Colin Long

Colin Long
Born	June 19, 1989 (1989-06-19) (age 22) Santa Ana, CA, USA
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Right
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams	Phoenix Coyotes Portland Pirates (AHL) AHL San Antonio Rampage ECHL Las Vegas Wranglers
NHL Draft	99th overall, 2008 Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career	2009–present

Colin Long (born June 19, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey center with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. He was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the fourth round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, 99th overall.

Playing career

Long began his major junior career with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL in 2005–06. After a 31-goal, 100-point campaign in his third season with the Rockets in 2007–08, he was named to the WHL East First All-Star Team.^[1] In the off-season, he was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the fourth round, 99th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Late in his fourth season with the Rockets, he was named WHL Player of the Week on March 9, 2009, after recording 7 points in 3 games.^[2]

Prior to the 2009–10 season, Long turned professional by signing a three-year entry level contract with the Phoenix Coyotes on October 1, 2009.^[3] He was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, recording only four points in 29 games before suffering a season-ending head injury in January.^[4]

Awards

• Named to WHL Eastern Conference First All-Star Team in 2008.^[1]
• Named WHL Player of the Week for March 2–8, 2009.^[2]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005–06	Kelowna Rockets	WHL		20	1	3	4	6		3	0	0	0	0
2006–07	Kelowna Rockets	WHL		69	11	17	28	38		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Kelowna Rockets	WHL		72	31	69	100	41		7	2	10	12	6
2008–09	Kelowna Rockets	WHL		68	33	58	91	28		22	4	12	16	16
2009–10	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		29	2	2	4	10		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				29	2	2	4	10		—	—	—	—	—

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "WHL Eastern Conference All-Star Team". WHL. http://www.whl.ca/news/index.php?id=9124&showToc=1&. Retrieved July 8, 2008. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ ^{a b} "Kelowna Rockets' Colin Long Named WHL Player of the Week". Western Hockey League. 2009-03-09. http://www.whl.ca/kelowna-rockets-colin-long-named-boston-pizza-whl-player-of-the-week-p127793. Retrieved 2009-03-10. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Coyotes sign Long to entry level contract". Phoenix Coyotes. 2009-10-01. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=500677. Retrieved 2010-09-13. 
4. ^ "Gretzky-generation Californians get noticed at draft". Los Angeles Kings. 2010-06-23. http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=532477. Retrieved 2010-09-13. 

External links

• Colin Long's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Colin Long's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Persondata
Name	Long, Colin
Alternative names
Short description	American ice hockey player
Date of birth	June 19, 1989
Place of birth	Santa Ana, CA, USA
Date of death
Place of death