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Colin Shields

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2012}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Colin Shields
{{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}}

| image_size = 230px

| caption =

| alt =

| image =

| played_for = EIHL
Belfast Giants
Newcastle Vipers
Sheffield Steelers
ECHL
Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
Greenville Grrrowl
Idaho Steelheads
Fresno Falcons
Ligue Magnus
Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz

| position = Centre

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 189

| ntl_team = Great Britain

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|1|27}}

| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland

| draft = 195th overall

| draft_year = 2000

| draft_team = Philadelphia Flyers

| career_start = 2004

| career_end = 2019

}}

Colin Shields {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (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.

Playing career

=Amateur=

Shields started his career in North America and played for Cleveland Jr. Barons in the NAHL for two seasons, 1998–2000. Shields was a sixth-round pick for the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Shields opted to attend and play for the University of Maine for three seasons, finishing as the top scorer for the 2003–04 season.

=Professional=

For the 2004–05 season Shields was split between the San Diego Gulls, Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies and Greenville Grrrowl of the ECHL, tallying 35 points in 62 games. For 2005–06, Shields moved back to his native United Kingdom for a spell with the Belfast Giants of the EIHL, where he played alongside former NHL star Theoren Fleury. 2006–07 saw a return to the ECHL, with 43 points in 57 games for the Fresno Falcons and Idaho Steelheads. Shields had a career year in 2007–08 for the Newcastle Vipers of the EIHL, scoring 73 points in 57 games. This led to a two-year contract with the Belfast Giants. Shields served as captain of the Giants, replacing George Awada, who was ruled out with injury.

On 7 April 2011, it was announced that Shields had left the Giants to sign for Morzine-Avoriaz in France.

On 22 March 2012, it was announced that Shields had signed to play the 2012–13 season for the Sheffield Steelers in the EIHL.

Retirement and life after hockey

He announced his retirement effective from the end of the 2018–19 season on 26 March 2019.{{cite web |url=https://belfastgiants.com/2019/03/26/a-message-from-colin-shields/ |title=A Message From Colin Shields... |publisher=Belfast Giants |date=26 March 2019 |access-date=29 March 2019}}

In November 2021, Shields was inducted into the Ice Hockey UK Hall of Fame.{{cite tweet|number=1460616287508385799|user=sheds19|title=Very honoured to be inducted into the @IceHockeyUK Hockey Hall of Fame. Many thanks to Jim Graves and everyone from…|date=16 November 2021}}

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.{{cite web |title=Elite League Fixture Announcement |url=https://www.premiersports.com/sports/ice-hockey/elite-league/fixture-announcement |date=2022-09-16 |website=Premier Sports}}

Shields was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to ice hockey.{{London Gazette|issue=64082|supp=y|page=B24|date=17 June 2023}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1997–98

| Kitchener Dutchmen

| MWJHL

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2001–02

| University of Maine

| HE

| 42

| 29

| 17

| 46

| 39

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2002–03

| University of Maine

| HE

| 34

| 14

| 13

| 27

| 18

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2003–04

| University of Maine

| HE

| 44

| 18

| 26

| 44

| 40

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2004–05

| San Diego Gulls

| ECHL

| 34

| 3

| 11

| 14

| 10

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2004–05

| Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies

| ECHL

| 19

| 6

| 12

| 18

| 4

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2004–05

| Greenville Grrrowl

| ECHL

| 9

| 0

| 3

| 3

| 2

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

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| 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

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

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! colspan="3" | ECHL totals

! 119

! 25

! 53

! 78

! 48

! —

! —

! —

! —

! —

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! colspan="3" | EIHL totals

! 559

! 234

! 369

! 603

! 244

! 42

! 13

! 27

! 40

! 10

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1997

| Great Britain

| WJC C

| 4

1018
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| 1998

| Great Britain

| WJC C

|

2000

| Great Britain

| WJC C

| 4

4594
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2001

| Great Britain

| WC D1

| 5

6284
2002

| Great Britain

| WC D1

| 5

2354
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2003

| Great Britain

| WC D1

| 5

4042
2004

| Great Britain

| WC D1

| 5

0226
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2005

| Great Britain

| WC D1

| 4

2246
2006

| Great Britain

| WC D1

| 5

40410
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009

| Great Britain

| OGQ

| 3

1120
2009

| Great Britain

| WC D1

| 5

24614
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010

| Great Britain

| WC D1

| 5

0112
2011

| Great Britain

| WC D1

| 3

1230
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012

| Great Britain

| WC D1A

| 5

3580
2013

| Great Britain

| OGQ

| 6

1566
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013

| Great Britain

| WC D1A

| 5

1012
2014

| Great Britain

| WC D1B

| 5

5160
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015

| Great Britain

| WC D1B

| 5

0220
2016

| Great Britain

| OGQ

| 3

2350
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2016

| Great Britain

| WC D1B

| 5

3144
2017

| Great Britain

| WC D1B

| 5

4482
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018

| Great Britain

| WC D1A

| 5

1230
2019

| Great Britain

| WC

| 6

0004
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! colspan="3" | Junior totals

! 8

! 5

! 5

! 10

! 12

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! colspan="3" | Senior totals

! 95

! 42

! 40

! 82

! 66

Awards and honours

class="wikitable"

! 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

| {{cite news|title=2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide|url=http://issuu.com/hockeyeast/docs/1314heamguide|publisher=Hockey East|access-date=2014-05-19}}

References

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External links

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Category:1980 births

Category:Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies players

Category:Belfast Giants players

Category:British expatriate ice hockey people

Category:Fresno Falcons players

Category:Greenville Grrrowl players

Category:HC Morzine-Avoriaz players

Category:Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) players

Category:Living people

Category:Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey players

Category:Newcastle Vipers players

Category:Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Category:San Diego Gulls (ECHL) players

Category:Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States

Category:Scottish ice hockey centres

Category:Sheffield Steelers players

Category:Ice hockey people from Glasgow

Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans

Category:Scottish expatriate sportspeople in France

Category:Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Canada

Category:Expatriate ice hockey players in the United States

Category:Expatriate ice hockey players in Canada

Category:Expatriate ice hockey players in France

Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire

Category:British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame inductees