Tom Colley

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Tom Colley
Born(1953-08-21)August 21, 1953
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died November 17, 2021(2021-11-17) (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, 1973
Minnesota North Stars
WHA Draft 38th overall, 1973
New England Whalers
Playing career 19731986

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.

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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 Toronto, Ontario, Colley played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers and the Sudbury Wolves, scoring 117 points including 81 assists. Colley was drafted 57th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft and 38th overall by the New England Whalers in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. Like most WHA draftees, Colley chose to report to the NHL and signed with the North Stars, playing one game for the North Stars during the 1974-75 NHL season. He was assigned to the New Haven Nighthawks of the American Hockey League and spent a total of seven seasons with the team, helping them to two division titles in 1979 and 1980 as well as the regular season title in 1980. He also made the Calder Cup finals three times with the Nighthawks, in 1975 losing to the Springfield Indians and in 1978 and 1979, losing to the Maine Mariners on both occasions. He is the Nighthawks' all-time leader in goals (204), assists (281), points (485) and games (534).

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 Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1970–71 Weston Dodgers MetJBHL 5251103
1971–72 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 6323224553631414
1972–73 Sudbury Wolves OHA6736811178440220
1973–74 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 669182728102244
1974–75 Minnesota North Stars NHL 10002
1974–75 New Haven NighthawksAHL762947765116612188
1975–76 New Haven NighthawksAHL763831693530110
1976–77 New Haven NighthawksAHL803756933662240
1977–78 New Haven NighthawksAHL8032548617152682
1978–79 New Haven NighthawksAHL77363268241039122
1979–80 New Haven NighthawksAHL792343664370444
1980–81 Binghamton Whalers AHL741733503164372
1981–82Collingwood ShipbuildersOHA Int30214263
1982–83Collingwood Shipbuilders OHA Sr 30223658
1983–84Collingwood ShipbuildersOHA Sr37405393
1984–85Collingwood ShipbuildersOHA Sr204868
1985–86Collingwood ShipbuildersOHA Sr36213455
AHL totals6082213145352657319395822
NHL totals10002

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  2. "Tom Colley, New Haven Nighthawks hockey legend, die".
  3. "Tom Colley obituary".