Kevin Colley
{{short description|American-born Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| played_for = New York Islanders
| position = Center
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 185
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|1|4}}
| birth_place = New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
| draft = Undrafted
| career_start = 1999
| career_end = 2006
| image = Kevin Colley.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Colley with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 2005
}}
Kevin Colley (born January 4, 1979) is an American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played for the New York Islanders of the NHL, and was the head coach of the Arizona Sundogs of the CHL in 2013–14. He was raised in Collingwood, Ontario.
Playing career
Colley was signed as a free agent by the Islanders on June 11, 2004. Colley fractured his fifth cervical vertebra in a game against the Washington Capitals on January 31, 2006. As a result of the injuries sustained to his neck and at the behest of his doctors, Colley officially retired from professional ice hockey on February 24, 2006.{{cite web|date=2006-02-26|title=Neck injury ends Colley's career|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604130632/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2006/02/25/colley_career_over060225.html|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/neck-injury-ends-colley-s-career-1.618300|archive-date=2011-06-04|access-date=2010-01-29|url-status=live|publisher=CBC News}} Colley's father, Tom (1953-2021), was a former NHL player.
On April 8, 2006, prior to their game against the Washington Capitals, the Islanders presented Colley with the Bob Nystrom Award, an award given to the Islander "who best exemplifies leadership, hustle and dedication" as voted on by the fans.{{cite web|title=Awards and Honors - New York Islanders|url=http://islanders.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=43590|accessdate=2010-01-29|publisher=New York Islanders}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 1994–95
| OPJHL | 48 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 24
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1995–96 | Collingwood Blues | OPJHL | 42 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 53
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97
| OHL | 64 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 46
| 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 25 |
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| 1996–97 | Oshawa Generals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | —
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1997–98
| Oshawa Generals | OHL | 57 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 107
| 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1998–99 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 63 | 39 | 62 | 101 | 68
| 16 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 32 |
| 1999–00
| AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1999–00 | ECHL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00
| ECHL | 24 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 111
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2000–01 | ECHL | 23 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 44
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01
| ECHL | 23 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 27
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
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| 2001–02 | Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies | ECHL | 41 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 90
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02
| AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2001–02 | AHL | 25 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 70
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002–03
| Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies | ECHL | 50 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 190
| 17 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 27 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2002–03 | AHL | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03
| AHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2003–04 | AHL | 78 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 122
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2004–05
| Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 59 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 212
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2005–06 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 21 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 60
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06
| NHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52
| — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 214 !! 34 !! 46 !! 80 !! 526 ! 5 !! 1 !! 1 !! 2 !! 12 | ||||||||
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 16 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 52 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
=International=
References
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External links
- {{icehockeystats|legends=21562}}
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