Steve Colp

Stephen Colp is a Canadian retired ice hockey center who was an All-American for Michigan State.

Colp missed a significant number of games during his junior season due to injury and ended up seeing his point total nearly cut in half. He rebounded sharply in his senior season, finishing with 94 points but finished behind Ross for the team lead (105). That season, Ross and Colp combined for 91 goals, nearly half of the MSU offense, and helped the Spartans to a second-place finish in their conference. The team made the second round of the WCHA tournament and found themselves in a battle with Minnesota. After tying the first game 2–2 they ended regulation of the second match knotted at 6 each and it took three overtime periods to decide the winner. Despite firing 78 shots on goal, the Spartans ended up on the losing side. At the end of his college career, Colp had an astounding 300 points in 138 games. He is one of only 5 players to score 300 points at the top level of college hockey (as of 2021) but he is second for Michigan State behind his long-time teammate Tom Ross. Colp is also tied for second all-time with 53 power play goals, again with only Ross ahead of him.

After graduating, Colp played one season of senior hockey before retiring.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1971–72 Richmond Hill Rams MTJHL 4235458043————— 1972–73 Michigan State WCHA 3635256031————— 1973–74 Michigan State WCHA 3843549748————— 1974–75 Michigan State WCHA 2514354923————— 1975–76 Michigan State WCHA 3940549456————— 1976–77 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 4237407714————— NCAA Totals 138 132 168 300 158 — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year All-WCHA First Team 1973–74 AHCA West All-American 1973–74 All-WCHA Second Team 1975–76