Sean P. Collins is an American

United States

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 professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 defenseman currently within the Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals

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 organization playing for the Hershey Bears

Hershey Bears

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 of the American Hockey League

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College

Prior to Ohio State Spent the 2002-03 season with the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League ... posted six goals, 22 assists and 89 PIM ... member of the Cleveland Barons in 2001-02 where he contributed six goals and 22 assists ... Barons' assistant captain ... named the Sarnia Rookie of the Year in his first year of juniors ... also played baseball and made numerous all-star appearances ... attended Bishop Foley Catholic High School in Madison Heights, Mich., before graduating from Rocky River High School in Rocky River, Ohio, in 2002.

2003-04: (Freshman Season) Saw action in 41-of-42 Buckeye games on the blueline ... finished season second among OSU rookies and third among Buckeye defensemen with 16 points, including 13 assists ... team season-high tying three assists in win over Northern Michigan Nov. 8; helpers marked first career points ... CCHA Defensive Player of the Week March 7 after the second Miami series; had 1-2-3 vs. the RedHawks and was not on the ice for a goal against ... second career two-assist night came vs. Miami March 6 ... career-best four-game scoring streak, with 2-4-6 totals, from March 5–13 ... scored first career goal at Western Michigan Feb. 20 ... team-best +4 in series vs. Lake Superior State, including career-high +3 Jan. 16 ... two assists in win over Bowling Green Nov. 29 ... 1-1-2 vs. Bowling Green March 13 ... +1 rating in 13 games, as well as +2 in five games and +3 vs. LSSU Jan. 16 ... even or better in all but 10 games ... +1 or better in 15 of last 29 games, with just five minus ratings in the stretch ... missed first career game March 18 vs. Notre Dame after receiving a game disqualification against Bowling Green March 13.

2004-05: (Sophomore Season) Had nine goals and 17 assists for career-best 26 points in 40 games to lead the Buckeye defensemen and rank sixth on the team ... nine goals tied for fifth in the nation among defensemen and led the CCHA ... honorable mention All-CCHA choice ... two-time CCHA Defenseman of the Week ... scored gamewinner against Michigan State in CCHA Super Six semifinals March 18 ... fifth in the CCHA in points and ranked 22nd in the nation in scoring among defensemen overall (.65 points a game) ... ended the year fifth in CCHA play in defenseman points (18) ... had two helpers vs. Ferris State March 11 in game one of playoff series ... scored empty netter at Miami March 4 to seal 3-1 win ... two assists in Jan. 21 game vs. Michigan ... 1-1-2 Jan. 15 at Notre Dame and Jan. 29 vs. Western Michigan ... had the third-period gametying goal in two of Ohio State's four ties ... tied career high with three assists and had individual-best four points in win over Alaska Dec. 4 ... scored gametying goal in the third period vs. No. 2 Colorado College Dec. 30 ... scored the gametying goal on the power play in the third period at Clarkson Dec. 10 ... had two helpers and was +3 in overtime win over Ferris State Oct. 16 ... CCHA Defenseman of the Week Oct. 18 after series at Ferris State ... also earned league honors after helping OSU to a home sweep of Northern Michigan with two points (1-1) in the series Nov. 13-14 ... had an assist and was +2 in Nov. 5 win over Sacred Heart ... +6 on the year ... back-to-back +2 ratings at Miami March 4 and vs. Ferris State March 11 ... +3 Jan. 29 vs. Western Michigan and at Lake State Feb. 5 ... missed the second UNO contest (Nov. 20) and the March 5 Miami home game with injuries.

2005-06: (Junior Season) Served as alternate captain ... played in all 39 games ... led defensemen and ranked third (tied) on the squad with 18 points ... had seven goals to tie for fifth on the team and tied for third with 11 assists ... CCHA Defenseman of the Week after Union series Dec. 10-11; had 1-1-2 and +4 rating vs. the Dutchmen (as well as four blocked shots Dec. 10) to claim fourth career league honor ... career-best two goals, nine shots and +4 rating at Western Michigan Oct. 29 ... goal vs. Union Dec. 10 marked 50th career point ... Buckeye Sports Bulletin Icer of the Month in December ... had 37 recorded blocked shots to rank second on the squad, including five at Michigan Feb. 3 and vs. Nebraska-Omaha Jan. 14 ... two-point weekend at Michigan Feb. 3-4, with assist in opener and goal in game two ... three-game assist streak Nov. 25-26 at Notre Dame and vs. Alabama-Huntsville Dec. 2 ... scored on the power play at Alaska Jan. 20, vs. Miami Dec. 30 and at Bowling Green Oct. 20 ... third on the squad with a +13 rating, with just seven minus outings ... played in 100th career game vs. Miami Dec. 30 in the Ohio Hockey Classic ... had two points, on a goal and an assist, vs. Holy Cross Dec. 29 ... set up John Dingle's gamewinner vs. Miami Jan. 10 ... fourth on the squad with 26 penalties and third with 63 penalty minutes ... ranked second with 117 shots ... second runner-up for Best Power-Play Pointman in CCHA Captains' Poll ... Preseason All-CCHA Honorable Mention.

2006-07: Collins completed his college career as a senior at Ohio State (CCHA). He served as the Buckeyes’ captain and a second-team All-CCHA selection as well as one of three finalists for both CCHA Best Offensive Defenseman and CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman honors. He led OSU in scoring with nine goals and 19 assists for 28 points in 37 games; four of his goals came on the power play. He made his professional debut for Hershey (AHL) vs. Binghamton on Mar. 25. He played three games for Hershey, posting two PIM.

Professional

2007-08: Collins played 12 games for Hershey (AHL) and 31 for South Carolina (ECHL). He registered 11 PIM in Hershey. He had one goal, 13 assists and 16 PIM for South Carolina. He scored his lone goal vs. Gwinnett on Feb. 1. He had three assists vs. Columbia on Mar. 29, his only multi-point game of the season. He led club defensemen with nine points (1+8) in 20 playoff games, as the team advanced to the Kelly Cup semifinals. Ohio State Career Two-time Honorable Mention All-CCHA (2005, `06) ... finalist for CCHA Best Offensive Defenseman accolades in 2005 ... 2006 Scarlet and Gray Award winner ... voted team's 2004 George Burke Most Valuable Freshman ... named to CCHA Super Six All-Tournament Team in 2005 ... four-time CCHA player of the week. Collins signed with the Washington Capitals Organization.

2008-2009: Played in 15 games with the Capitals and in 39 games with Hershey (AHL) Collins had a +1 rating in Washington and averaged 14:40 of ice time a game. On December 6, 2008, Collins made his NHL debut in a road game against the Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs

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. Wearing #62, the undrafted defenceman logged 18 shifts and spent 13 minutes, 42 seconds, on the ice as the Capitals defeated Toronto 2-1. Collins recorded his first NHL point with an overtime assist 12/23 at NYR. He scored his first NHL goal 1/1 vs. TB … Had eight points (1g-7a) with Hershey. Collins also played in six Calder Cup playoff games and had two assists as Hershey won the Calder Cup.

2009-2010: Collins started off the year at the Washington Capitals training camp and was one of the last defensemen sent to Hershey. Collins played the entire year in Hershey and ended the regular season with 63 games played, 55 PIM, 17 assists, +26, and 1 goal. Collins and the Hershey Bears won the Calder Cup 2 years in a row. Collins ended the Playoff season with 15 games played, 16 PIM, 2 assists, +2, and 1 goal.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...	Team	League		GP	G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to...	A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal...	Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one...	PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,...		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Cleveland Jr. Barons Cleveland Jr. Barons The Cleveland Jr. Barons were a junior ice hockey team that played in the North American Hockey League and played out of Parma, Ohio. They were a branch of the Cleveland Barons Hockey Association. Their top accomplishment was winning the 2006 North Division playoff title, allowing them to advance...	NAHL North American Hockey League The North American Hockey League is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is enterting its 36th season in 2011-12. It is currently the only Junior A Tier II league, sanctioned by USA Hockey. The NAHL currently acts as an alternative to the United States Hockey League...		55	0	10	10	30		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Cleveland Jr. Barons	NAHL		56	5	23	28	54		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Sioux City Musketeers Sioux City Musketeers The Sioux City Musketeers is a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team playing in the West Division of the United States Hockey League .The Musketeers' home ice is Tyson Events Center.The Musketeers have had 15 players reach the NHL...	USHL United States Hockey League The United States Hockey League is the top junior ice hockey league in the United States. The USHL has 16 member teams located in the Midwestern United States, consisting of players who are 20 years of age and younger...		59	6	22	28	89		4	0	1	1	2
2003–04	Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...	CCHA Central Collegiate Hockey Association The Central Collegiate Hockey Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey college athletic conference that operates mostly in Michigan and Ohio, although it also has members in Alaska and Indiana. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. It holds its championship...		41	3	12	15	57		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Ohio State Buckeyes	CCHA		40	9	17	26	40		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Ohio State Buckeyes	CCHA		39	7	11	18	63		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Ohio State Buckeyes	CCHA		37	9	19	28	50		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07 2006–07 AHL season The 2006–07 AHL season was the 71st season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs won their first Calder Cup, defeating the defending champions, the Hershey Bears in the finals....	Hershey Bears Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of...	AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08 2007–08 AHL season The 2007–08 AHL season is the 72nd season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Chicago Wolves won their second Calder Cup, defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the Calder Cup Final.-Team changes:...	Hershey Bears	AHL		12	0	0	0	11		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	South Carolina Stingrays South Carolina Stingrays The South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston Coliseum. The Carolina Ice Palace, also located in...	ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...		31	1	13	14	16		20	1	8	9	24
2008–09 2008–09 AHL season The 2008–09 AHL season is the 73rd season of the American Hockey League. 29 teams each played 80 games in the regular season, which ran from October 8 until April 12.-Team and NHL affiliation changes:...	Hershey Bears	AHL		39	1	7	8	38		6	0	2	2	2
2008–09 2008–09 NHL season The 2008–09 NHL season was the 92nd season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the first season since prior to the 2004–05 lockout in which every team played each other at least once during the season, following three seasons where teams only played against two divisions in the...	Washington Capitals Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...	NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...		15	1	1	2	12		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10 2009–10 AHL season The 2009–10 AHL season was the 74th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams played 80 regular-season games each from October 2 to April 11...	Hershey Bears	AHL		63	1	17	18	55		15	1	2	3	16
NHL totals				15	1	1	2	12		—	—	—	—	—

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