Colin Shields

Colin Shields (born 27 January 1980) is a former Scottish professional ice hockey forward who played most of his career in the United Kingdom's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He is the EIHL's all-time leading point scorer.

In November 2021, Shields was inducted into the Ice Hockey UK Hall of Fame.

Ahead of the 2022-23 Elite League season, Shields was announced as a new addition to the Premier Sports broadcast team - alongside Aaron Murphy, Paul Adey and Angela Taylor.

Shields was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to ice hockey.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1997–98 Kitchener Dutchmen MWJHL 1998–99 Cleveland Jr. Barons NAHL 55 30 30 60 44 — — — — — 1999–2000 Cleveland Jr. Barons NAHL 55 46 49 95 40 3 1 3 4 2 2001–02 University of Maine HE 42 29 17 46 39 — — — — — 2002–03 University of Maine HE 34 14 13 27 18 — — — — — 2003–04 University of Maine HE 44 18 26 44 40 — — — — — 2004–05 San Diego Gulls ECHL 34 3 11 14 10 — — — — — 2004–05 Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies ECHL 19 6 12 18 4 — — — — — 2004–05 Greenville Grrrowl ECHL 9 0 3 3 2 — — — — — 2005–06 Belfast Giants EIHL 27 10 27 37 22 7 1 5 6 6 2006–07 Fresno Falcons ECHL 24 7 7 14 22 — — — — — 2006–07 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 33 9 20 29 10 — — — — — 2007–08 Newcastle Vipers EIHL 47 30 31 61 18 3 1 3 4 4 2008–09 Belfast Giants EIHL 54 29 41 70 12 2 1 1 2 0 2009–10 Belfast Giants EIHL 56 34 63 97 65 4 1 4 5 0 2010–11 Belfast Giants EIHL 54 18 48 66 34 3 0 1 1 0 2011–12 Pingouins de Morzine–Avoriaz FRA 26 6 9 15 10 5 1 3 4 4 2012–13 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 22 8 14 22 26 — — — — — 2012–13 Belfast Giants EIHL 20 6 15 21 6 4 2 2 4 0 2013–14 Belfast Giants EIHL 52 15 35 50 6 4 3 2 5 0 2014–15 Belfast Giants EIHL 51 13 26 39 14 4 1 4 5 0 2015–16 Belfast Giants EIHL 41 13 11 24 8 2 1 0 1 0 2016–17 Belfast Giants EIHL 52 26 23 49 23 3 0 2 2 0 2017–18 Belfast Giants EIHL 51 27 28 55 4 2 1 2 3 0 2018–19 Belfast Giants EIHL 32 5 7 12 6 4 1 1 2 0 ECHL totals 119 25 53 78 48 — — — — — EIHL totals 559 234 369 603 244 42 13 27 40 10

International

Awards and honours Award Year All-Hockey East Rookie Team 2001–02 All-Hockey East Second Team 2003–04 AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2003–04 Hockey East All-Tournament Team 2004