Sean Collins (ice hockey forward, born 1983) explained

Sean Collins
Position:Forward
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lb:170
Played For:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Philadelphia Phantoms
Worcester Sharks
Sport
Birth Date:9 February 1983
Birth Place:Reading, Massachusetts, U.S.
Draft:289th overall
Draft Year:2002
Draft Team:Colorado Avalanche
Career Start:2005
Career End:2009

Sean Collins (born February 9, 1983) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the 9th round (289th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Collins was the third last player (289th overall) selected in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.[1] When drafted, Collins was playing with the New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey team of NCAA's Division I Hockey East Association where he scored 77 goals and 96 assists in his four-year career with the UNH Wildcats.

He began his professional career in 2005. In the 2005–06 ECHL season he scored 27 goals and added 49 assists to lead the Wheeling Nailers in points, and the following year he posted identical numbers. Collins played three seasons (2005–08) for the Nailers, recording 69 goals and 139 assists for a total of 208 points. He had two AHL call-ups in 2006-07, playing three games for the Philadelphia Phantoms and four games for the Worcester Sharks. In 2008–09 he signed for Sport in the Mestis, the second-tier league in Finland, but played just four games before returning to North America with the Tulsa Oilers in the Central Hockey League.

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1997–98Reading Memorial High SchoolHSMA22322658
1998–99Reading Memorial High SchoolHSMA25323567
1999–2000Reading Memorial High SchoolHSMA22374279
2000–01Reading Memorial High SchoolHSMA24283664
2001–02University of New HampshireHE402025454
2002–03University of New HampshireHE412283012
2003–04University of New HampshireHE4116264228
2004–05University of New HampshireHE4219375626
2005–06Wilkes–Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL80112
2005–06Wheeling NailersECHL6227497616979166
2006–07Wheeling NailersECHL5727497643
2006–07Philadelphia PhantomsAHL30220
2006–07Worcester SharksAHL40112
2007–08Wheeling NailersECHL5515415650
2008–09Mestis40000
2008–09Tulsa OilersCHL4211172823
ECHL totals17469139208109979166
AHL totals150444

Awards and honors

AwardYear
College
All-Hockey East Rookie Team2001–02
All-Hockey East Second Team2004–05
AHCA East First-Team All-American2004–05

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holland, Dave. Total NHL: The Ultimate Source on the National Hockey League. 2003. D. Diamond and Associates. 422. 0-920445-86-1.