Colin Stuart (ice hockey)

Last updated
Colin Stuart
Colin Stuart Comets.jpg
Stuart with the Utica Comets in 2013
Born (1982-07-08) July 8, 1982 (age 41)
Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Atlanta Thrashers
Buffalo Sabres
Iserlohn Roosters
Malmö Redhawks
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 135th overall, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career 2004–2015

Colin Stuart (born July 8, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey winger. He played with the Atlanta Thrashers and Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League. He is the older brother of Mark Stuart and Mike Stuart, and is the son of Mayo Clinic physician Michael Stuart. [1] [2]

Contents

Playing career

Stuart was drafted in the NHL by the Atlanta Thrashers with the 135th pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft from Colorado College. He joined the Thrashers organization in 2004 and was assigned to the American Hockey League's Chicago Wolves as well as playing five games for the ECHL's Gwinnett Gladiators. After two more seasons with the Wolves, Stuart made his NHL debut during the 2007–08 NHL season, playing 18 games and scoring 3 goals. He returned to the Wolves shortly afterwards and won the Calder Cup.

On July 1, 2009, Stuart was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs along with Garnet Exelby for Pavel Kubina and the rights to Tim Stapleton. He was then shipped to the Calgary Flames on July 27, 2009, in the trade that brought Wayne Primeau to Toronto.

On July 7, 2011, Stuart re-signed with the Buffalo Sabres on a one-year contract. [3]

On September 18, 2012, Stuart left North America as a free agent to sign with the Iserlohn Roosters in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for one-year. [4] During the 2012–13 season, Stuart established himself amongst the Roosters leadership group, and contributed with 21 points in 45 games.

On July 25, 2013, Stuart opted to return to the NHL and signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Vancouver Canucks. [5] He was assigned to AHL inaugural affiliate, the Utica Comets, for the 2013–14 season, scoring 25 points in 54 games.

Stuart opted to continue his European career in the off-season, in signing a one-year deal with the Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan on August 14, 2014. [6] Mid-season, Stuart opted to leave Sweden and return to North America, signing in the AHL with the Providence Bruins.

On August 30, 2015, Stuart announced the end of his professional career after 11 seasons. [7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1998–99 Rochester Lourdes High School HSMN 23223254——————
1999–2000 Lincoln Stars USHL 531819373891342
2000–01 Colorado College WCHA 4127926—————
2001–02 Colorado CollegeWCHA431392234—————
2002–03 Colorado CollegeWCHA4213112456—————
2003–04 Colorado CollegeWCHA3010122238—————
2004–05 Chicago Wolves AHL 3932512—————
2004–05 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 51344—————
2005–06 Chicago WolvesAHL7813142765—————
2006–07 Chicago WolvesAHL67181129751525710
2007–08 Chicago WolvesAHL588816452433618
2007–08 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 183256—————
2008–09 Chicago WolvesAHL42961538—————
2008–09 Atlanta ThrashersNHL3353818—————
2009–10 Abbotsford Heat AHL671719363630006
2010–11 Portland Pirates AHL7216284453123478
2010–11 Buffalo Sabres NHL30002—————
2011–12 Rochester Americans AHL511319323230004
2011–12 Buffalo SabresNHL20000—————
2012–13 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 459122135—————
2013–14 Utica Comets AHL541782538—————
2014–15 Malmö Redhawks Allsv 3154910—————
2014–15 Providence Bruins AHL44179262251234
AHL totals572131124255416629142350
NHL totals56851326—————

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2009 United States WC 4th40004
Senior totals40004

Awards and honors

AwardYear
AHL
Calder Cup (Chicago Wolves) 2008

Related Research Articles

Jeff Cowan is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Cowan was a left winger and played 434 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). In 2019, he was named the interim head coach of the Saint John Sea Dogs, a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joe DiPenta</span> Canadian ice hockey player

Joseph V. DiPenta is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. DiPenta played 4 seasons in the National Hockey League and 8 seasons in the American Hockey League. He is one of only few hockey players to have won both the Calder Cup and Stanley Cup during their career.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pat Kavanagh (ice hockey)</span> Canadian ice hockey player

Pat Kavanagh is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Vancouver Canucks and Philadelphia Flyers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marc-André Gragnani</span> Canadian ice hockey player

Marc-André Gragnani is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played with Djurgårdens IF then of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He spent four-and-a-half seasons playing for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Portland Pirates. He also played half a season with Vancouver before signing with Carolina as a free agent. On July 3, 2015, Gragnani signed a one-year, two-way contract with the New Jersey Devils for whom he appeared four times.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brett Skinner</span> Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Thomas Brett Skinner is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and current head coach of the Fargo Force of the United States Hockey League (USHL). He spent one season as the head coach of the Minnesota Wilderness of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) after serving five seasons as an assistant coach with the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre</span> Canadian ice hockey player

Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and current studio analyst for the Columbus Blue Jackets on Bally Sports Ohio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jason Krog</span> Canadian ice hockey player

Jason Krog is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre last contracted by Lørenskog IK in the Norwegian GET-ligaen (GET).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Loui Eriksson</span> Swedish ice hockey player

Loui William Eriksson is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blair Jones</span> Canadian ice hockey player

Blair Jones is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was a selection of the Tampa Bay Lightning, taken 102nd overall at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, and played five seasons within the Lightning organization before joining the Calgary Flames in 2012. Jones was born in Central Butte, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Craik, Saskatchewan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Derek Meech</span> Ice hockey player

Derek Meech is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and winger. He last played for the Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and previously appeared in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings and Winnipeg Jets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fabian Brunnström</span> Swedish ice hockey player

Fabian Brunnström is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Dallas Stars and Detroit Red Wings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Drew MacIntyre</span> Canadian ice hockey player

Drew MacIntyre is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. As of 2021, he is a developmental goaltending coach and scout for the Winnipeg Jets in the National Hockey League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">André Benoit</span> Canadian ice hockey defenceman

André Benoit is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played for several professional teams including the Ottawa Senators, Colorado Avalanche, Buffalo Sabres and the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL), Södertälje SK, Tappara and Malmö Redhawks in Europe, as well as Spartak Moscow of the KHL.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Derek Whitmore</span> American ice hockey player

Derek Robert Whitmore is a former American professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chet Pickard</span> Ice hockey player

Chet Pickard is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He most notably played in the American Hockey League and the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He holds a German passport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colton Fretter</span> Canadian ice hockey player

Colton Fretter is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Guillaume Desbiens</span> Canadian ice hockey player

Guillaume Desbiens is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jordan Smotherman</span> American ice hockey player

Jordan LaVallée Smotherman is a former professional American ice hockey winger and current head coach and General Manager of the Worcester Railers in the ECHL.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joe Cannata</span> American ice hockey player

Joe Cannata is an American professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing with IK Oskarshamn in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Cannata was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the sixth round, 173rd overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft after his freshman season at Merrimack where he played in 23 games. Internationally, Cannata has represented the United States at the IIHF World Under-18 Championship in Kazan, Russia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexandre Grenier</span> Canadian ice hockey player

Alexandre Grenier is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is playing with Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Grenier was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 3rd round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

References

  1. ↑ Kennedy, Megan (February 18, 2016). "Seen & Heard: Physician, 'hockey dad' sticking up for the sport". Post-Bulletin . Rochester, Minnesota. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Local Sports Notebook: Colin Stuart retires from pro hockey". Post-Bulletin . August 31, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sabres sign MacIntyre, Whitmore and Stuart". wivb.com. 2011-07-07. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  4. ↑ "Rooster commit Colin Stuart" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. 2012-09-18. Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  5. ↑ "Canucks sign forwards Stuart and Hamill". Vancouver Canucks. 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
  6. ↑ "NHL merited center for Redhawks" (in Swedish). Malmö Redhawks. 2014-08-14. Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  7. ↑ "Former CC Tigers captain Colin Stuart announces retirement". Gazette.com. 2015-08-30. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.