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Jeremy Colliton

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Jeremy Colliton
Colliton with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 2011
Born (1985-01-13) January 13, 1985 (age 39)
Blackie, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for New York Islanders
Rögle BK
Coached for Chicago Blackhawks
NHL draft 58th overall, 2003
New York Islanders
Playing career 2005–2013
Coaching career 2014–present

Jeremy Colliton (born January 13, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is the current associate coach of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL), and was previously head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, and a player for the New York Islanders.

Playing career

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Colliton was drafted in the second round, 58th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft from the Western Hockey League's Prince Albert Raiders.

In his rookie season Colliton played 19 National Hockey League games with the Islanders with one goal and one assist for two points and plus/minus 2 and 6 penalty minutes. With the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Islanders, he had 21 goals and 32 assists in 66 games in his rookie season. He was also a part of the ADT Canada–Russia Challenge for Team WHL for 2004 and 2005, when he was also the alternate captain.

On June 19, 2009, Colliton signed with Rögle BK of the Swedish Elitserien.[1]

To start the 2010–11 season, Colliton returned to the Islanders organization signing a contract with the Sound Tigers, before on November 30, 2010, signing a one-year, two-way contract with the New York Islanders.[2]

On July 14, 2011, Colliton signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Islanders.[3]

Whilst recovering from injury prior to the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season, Colliton struggled to find a professional club upon recovery and took the majority of the year off. On February 12, 2013, Colliton linked up with a senior ice hockey league team, the Bentley Generals, for the Allan Cup tournament.[4]

On June 1, 2013, Colliton resumed his professional career signing a one-year deal in returning to Sweden with Mora IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan.[5] After only three games with Mora, Colliton was unable to continue playing due to ongoing post-concussion syndrome.

Personal life

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Colliton has three children.[6]

International play

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Colliton was part of the Canadian under-18 national team, which won gold medal in the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships. He also played for the Canadian under-20 national team with whom he won silver medal in the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and gold medal in 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Coaching career

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On January 9, 2014, he announced his retirement from professional hockey and was later chosen as Mora head coach in an interim role mid-season before signing on to be full-time coach.[7]

On May 18, 2017, Colliton was named the head coach of the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL), the affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks.[8]

On November 6, 2018, the Blackhawks promoted Colliton to become the 38th head coach in franchise history following the dismissal of Joel Quenneville.[9] At the time of his hiring, Colliton became the youngest active head coach in the NHL.[9] On November 8, in his NHL coaching debut the Blackhawks lost 4–3 to the Carolina Hurricanes.[10]

On November 6, 2021, Colliton was fired after leading the team to a 1–9–2 start to the 2021–22 season.[11]

On January 30, 2022, Colliton assumed head coaching duties of the Canadian Men's Olympic Team after Claude Julien suffered an injury. He led team Canada to victory in their first game of the tournament defeating Germany 5–1. Julien returned after game one and reassumed his head coaching duties, while Colliton returned to assistant coach.

On July 1, 2022, Colliton was named head coach of the Abbotsford Canucks of the AHL, replacing Trent Cull who received a promotion to assistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks. Colliton left the Canucks organization after two seasons despite the Canucks offer of a two-year contract, and was succeeded by Manny Malhotra.[12]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves AJHL 63 18 30 48 98
2001–02 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 68 11 21 32 53
2002–03 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 58 20 28 48 76
2003–04 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 62 24 26 50 73 6 5 5 10 8
2004–05 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 41 16 30 46 25 17 3 4 7 21
2005–06 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 66 21 32 53 44 6 0 1 1 2
2005–06 New York Islanders NHL 19 1 1 2 6
2006–07 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 45 10 12 22 32
2006–07 New York Islanders NHL 1 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 65 9 11 20 44
2007–08 New York Islanders NHL 16 0 0 0 8
2008–09 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 56 8 28 36 36 2 0 1 1 0
2008–09 New York Islanders NHL 6 0 1 1 2
2009–10 Rögle BK SEL 46 11 10 21 24
2010–11 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 53 18 27 45 57
2010–11 New York Islanders NHL 15 2 1 3 10
2011–12 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 41 11 16 27 30
2012–13 Bentley Generals ChHL 3 1 1 2 0
2012–13 Bentley Generals AC 4 1 0 1 4
2013–14 Mora IK SWE.3 3 0 3 3 0
AHL totals 326 77 126 203 243 8 0 2 2 2
NHL totals 57 3 3 6 26
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 North Dakota
Silver medal – second place 2004 Helsinki
IIHF U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Yaroslavl

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2003 Canada WJC18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1 5 6 18
2004 Canada WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 0 0 0 2
2005 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 14 1 5 6 20

Head coaching record

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NHL

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Team Year Regular season Postseason
G W L OTL Pts Finish W L Win% Result
CHI 2018–19 67 30 28 9 69 6th in Central Missed playoffs
CHI 2019–20 70* 32 30 8 72 7th in Central 4 5 .444 Lost in First Round (VGK)
CHI 2020–21 56 24 25 7 55 6th in Central Missed playoffs
CHI 2021–22 12 1 9 2 4 (fired)
Total 205 87 92 26     4 5 .444 1 playoff appearance
  • Shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic during the 2019–20 season. Playoffs were played in August 2020 with a different format.

Other Leagues

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Team Year Regular season Postseason
G W L OTL Pts Finish W L Win % Result
Mora 2013–14 52 19 19 5 (80) 7th 1 4 .200
Mora 2014–15 52 22 20 7 79 7th 1 1 .500 Lost in SHL qualifiers
Mora 2015–16 52 20 20 6 78 6th 3 1 .750 Lost in SHL qualifiers
Mora 2016–17 52 31 13 4 105 1st 7 2 .778 Won promotion to the SHL
Rockford 2017–18 76 40 28 8 88 4th in Central 9 4 .692 Lost in Conference Finals
Abbotsford 2022–23 72 40 25 7 87 4th in Pacific 3 3 .500 Lost in Division Semifinals
Abbotsford 2023–24 72 40 25 7 87 5th in Pacific 2 4 .333 Lost in Division Semifinals
AHL total 220 120 78 22 262 14 11 .560 3 playoff appearances

References

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  1. ^ "Jeremy Colliton signs for Rögle" (in Swedish). Rögle BK. June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  2. ^ "Islanders sign Colliton to two-way deal". New York Islanders. November 30, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  3. ^ "Islanders re-sign Colliton". greenwichtime.com. July 11, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  4. ^ "Generals back in Red Deer for family game". Red Deer Advocate. February 14, 2013. Archived from the original on February 23, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  5. ^ "Mora makes clear with two Canadians" (in Swedish). Mora IK. June 1, 2013. Archived from the original on June 14, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  6. ^ Jeremy Colliton Interview | July 26/22, retrieved September 26, 2022
  7. ^ "Jeremy Colliton end professional career" (in Swedish). Mora IK. January 9, 2014. Archived from the original on January 15, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  8. ^ "Blackhawks name Colliton head coach of AHL's Rockford IceHogs". NHL.com. May 18, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  9. ^ a b "RELEASE: Blackhawks make coaching change". NHL.com. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  10. ^ King, Scott (November 8, 2018). "Colliton loses coaching debut with Blackhawks to Hurricanes". NHL.com. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  11. ^ Myers, Tracey (November 6, 2021). "Colliton fired as coach of Blackhawks, replaced by King". NHL.com. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  12. ^ "Canucks Hire Manny Malhotra as Head Coach of the Abbotsford Canucks," Vancouver Canucks, Friday, May 24, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks
20182021
Succeeded by
Derek King
(interim)