Gary Collins (ice hockey) explained

Played For:Toronto Maple Leafs
Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:185
Birth Date:September 27, 1935
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:1956
Career End:1968

Ranleigh Gary Collins (September 27, 1935 – June 17, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey centre who played two playoff games in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1958–59 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1956 to 1968, was spent in the minor leagues.

Collins died in June 2022 at the age of 86.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1951–52Kitchener-Waterloo GreenshirtsOHA30 9 3 12 0
1952–53Kitchener-Waterloo GreenshirtsOHA56 18 26 44 0
1954–55Toronto MarlborosOHA51 20 16 36 0
1954–55Toronto MarlborosM-Cup11 5 5 10 14
1955–56Toronto MarlborosOHA48 16 45 61 0
1955–56Toronto MarlborosM-Cup13 2 9 11 16
1956–57Rochester AmericansAHL33 6 17 23 6
1957–58Rochester AmericansAHL27 7 7 14 4
1957–58Providence RedsAHL44 4 18 22 204 1 0 1 2
1958–59New Westminster RoyalsWHL53 7 13 20 62
1958–59Toronto Maple LeafsNHL2 0 0 0 0
1959–60Rochester AmericansAHL15 2 3 5 0
1959–60Quebec AcesAHL49 7 16 23 12
1960–61Quebec AcesAHL70 10 21 31 55
1961–62San Francisco SealsWHL16 0 2 2 10
1961–62Pittsburgh HornetsAHL36 2 9 11 25
1962–63Johnstown JetsEHL17 2 4 6 11
1965–66Galt HornetsOHA Sr31 5 12 17 26
1966–67Collingwood GeorgiansOHA Sr32 2 13 15 8
1967–68Collingwood KingsOHA Sr18 3 11 14 8
AHL totals274 42 87 129 1224 1 0 1 2
NHL totals2 0 0 0 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gary Collins obituary.