Sean Collins (ice hockey forward, born 1983)

Sean Collins
Born	(1983-02-09) February 9, 1983 Reading, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Left
Played for	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Philadelphia Phantoms Worcester Sharks Sport
NHL draft	289th overall, 2002 Colorado Avalanche
Playing career	2005–2009

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. 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 season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997–98	Reading Memorial High School	HSMA		22	32	26	58			—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Reading Memorial High School	HSMA		25	32	35	67			—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Reading Memorial High School	HSMA		22	37	42	79			—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Reading Memorial High School	HSMA		24	28	36	64			—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	University of New Hampshire	HE		40	20	25	45	4		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	University of New Hampshire	HE		41	22	8	30	12		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	University of New Hampshire	HE		41	16	26	42	28		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	University of New Hampshire	HE		42	19	37	56	26		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		8	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL		62	27	49	76	16		9	7	9	16	6
2006–07	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL		57	27	49	76	43		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		3	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Worcester Sharks	AHL		4	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL		55	15	41	56	50		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Sport	Mestis		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		42	11	17	28	23		—	—	—	—	—
ECHL totals				174	69	139	208	109		9	7	9	16	6
AHL totals				15	0	4	4	4		—	—	—	—	—

Awards and honors

Award	Year
College
All-Hockey East Rookie Team	2001–02
All-Hockey East Second Team	2004–05
AHCA East First-Team All-American	2004–05

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database