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.
| Jeremy Colliton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Colliton with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 2011 | |||
| Born | January 13, 1985 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 | ||
Playing career
editColliton 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
editColliton has three children.[6]
International play
editColliton 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
editOn 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
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| 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 | ||
 | 2005 North Dakota | |
 | 2004 Helsinki | |
| IIHF U18 Championships | ||
| | 2003 Yaroslavl | |
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Canada | WJC18 |  | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | |
| 2004 | Canada | WJC |  | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | Canada | WJC | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | ||||
Head coaching record
editNHL
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Jeremy Colliton signs for Rögle" (in Swedish). Rögle BK. June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ "Islanders sign Colliton to two-way deal". New York Islanders. November 30, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ^ "Islanders re-sign Colliton". greenwichtime.com. July 11, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Jeremy Colliton Interview | July 26/22, retrieved September 26, 2022
- ^ "Jeremy Colliton end professional career" (in Swedish). Mora IK. January 9, 2014. Archived from the original on January 15, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
- ^ "Blackhawks name Colliton head coach of AHL's Rockford IceHogs". NHL.com. May 18, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ a b "RELEASE: Blackhawks make coaching change". NHL.com. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ King, Scott (November 8, 2018). "Colliton loses coaching debut with Blackhawks to Hurricanes". NHL.com. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ Myers, Tracey (November 6, 2021). "Colliton fired as coach of Blackhawks, replaced by King". NHL.com. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "Canucks Hire Manny Malhotra as Head Coach of the Abbotsford Canucks," Vancouver Canucks, Friday, May 24, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database