Colin Bilek

Colin Bilek (born June 4, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey right wing who is currently playing with the Kalamazoo Wings in the ECHL. He previously played collegiate hockey with the United States Military Academy. He was an All-American for Army. He was named team captain entering his junior season and Bilek responded with a tremendous offensive outburst. While playing eleven fewer games, he more than doubled his goal production, finishing among the national leaders with 18 markers in just 22 games. The stunning performance earned his a spot on the All-American team and put the Black Knights in a position to earn an NCAA Tournament bid for the first time. Unfortunately, Army fell in the conference semifinals and were ultimately left out of the bracket.

On July 27, 2022, Bilek embarked on his professional career after signing a one-year AHL contract with the Manitoba Moose, the primary affiliate to the Winnipeg Jets. In the 2022–23 season, Bilek was initially assigned to make his professional debut with ECHL club, Trois-Rivières Lions. He was later recalled to the Moose and featured in 2 games for the club before returning to the Lions. Bilek added 14 goals and 23 points in 45 games with Trois-Rivières before he was traded by the Moose to the Rockford IceHogs for future considerations and immediately assigned to continue in the ECHL with the Indy Fuel on February 27, 2023.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2013–14 Brighton High USHS 31 8 8 16 4 — — — — — 2014–15 Brighton High USHS 25 12 10 22 30 — — — — — 2015–16 Rochester Jr. Americans USPHL 26 9 11 21 20 3 0 0 0 02016–17 Northeast Generals NAHL 60 18 22 40 87 — — — — —2017–18 Northeast Generals NAHL 57 18 32 50 56 5 1 1 2 2 2018–19 Army AHA 38 7 10 17 12 — — — — — 2019–20 Army AHA 33 7 13 20 33 — — — — — 2020–21 Army AHA 22 18 7 25 20 — — — — — 2021–22 Army AHA 34 11 20 31 37 — — — — — 2022–23 Trois-Rivières Lions ECHL 45 14 9 23 16 — — — — — 2022–23 Manitoba Moose AHL 2 0 0 0 7 — — — — — 2022–23 Indy Fuel ECHL 18 7 4 11 11 4 2 1 3 4 2022–23 Rockford IceHogs AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2023–24 Indy Fuel ECHL 51 20 23 43 66 5 0 1 1 4 AHL totals 3 0 0 0 7 — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year College All-Atlantic Hockey East First Team 2020–21 AHCA East Second Team All-American 2020–21 All-Atlantic Hockey First Team 2021–22 AHCA East Second Team All-American 2021–22