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Colin Blackwell (C)

Milwaukee Admirals

Biography

ACQUIRED
Signed a Professional Tryout with the Rochester Americans on October 5, 2017.

LAST SEASON
2016-17: Spent his first professional season with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL), scoring four goals and adding seven assists for 11 points in 57 games … Registered his first pro multi-point effort (1+1) at San Diego mon 3/08 … Totaled three points (1+2) over a four-game stretch from 1/07 to 1/16 … Scored his first pro goal against Bakersfield on 11/25 … Recorded his first pro point with an assist in his pro debut at Stockton on 10/15

CAREER
2015-16: Completed his senior season at Harvard University (ECAC) matching a career-high with 19 points (6+13)  in 28 games for the Crimson … Finished eighth on the team in scoring … Received the Joe Tomasello Award as the Unsung Hero from the New England Hockey Writers ... Dished out an assist in Harvard's 2-1 overtime win over St. Lawrence on 3/18 … Recorded a goal and assist in 5-2 win over Rensselaer on 3/11 … Netted a power-play goal in 6-2 win at Cornell on 1/23 … Scored and provided two helpers against Quinnipiac at MSG 1/09 … Had a goal vs. Ferris St. and an assist vs. Minnesota at the Mariucci Classic … First multi-point game of the season came at home-opener 11/01, two assists vs. Dartmouth … Scored first goal of the year in second period of 7-0 win at Dartmouth 10/31

2014-15: Returned from prolonged injury stint to play in 11 games late in the season ... Provided an offensive jolt with five goals and an assist in the playoffs ... Empty-netter sealed ECAC Championship over Colgate on 3/21 … Scored an unassisted goal in ECAC semifinal against Quinnipiac on 3/20 ... Notched first assist of the season on Patrick McNally's goal in game three of ECAC quarterfinals vs. Yale on 3/15 … Scored game-winning goal of a 4-3 win over Brown on 3/07 to advance in the ECAC Playoffs ... Scored twice in first game of ECAC playoff series vs. Brown on 3/06

2013-14: Did Not Play

2012-13: Had 14 points (3+11) in 21 games as a sophomore … Dished out an assist in 4-1 win over Colgate Feb. 15 and another against St. Lawrence on 2/22 … Notched an assist in 1-1 tie with Dartmouth on 2/10 and picked up another a night later in 7-4 Beanpot consolation win over Boston University ... Had a helper on 1/25 against Clarkson and posted two a night later against St. Lawrence … Collected an assist on 1/22 at No. 19 Union ... Netted a goal in 6-5 overtime upset of No. 8 Boston University on 1/09 … Picked up an assist at No. 5/9 Quinnipiac on 1/05 … Collected a goal and an assist at Princeton on 1/04 … Scored a short-handed goal in 3-2 victory over Brown on 11/02 ... Dished out an assist and finished +1 against Bentley 10/27

2011-12: Walter Brown Award semifinalist and an ECAC Hockey All-Academic selection ... ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week for period ending Nov. 29 ... Posted 19 points on five goals and 14 assists as rookie to rank seventh among all Harvard skaters in scoring … Appeared in all 34 games for the Crimson … Registered four assists in 6-1 defeat of Cornell in ECAC semifinals on 3/16, becoming the first Harvard player since 2002 to record four helpers in a game ... Logged two assists in comeback win at Quinnipiac on 2/03 … Scored tying goal with less than seven minutes left in third period against Dartmouth on 1/31 … Assisted on both third-period goals, including Alex Killorn’s game-winner with 79 seconds left, in win against Yale on 1/27 … Passed to Killorn for the game-tying goal at No. 9 Cornell on 1/21 ... Assisted on Harvard’s first goal and scored tying goal in the third period as the Crimson came back from two goals down to tie Rensselaer on 1/07 … Recorded an assist at No. 18 North Dakota on 12/31 … Recorded an assist on go-ahead goal in third period at Princeton on 12/10 … Assisted on game-tying goal at Massachusetts on 12/02 … Registered first assist on tying goal at Dartmouth on 11/25 … Scored tying and go-ahead goals in third period of comeback from four goals down to defeat New Hampshire on 11/22 … Registered first career goal in win against No. 18 Colgate on 11/12 … Made Harvard debut in season opener against Princeton on 11/04

PERSONAL
A four-year letter-winner, three-year most valuable player and two-year captain for the St. John's Prep hockey team … 2010-11 Massachusetts High School Hockey Coaches Association Robbie Ftorek Player of the Year … 2010-11 ESPN Boston's "Mr. Hockey" Player of the Year … Two-time Boston Globe All-Scholastic and Boston Herald Dream Team selection and Salem Evening News Player of the Year … 2010-11 Catholic Conference co-MVP and CC all-star the previous two years … Set a single-season school scoring record with 66 points (33 goals, 33 assists) as a senior and graduated as fourth-leading scorer all-time … Led team to final of 2011 Super 8 State Championship with tournament-high 11 points … Received St. John's Prep and Moynihan Lumber Student-Athlete of the Year awards and was named to Headmaster's List every year … A three-year letterwinner and senior-year captain in lacrosse … Named to Catholic Conference lacrosse all-star first team in 2010 and '11 … Led lacrosse team to state championship as a junior and runner-up finish as a senior … Played alongside current Amerks teammates Kyle Criscuolo and Sean Malone while attending Harvard University