Tom Colley
| Tom Colley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 21, 1953 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
November 17, 2021 (aged 68) Owen Sound, Ontario , Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 162 lb (73 kg; 11 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Minnesota North Stars | ||
| NHL draft | 57th overall, | ||
| WHA draft |
38th overall, New England Whalers | ||
| Playing career | 1973–1986 | ||
Thomas Lewis Colley (August 21, 1953 – November 17, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He played one game in the National Hockey League, with the Minnesota North Stars on March 12, 1975. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1973 to 1986, was spent in the minor leagues. Colley's son, Kevin, also played in the NHL.
Playing career
As a youth, Colley played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Weston minor ice hockey team.[1]
Born in
In 1980, Colley spent a season with the Binghamton Whalers before spending the next five seasons playing senior hockey for the Collingwood Royals. He retired as a player in 1986. Colley died on November 17, 2021.[2][3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970–71 | Weston Dodgers | MetJBHL | — | 52 | 51 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72
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Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA | 63 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 53 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||
1972–73
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Sudbury Wolves | OHA | 67 | 36 | 81 | 117 | 84 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1973–74 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 66 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1974–75 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 76 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 51 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 8 | ||
| 1975–76 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 76 | 38 | 31 | 69 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 80 | 37 | 56 | 93 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 80 | 32 | 54 | 86 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1978–79 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 77 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 79 | 23 | 43 | 66 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1980–81 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 74 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Collingwood Shipbuilders | OHA Int | 30 | 21 | 42 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Collingwood Shipbuilders | OHA Sr | 30 | 22 | 36 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Collingwood Shipbuilders | OHA Sr | 37 | 40 | 53 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Collingwood Shipbuilders | OHA Sr | — | 20 | 48 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Collingwood Shipbuilders | OHA Sr | 36 | 21 | 34 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 608 | 221 | 314 | 535 | 265 | 73 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 22 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ "Tom Colley, New Haven Nighthawks hockey legend, die".
- ^ "Tom Colley obituary".
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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