Shot Left Weight 77 kg Height 1.75 m | Name Sean Collins Playing career | |
NHL Draft 289th overall, 2002Colorado Avalanche Role Ice hockey forward, born 1983 Education University of New Hampshire Played for American Hockey League | ||
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 2007–08, and in 2008–09 he skated for a team in Finland and later with the Tulsa Oilers in the Central Hockey League.