Colin White (ice hockey)
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname(s) | Whitey[1] |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg/16 st 1 lb) |
| NHL Team | New Jersey Devils |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | December 12, 1977 , New Glasgow, NS, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 49th overall, 1996 New Jersey Devils |
| Pro career | 2000 – present |
John Colin White (born December 12, 1977) is a professional ice hockey player with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League.
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[edit] Playing career
Born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Colin was drafted 49th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and has been a familiar face on the blue line of the New Jersey Devils since he came up from Albany late in the 1999-00 season to help the Devils win the 2000 Stanley Cup, he also helped the Devils win another cup in 2003.
White is a very physical defenceman, often leading the Devils in penalty minutes. He is also a defensive defenceman, and has never put up big offensive numbers[2]. However, he has proved to be reliable and has become even more heavily relied on after the loss of Scott Stevens to retirement and Scott Niedermayer to free agency after the 2003-2004 season.
During the 2007-2008 pre-season, White suffered a serious eye injury. During a team practice on September 19th, "White was defending against two-on-one rushes when John Madden gave rookie Nicklas Bergfors the puck for a shot that deflected off White's stick and hit him in the nose and near the right eye."[3] White was able to return to the lineup on November 21st to play in the Devil's 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Despite still suffering from some blurred vision in his right eye, he was able to play over 17 minutes, blocked 2 shots, and was credited with six of the Devil's fifteen hits.[4] However, White has not decided whether or not he will be able to play to his full potential and may still retire, after giving himself 20 games to re-adjust. If he continues to play, he is expected to play with Paul Martin on the Devil's first defence pairing.
[edit] Awards and honors
- 1999-00 Stanley Cup
- 2000-01 NHL All-Rookie Team
- 2002-03 Stanley Cup
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994-95 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994-95 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | ||
| 1995-96 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 62 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 303 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 42 | ||
| 1996-97 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 63 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 297 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 65 | ||
| 1997-98 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 76 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 235 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | ||
| 1998-99 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 77 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 265 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1999-00 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 52 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 176 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999-00 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 2000-01 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 155 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 42 | ||
| 2001-02 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 73 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 133 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002-03 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 72 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 98 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 29 | ||
| 2003-04 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 75 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 96 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2004-05 | DNP — Lockout | NHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-06 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 73 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2006-07 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 69 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2007-08 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 57 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| QMJHL Totals | 137 | 5 | 22 | 37 | 636 | 44 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 130 | ||||
| AHL Totals | 205 | 10 | 46 | 56 | 676 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 63 | ||||
| NHL Totals | 522 | 17 | 72 | 89 | 708 | 99 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 111 | ||||
