Colby Cave
| Colby Cave | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
December 26, 1994 Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Boston Bruins Providence Bruins (AHL) | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
Colby Cave (born December 26, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He plays for the Providence Bruins in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Junior
Cave as a native of Battleford, Saskatchewan, and first played locally with the Battlefords Stars in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League from 2009 to 2011. He was drafted to the major junior level with the 13th selection in the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft in 2009 by the Kootenay Ice.
Cave's rights were later traded by Kootenay to the Swift Current Broncos on January 9, 2011.[1] After agreeing to terms with the Broncos, he made his debut at the tail end of the 2010–11 season, appearing in a solitary game.
In his third full season with the Broncos, Cave was named team captain. He continued his development by elevating his offensive game to almost a point-per-game pace finishing with 70 points in 72 games. Eligible for the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Cave was listed 157th overall by ISS Hockey, however, he was passed over.
At the conclusion of his final junior season, placing second on the club in points with 75 in 72 games, Cave was signed as an undrafted free agent to a three-year, entry level contract by the Boston Bruins on April 4, 2015.[2] He was immediately re-assigned to play out the remainder of the 2014–15 season with American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Providence Bruins.
Professional
During the final season of his rookie contract with the Bruins in 2017–18, Cave received his first recall to the NHL on an emergency basis by the Bruins on December 21, 2017.[3] He made his NHL debut, playing alongside line-mate and former Broncos junior teammate, Jake DeBrusk, in a 2–1 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets at TD Garden. He was then returned to Providence following the game.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Battlefords Stars | SMHL | 42 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Battlefords Stars | SMHL | 44 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Battlefords North Stars | SJHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 70 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 72 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 72 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 72 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 75 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 2016–17 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 76 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 52 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 2017–18 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 72 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ^ "Broncos move Eakin to Kootenay". Western Hockey League. January 9, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Bruins sign Colby Cave to entry-level contract". Boston Bruins. April 4, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Bruins recall Colby Cave on an emergency basis". Boston Bruins. December 21, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Colby Cave, with old friend on his line, makes NHL debut". Providence Journal. December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database