Quick Facts
Biography
Colin Shields (born 27 January 1980) is a Scottish ice hockey player currently playing for Belfast Giants of the EIHL in United Kingdom.
Career
Early career
Shields started his career in North America and played for Cleveland Jr. Barons in the NAHL for two seasons, 1998–2000. Shields was a sixth-round pick for the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Shields opted to attend and play for the University of Maine for three seasons, finishing as the top scorer for the 2003–04 season.
ECHL & EIHL Career
For the 2004–05 season Shields was split between the San Diego Gulls, Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies and Greenville Grrrowl of the ECHL, tallying 35 points in 62 games. For 2005–06, Shields moved back to his native United Kingdom for a spell with the Belfast Giants of the EIHL, where he played alongside former NHL star Theoren Fleury. 2006–07 saw a return to the ECHL, with 43 points in 57 games for the Fresno Falcons and Idaho Steelheads. Shields had a career year in 2007–08 for the Newcastle Vipers of the EIHL, scoring 73 points in 57 games. This led to a two-year contract with the Belfast Giants. Shields served as captain of the Giants, replacing George Awada, who was ruled out with injury.
On 7 April 2011, it was announced that Shields had left the Giants to sign for Morzine-Avoriaz in France.
On 22 March 2012, it was announced that Shields had signed to play the 2012–13 season for the Sheffield Steelers in the EIHL.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Cleveland Jr. Barons | NAHL | 55 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 44 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–00 | Cleveland Barons | NAHL | 55 | 46 | 49 | 95 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | University of Maine | NCAA | 42 | 29 | 17 | 46 | 39 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | University of Maine | NCAA | 34 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | University of Maine | NCAA | 44 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004–05 | San Diego Gulls | ECHL | 34 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004–05 | Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies | ECHL | 19 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004–05 | Greenville Grrrowl | ECHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 27 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Fresno Falcons | ECHL | 24 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 33 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007–08 | Newcastle Vipers | EIHL | 56 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2008–09 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 54 | 29 | 41 | 70 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2009–10 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 56 | 34 | 53 | 87 | 65 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2010–11 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 57 | 18 | 49 | 67 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| ECHL totals | 119 | 25 | 53 | 78 | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| EIHL totals | 250 | 131 | 207 | 338 | 155 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 2001–02 | |
| All-Hockey East Second Team | 2003–04 | |
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 2003–04 | |
| Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 2004 |