Collin Circelli (born October 25, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center who plays for the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts of the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League.
| Collin Circelli | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 25, 1981 Oshawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NLSHL team | Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts | ||
| Played for |
Div.1 Karlskrona HK CHL Wichita Thunder Odessa Jackalopes Rapid City Rush Ligue Magnus Rapaces de Gap | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Playing career
editAmateur
editCollin Circelli played in the Ontario Junior Hockey League with the Oshawa Legionaires from 1998 to 2000, before he joined the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for two seasons. With the Wildcats, Circelli posted 128 points (45 goals, 83 assists) in 135 games. From 2002 to 2007, he played for the University of Saint Francis Xavier University in CIS .
Professional
editFollowing the 2007 season, Circelli turned professional with the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League. After eight games, he was acquired by the Odessa Jackalopes. He remained there until 2010 to play in Europe in the club Karlskrona HK in the Swedish Division 1. He finished top scorer on the team with 120 goals and 240 assists in 37 regular season games. In 2011, he returned to the CHL with the Rapid City Rush.
On May 12, 2012, Circelli ventured back to Europe with Rapaces de Gap in the French Ligue Magnus for the 2012–2013 season.[1]
After two seasons with Gap, Circelli opted to return to the CHL with the Missouri Mavericks on July 17, 2014.[2]
On October 7, 2014, soon before the 2014–15 Central Hockey League season was set to begin, it was announced that the Central Hockey League ceased operations and the Mavericks, along with the Allen Americans, Brampton Beast, Quad City Mallards, Rapid City Rush, Tulsa Oilers, and Wichita Thunder, were all admitted to the ECHL for the 2014–15 ECHL season.[3] All Central Hockey League contracts that had already been signed by players for the 2014-15 Central Hockey League season were immediately nullified.[4]
On October 17, 2014, Circelli signed with the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts of the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League.[5]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Oshawa Legionnaires | OPJHL | 47 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Oshawa Legionnaires | OPJHL | 47 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 67 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 68 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | St. Francis Xavier University | CIS | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | St. Francis Xavier University | CIS | 27 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | St. Francis Xavier University | CIS | 25 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | St. Francis Xavier University | CIS | 26 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | St. Francis Xavier University | CIS | 15 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Wichita Thunder | CHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Odessa Jackalopes | CHL | 31 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Odessa Jackalopes | CHL | 63 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 58 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | Odessa Jackalopes | CHL | 63 | 37 | 35 | 72 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Karlskrona HK | Div.1 | 37 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Rapid City Rush | CHL | 47 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 2012–13 | Rapaces de Gap | FRA | 26 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | Rapaces de Gap | FRA | 20 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| CHL totals | 212 | 85 | 85 | 170 | 182 | 39 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 29 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Alex rempile, Circelli et Thos se joignent aux Rapaces" (in French). Rapaces de Gap. May 12, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Mavericks Sign Collin Circelli and Dallas Ehrhardt". OurSportsCentral.com. July 17, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Days Before Season Begins, ECHL Adds 7 Former Central Hockey League Teams". SB Nation. October 7, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ Genet, Mike (October 10, 2014). "A NEW ERA". The Examiner. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Cataracts Announce New Import Centre". Newfoundland Senior Hockey League. October 17, 2014. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database