Colin Shields
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| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 189 lb (86 kg/13 st 7 lb) |
| EIHL Team F. teams |
Belfast Giants Newcastle Vipers |
| Nationality |  United Kingdom |
| Born | January 27, 1980 , Glasgow, UK |
| NHL Draft | 195th overall, 2000 Philadelphia Flyers |
| Pro career | 1998 – present |
Colin Shields (born January 27, 1980) is a Scottish ice hockey player currently playing for Belfast Giants of EIHL.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Early career
Shields started his career in North America and played for Cleveland 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.
[edit] 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 2-year contract with the Belfast Giants, to terminate after the 2009–10 season.
[edit] Career Statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Cleveland 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| ECHL Totals | 119 | 25 | 53 | 78 | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
