User:JLinsmayer/Collin Bowman

JLinsmayer/Collin Bowman
JLinsmayer/Collin Bowman
Born	June 13, 1991 (age 33); Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position	Defenseman
Shoots	Right
EBEL team	Vienna Capitals
Playing career	2012–present

Collin Bowman (born June 13, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing with the Vienna Capitals of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL) in Austria.

Early life

Bowman was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and was raised in Littleton, Colorado, after his family moved in the early 1990s. His father, Mark Bowman, owns a financial consulting company in Colorado. His older brother, Drayson, is also a hockey player and went on to also compete in the Western Hockey League with the Spokane Chiefs, the Charlotte Checkers and Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League, and in the National Hockey League with the Carolina Hurricanes and the Montreal Canadiens.

While in Littleton, Bowman attended Deer Creek Middle School. In 2003, he and his family moved once more to Vancouver, British Columbia, to better his opportunities in hockey.

Playing career

Junior

Bowman played for the Kelowna Rockets, Moose Jaw Warriors, and the Calgary Hitmen.

Professional

Bowman played for the Ottawa Senators in the 2009 Rookie Tournament,^[1] and was signed by the New York Rangers in 2011,^[2] but never played in the NHL. In the 2014–15 season, he played for the Iowa Wild and the Colorado Eagles. In the 2015–16 season, he played for the Rochester Americans and the Eagles, the first three games together with his brother Drayson.^[3] In 2016, Bowman went to Europe, signing with the Vienna Capitals.^[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2006-07	Coeur d'Alene Lakers	NPHL	43	11	29	40	65	7	5	7	12	14
2006-07	Kelowna Rockets	WHL	4	0	0	0	2	-	-	-	-	-
2007-08	Kelowna Rockets	WHL	67	2	7	9	45	7	0	1	1	2
2008-09	Kelowna Rockets	WHL	70	3	23	26	59	22	0	3	3	8
2009-10	Kelowna Rockets	WHL	65	4	16	20	84	12	1	4	5	10
2010-11	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL	72	11	38	49	104	6	0	4	4	0
2011-12	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL	7	4	1	5	6	-	-	-	-	-
2011-12	Calgary Hitmen	WHL	61	11	29	40	64	5	0	5	5	4
2012-13	Colorado Eagles	ECHL	69	11	23	34	102	6	2	3	5	16
2013-14	San Francisco Bulls	ECHL	28	2	7	9	16	-	-	-	-	-
2013-14	Bakersfield Condors	ECHL	38	3	14	17	26	16	2	5	7	26
2014-15	Colorado Eagles	ECHL	48	15	23	38	82	7	0	5	5	8
2014-15	Iowa Wild	AHL	21	2	5	7	21	-	-	-	-	-
2015-16	Colorado Eagles	ECHL	48	16	22	38	38	6	2	6	8	4
2015-16	Rochester Americans	AHL	12	0	2	2	8	-	-	-	-	-
2016-17	Vienna Capitals	EBEL	41	5	15	20	12