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Gary Collins (ice hockey)
Ranleigh Gary Collins (September 27, 1935 – June 17, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey centre who played two playoff games in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1958–59 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1956 to 1968, was spent in the minor leagues.
| Gary Collins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | September 27, 1935 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | June 17, 2022 (aged 86) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1956–1968 | ||
Collins died in June 2022 at the age of 86.[1]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1951–52 | Kitchener-Waterloo Greenshirts | OHA | 30 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Kitchener-Waterloo Greenshirts | OHA | 56 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 51 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Toronto Marlboros | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 1955–56 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 48 | 16 | 45 | 61 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Toronto Marlboros | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 16 | ||
| 1956–57 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 33 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 27 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Providence Reds | AHL | 44 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1958–59 | New Westminster Royals | WHL | 53 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959–60 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 49 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 70 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 36 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Galt Hornets | OHA Sr | 31 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Collingwood Georgians | OHA Sr | 32 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Collingwood Kings | OHA Sr | 18 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 274 | 42 | 87 | 129 | 122 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Gary Collins obituary".
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database