Sean Collins

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 AHL80112 — — — — — 2005–06 Wheeling Nailers ECHL6227497616 9 7 9 16 6 2006–07 Wheeling Nailers ECHL5727497643 — — — — — 2006–07 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL30220 — — — — — 2006–07 Worcester Sharks AHL40112 — — — — — 2007–08 Wheeling Nailers ECHL5515415650 — — — — — 2008–09 Sport Mestis40000 — — — — — 2008–09 Tulsa Oilers CHL4211172823 — — — — — 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