Colin Long (born June 19, 1989) is an American professional

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who is currently playing for the

Adirondack Thunder The Adirondack Thunder are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL that began play in the 2015–16 season. The team is based in Glens Falls, New York, and affiliated with the NHL's New Jersey Devils and AHL's Utica Comets. The Thunder play t ...

in the

ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a minor professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams across the United States and Canada. Competitively, it is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The ...

. He was drafted by the

Phoenix Coyotes The Arizona Coyotes are an inactive professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. They competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division (1996–1998, 2021–2024) and ...

in the fourth round of the

2008 NHL Entry Draft The 2008 NHL entry draft was the 46th entry draft for the National Hockey League. It was hosted by the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario, on June 20–21, 2008. The Senators were originally awarded the 2005 NHL entry draft ...

, 99th overall.

Playing career

Long began his

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career with the

Kelowna Rockets The Kelowna Rockets are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Kelowna, British Columbia. The team plays in the B.C Division of the Western Hockey League's Western Conference, playing their home games at Prospera Place. The Rockets a ...

of the WHL in 2005–06. After a 31-goal, 100-point campaign in his third season with the Rockets in 2007–08, he was named to the WHL East First All-Star Team. In the off-season, he was drafted by the

in the fourth round, 99th overall, in the

. Late in his fourth season with the Rockets, he was named WHL Player of the Week on March 9, 2009, after recording 7 points in 3 games. Long was named captain for the Kelowna Rockets for the 2008-2009 Season and led them to winning the WHL championship. Prior to the 2009–10 season, Long turned professional by signing a three-year entry-level contract with the Phoenix Coyotes on October 1, 2009, worth $700,000 per year. He was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, recording only four points in 29 games before suffering a season-ending head injury in January. After three injury affected seasons within the Coyotes organization, Long was not tendered a new contract and signed a one-year deal with

Düsseldorfer EG Düsseldorfer Eislauf-Gemeinschaft or Düsseldorfer EG (short DEG) is a German professional ice hockey team in Düsseldorf. It was Germany's most successful hockey club for a long time and had many international players. The famous Eisstadion at th ...

of the

Deutsche Eishockey Liga The Deutsche Eishockey Liga (for sponsorship reasons called Penny (supermarket), PENNY Deutsche Eishockey Liga) (; English: ''German Ice Hockey League'') or DEL, is a professional ice hockey league in Germany and the highest division in German i ...

on June 20, 2012. Having not recovered from injury, he became a player-coach for DEG until medically cleared to play. After being medically cleared to play, Long proceeded to suit up for

until 2014. On April 4, Long signed a 2-year Contract with the

Krefeld Pinguine The Krefeld Pinguine (Krefeld Penguins) are an ice hockey team in the DEL2. Their home ice is in Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany at the Yayla Arena. Founded in 1936 by entrepreneur Willi Münstermann, the pro team became a limited liab ...

of the

. After one season with the Pinguine, Long left Krefeld and signed in

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...

League in Sweden with

Asplöven HC Asplöven HC was an ice hockey club from Haparanda, Sweden, they last played in Sweden's third tier league Hockeyettan. They played their home games at the Arena Polarica, which seats 1500 spectators. Asplöven used to play in the Swedish 2nd le ...

on July 14, 2015. After recording 21 points in 40 games, Long signed for

Asiago Hockey 1935 Asiago Hockey 1935 is an Italian professional ice hockey team from Asiago which plays in the Alps Hockey League. Until 2021–22, Asiago played in the Italian Hockey League - Serie A, winning the championship eight times. Honours Domestic *Italian ...

of the

Alps Hockey League The Alps Hockey League (AlpsHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in Central Europe. The league is made up of teams from Austria, Croatia, Italy and Slovenia. It was established in 2016 as a result of a merger between Serie A and the Int ...

on August 1, 2016, recording 42 points in just 29 games. Long then went on to play for

HC Gherdëina Hockey Club Gherdëina, also known as HC Gardena, currently named HC Gherdeina valgardena.it due to sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional ice hockey team, which plays in the Alps Hockey League, having formerly played in the top division ...

of the

for 2 seasons. On May 22, 2019, Long signed with

EHC Lustenau Eishockey Club Lustenau, commonly referred to as EHC Lustenau or simply Lustenau, is an ice hockey team in Lustenau, Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. ...

of the

. After a lone season continuing in the AlpsHL with EHC Lustenau, Long returned to North American after 8 European seasons and sat out the pandemic shortened 2020–21 season. On July 16, 2021, Long returned to the professional circuit in signing a one-year contract with the ECHL with the Adirondack Thunder.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Long, Colin 1989 births Living people Adirondack Thunder players American men's ice hockey centers 21st-century American sportsmen Arizona Coyotes draft picks Asiago Hockey 1935 players Asplöven HC players Düsseldorfer EG players HC Gardena players Kelowna Rockets players Krefeld Pinguine players Las Vegas Wranglers players Portland Pirates players San Antonio Rampage players Sportspeople from Santa Ana, California Ice hockey people from Orange County, California