Colin Stuart (ice hockey)

Colin Stuart (born July 8, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger. He played parts of 5 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Atlanta Thrashers and Buffalo Sabres. Outside of the NHL, Stuart played for the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) and the Malmö Redhawks of the HockeyAllsvenskan.

Career
Before playing in the NHL, Stuart played parts of one season with the Lincoln Stars of the United States Hockey League (USHL) and four years with the Colorado College Tigers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA).

He was drafted 135th overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2001 NHL entry draft. On June 18, 2004, Stuart signed his entry-level contract to join the Thrashers. He was immediately sent down to play for both their AHL-affiliate Chicago Wolves and ECHL-affiliate Gwinnett Gladiators. On July 13, 2006, Stuart signed a contract extension to stay with the Thrashers. On December 29, 2007, the Thrashers called him up and Stuart made his NHL debut in a 5–0 win against the Boston Bruins. During the game, Stuart also recorded his first NHL point, assisting on a Pascal Dupuis goal. Two days later on December 31, Stuart scored his first NHL goal against Tim Thomas in a 5–2 loss against the Boston Bruins. 

On July 1, 2009, the Thrashers traded Stuart along with Garnet Exelby to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Pavel Kubina and Tim Stapleton. He never played a game with the Leafs. On July 27, the Leafs traded Stuart along with Anton Strålman and a 2012 seventh-round draft pick to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Wayne Primeau and a 2011 second-round draft pick. He was immediately sent down to play for their AHL-affiliate Abbotsford Heat.

On July 7, 2011, Stuart signed a one-year contract to play for the Buffalo Sabres. He played three games and then was sent down to play for their AHL-affiliate Rochester Americans.

On September 18, 2012, Stuart decided to leave North America and sign a one-year contract to join the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He scored 9 goals and recorded 12 assists for 21 points in 45 games for the Roosters.

On July 25, 2013, Stuart returned to North America after he signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Vancouver Canucks. He was immediately sent down to play for their AHL-affiliate Utica Comets. He scored 17 goals and recorded 8 assists for 25 points in 54 games for the Comets.

On August 14, 2014, Stuart returned to Europe after signing a one-year contract to join the Malmö Redhawks of the HockeyAllsvenskan.

On August 30, 2015, Stuart announced that he was retiring from playing professional ice hockey.

Personal life
Stuart's father Michael is a Mayo Clinic physician. His older brother Mike and younger brother Mark also played professional ice hockey in the NHL. 

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