Collin Graf

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Collin Graf
Quinnipiac Bobcat Collin Graf.jpg
Graf with the Quinnipiac Bobcats in 2024
Born (2002-09-21) September 21, 2002 (age 22)
Lincoln, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 San Jose Sharks
San Jose Barracuda  (AHL)
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2024–present

Collin Graf (born September 21, 2002) is an American professional ice hockey player for the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played college ice hockey for Union College and Quinnipiac University.

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Playing career

College

Graf began his collegiate career for the Union College during the 2021–22 season, where he recorded 11 goals and 11 assists in 37 games. [1]

Following his freshman year he transferred to Quinnipiac University. [2] During the 2022–23 season, in his sophomore year, he recorded a team-high 20 goals and 38 assists in 40 games. [3] His 58 points were the most by a Bobcats player since Bryan Leitch set the program-record of 59 points during the 2008–09 season. [4] On November 12, 2022, Graf recorded his first career hat-trick in a game against Yale. [5] During November he recorded four goals and eight assists, including points in nine of the team's 10 games. During the Friendship Four he recorded three assists and was named the Player of the Tournament. [6] He was subsequently named the ECAC Forward of the Month and the HCA Co-National Player of the Month. [7] [8] During December he recorded three goals and nine assists, and was one of only two players in the league to record double-digit points. He was subsequently named the ECAC Forward of the Month for the second consecutive month. [9] Following the season he was named a unanimous All-ECAC First Team selection and named an AHCA East First Team All-American. He was also named a top-ten finalist for the Hobey Baker Award. [10] [11]

During the 2023–24 season, in his junior year, he led his team in goals and points, with 14 goals and 19 assists in 20 conference games, for a 1.65 points per game average. Following the season, he was again named a unanimous All-ECAC First Team selection and ECAC Hockey Player of the Year. [12] [13] He finished his collegiate career with 54 goals and 76 assists in 112 games. [14]

Professional

On April 4, 2024, Graf signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. [15] [16] He made his debut two days later, in a 3–2 overtime win over the St. Louis Blues. [17] Graf got his first point in his second game, on April 7, assisting on a goal by Luke Kunin in a 5–2 loss to the Arizona Coyotes. [18]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2019–20 Boston Junior Bruins NCDC 4916314733—————
2020–21Boston Junior BruinsNCDC241935542463582
2021–22 Union College ECAC 3711112210—————
2022–23 Quinnipiac University ECAC412138594—————
2023–24 Quinnipiac UniversityECAC342227494—————
2023–24 San Jose Sharks NHL 71220—————
NHL totals71220—————

Awards and honors

AwardYearRef
College
All-ECAC First Team 2023, 2024 [19] [12]
AHCA East First Team All-American 2023 [20]
NCAA All-Tournament Team 2023 [21]
ECAC Hockey Player of the Year 2024 [22]
AHCA East Second Team All-American 2024 [23]

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References

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  2. ↑ Monroe, Brevin (January 5, 2023). "Quinnipiac Hits Transfer Portal Gold with Graf". collegehockeynews.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Two ECAC Hockey Representatives Named to 2023 All-College Hockey News Teams". ecachockey.com. March 30, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ Levasseur, Cameron (March 16, 2023). "Quinnipiac men's hockey earns four individual awards, five all-league selections". The Quinnipiac Chronicle . Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Quinnipiac Shuts Out Yale Courtesy of Graf's Hat Trick". ecachockey.com. November 12, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Graf Selected as HCA's Co-National Player of the Month". gobobcats.com. December 7, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Graf, Lipkin Selected as ECAC Monthly Award Honorees". gobobcats.com. December 7, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Graf, Walsh, Dukaric Honored with National Monthly Awards". ecachockey.com. December 7, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Graf, Lipkin Earn ECAC Monthly Awards". gobobcats.com. January 6, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Four Bobcats Earn Major Individual Awards; Six Selected All-ECAC Hockey". gobobcats.com. March 16, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  11. ↑ Dayton, Kels (March 15, 2023). "Two Quinnipiac men's ice hockey players named finalists for Hobey Baker Award as top player in country". Hartford Courant . Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  12. 1 2 "2023–24 First Team All-ECAC Honorees Announced". ecachockey.com. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
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  17. ↑ "Eklund Hat Trick, Initial Thoughts on Graf, Cooley Gets First Win!". sanjosehockeynow.com. April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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  23. ↑ "Top 25 men's college hockey players earn distinction as CCM/AHCA Hockey All-Americans for 2023–24 season". USCHO.com. April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
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