994
Birth Place:Rancho Cucamonga, California, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:208
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
League:NHL
Team:Edmonton Oilers
Prospect League:AHL
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2017

Collin Delia (born June 20, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played in the NHL for the Chicago Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks.

Playing career

Delia grew up playing youth hockey in Southern California before moving to the Amarillo Bulls of the North American Hockey League (NAHL).[1] In 2013, Delia committed to play Division 1 collegiate hockey with Merrimack College of the Hockey East.[2]

In his freshman season with the Merrimack Warriors, Delia served as a backup goaltender and was limited to nine games.[3] In his sophomore season, Delia played in 15 games before suffering an injury. He completed the season with 26 games, a new career-high 600 saves, and a .889 save percentage.[3]

In his junior season, Delia started 21 games for the Merrimack Warriors, finishing the season with a new season high in wins and a 9-8-3 record. Afterwards, he was named to the Hockey East Third Team All-Star.[3] Upon completing his junior season with the Warriors in the 2016–17 season, Delia left Merrimack in signing a two-year, entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on July 28, 2017.[4]

During the 2017–18 season, Delia initially played with the Blackhawks' AHL and ECHL affiliates in the Rockford IceHogs and Indy Fuel. He was later recalled by the Blackhawks following an injury to starter Corey Crawford, serving as backup to Anton Forsberg. After Forsberg was injured in pregame warmups, Delia made his NHL debut on March 29, 2018 against the Winnipeg Jets. Delia himself was injured early in the third period, forcing Scott Foster, whom the Blackhawks had signed to an emergency one-day contract (NHL rules require every team to have a backup goaltender dressed), to play the last 14 minutes of the game, which the Blackhawks eventually won 6–2[5]

Delia began the 2018–19 season with the IceHogs after attending the Blackhawks training camp. He was recalled in December after starter Corey Crawford suffered an injury.[6] On February 11, 2019, the Blackhawks signed Delia to a three-year, $3 million contract extension.[7] He was reassigned to the AHL on February 25[8] but was recalled again on March 5, on an emergency basis.[9] After he helped the Blackhawks hold on for a 5–4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 13,[10] Delia was reassigned to the IceHogs.[11]

As a free agent from the Blackhawks after five seasons within the organization, Delia was signed to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Vancouver Canucks on July 13, 2022.[12] Beginning the season in the AHL with affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks, Delia was later recalled to the Canucks and assumed the backup role in establishing career bests with 10 wins through 20 appearances.

On July 1, 2023, Delia left the Canucks and was signed to a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Winnipeg Jets for the season.[13] He was assigned and remained with AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose for the duration of the season, posting an 11-19-1 record through 32 appearances.

As a free agent from the Jets, Delia left to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the Edmonton Oilers on July 1, 2024.[14]

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L OTL MIN GA SV%GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2012–13Amarillo BullsNAHL19 11 2 2 981 37 3 2.26 .8991 0.00 1.000
2013–14Amarillo BullsNAHL31 22 7 0 1,723 46 7 1.60 .9376 2.38 .931
2014–15Merrimack CollegeHE9 4 4 1 517 16 1 1.86 .937
2015–16Merrimack CollegeHE26 8 12 6 1,521 75 0 2.96 .889
2016–17Merrimack CollegeHE21 9 8 3 1,202 43 3 2.15 .927
2017–18Indy FuelECHL10 1 7 2 539 37 0 4.12 .887
2017–18Rockford IceHogsAHL28 17 7 4 1,675 76 1 2.72 .90010 7 3 667 26 0 2.34 .924
2017–18Chicago BlackhawksNHL2 1 1 0 106 7 0 3.96 .889
2018–19Rockford IceHogsAHL26 13 8 4 1,547 64 0 2.48 .922
2018–19Chicago BlackhawksNHL16 6 4 3 832 50 0 3.61 .908
2019–20Rockford IceHogsAHL32 16 13 1 1,824 81 3 2.66 .912
2020–21Chicago BlackhawksNHL6 1 3 1 335 20 0 3.59 .902
2020–21Rockford IceHogsAHL4 2 2 0 209 18 0 5.16 .858
2021–22Rockford IceHogsAHL22 11 9 2 1,281 65 1 3.04 .905
2021–22Chicago BlackhawksNHL8 1 4 1 344 22 0 3.85 .899
2022–23Abbotsford CanucksAHL9 6 3 0 531 30 0 3.39 .888
2022–23Vancouver CanucksNHL20 10 6 2 1,136 62 0 3.28 .882
2023–24Manitoba MooseAHL32 11 19 1 1,809 107 0 3.55 .872
NHL totals52 19 18 7 2,751 161 0 3.51 .897

Awards and honors

AwardYear
NAHL
Robertson Cup champion2013
Community Service Award2014
College
Hockey East Third Team All-Star2017
HE Goaltender of the Month (January)2017
New England D1 All-Stars2017
AHL
Rockford IceHogs Man of The Year2018[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alexander: Goalie from the IE traveled plenty of miles before getting to AHL. 11 January 2018.
  2. Web site: COLLIN DELIA COMMITS TO MERRIMACK COLLEGE . amarillobulls.com . February 11, 2017 . November 10, 2013.
  3. Web site: COLLIN DELIA . merrimackathletics.com . February 11, 2019.
  4. Web site: Blackhawks agree to terms with Delia. . July 28, 2017. March 30, 2018.
  5. News: Lazerus. Mark. From the ECHL to the NHL, it's been quite a season for Blackhawks' Collin Delia. March 30, 2018. Chicago Sun-Times. March 29, 2018.
  6. Web site: Myers . Tracey . Delia making most of opportunity with Blackhawks . NHL.com . March 5, 2019 . January 13, 2019.
  7. Web site: Blackhawks sign netminder Collin Delia to three-year extension . sportsnet.ca . February 11, 2019 . February 11, 2019.
  8. Web site: RELEASE: Crawford activated off IR . NHL.com . March 5, 2019 . February 25, 2019.
  9. NHLBlackhawks. 1103057430446067712. March 5, 2019. ROSTER NEWS: Goaltender Collin Delia has been recalled on an emergency basis from Rockford. #Blackhawks.
  10. Web site: Siegel . Austin . RECAP: Blackhawks 5, Maple Leafs 4 . NHL.com . March 14, 2019 . March 13, 2019.
  11. Web site: RELEASE: Blackhawks re-assign Delia . NHL.com . March 14, 2019 . March 14, 2019.
  12. Web site: Canucks agree to terms with Colin Delia on a one-year contract . . July 13, 2022 . July 13, 2022.
  13. Web site: Jets sign goaltender Collin Delia to a one-year, one-way contract . . July 1, 2023 . July 1, 2023.
  14. Web site: Oilers sign Delia to one-year contract . . July 1, 2024 . July 1, 2024 .
  15. Web site: Collin Delia named IceHogs' 2017–18 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year . www.icehogs.com . en . 2018-12-21.