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Collin Circelli (born October 25, 1981) is a
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professional ice hockey
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who plays for the
Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts The Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts are a senior ice hockey team based in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador and a member of the Central West Senior Hockey League. Since it was formed in 1966, the Cataracts hockey club has been awarded ...
of the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League.


Playing career


Amateur

Collin Circelli played in the
Ontario Junior Hockey League The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada. It is under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The league dates back to 1954 where i ...
with the
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from 1998 to 2000, before he joined the
Moncton Wildcats The Moncton Wildcats are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Moncton, New Brunswick. The franchise was granted for the 1995–96 QMJHL season, 1995–96 season known as the Moncton A ...
of the
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for two seasons. With the Wildcats, Circelli posted 128 points (45 goals, 83 assists) in 135 games. From 2002 to 2007, he played for the University of
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in CIS .


Professional

Following the 2007 season, Circelli turned professional with the
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of the Central Hockey League. After eight games, he was acquired by the
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. He remained there until 2010 to play in Europe in the club
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in the Swedish Division 1. He finished top scorer on the team with 120 goals and 240 assists in 37 regular season games. In 2011, he returned to the CHL with the
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. On May 12, 2012, Circelli ventured back to Europe with
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in the
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for the 2012–2013 season. After two seasons with Gap, Circelli opted to return to the CHL with the Missouri Mavericks on July 17, 2014. On October 7, 2014, soon before the 2014–15 Central Hockey League season was set to begin, it was announced that the Central Hockey League ceased operations and the Mavericks, along with the
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,
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,
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,
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,
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, and Wichita Thunder, were all admitted to the
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for the
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contracts that had already been signed by players for the 2014-15 Central Hockey League season were immediately nullified. On October 17, 2014, Circelli signed with the
Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts The Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts are a senior ice hockey team based in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador and a member of the Central West Senior Hockey League. Since it was formed in 1966, the Cataracts hockey club has been awarded ...
of the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Circelli, Collin 1981 births Living people Karlskrona HK players Moncton Wildcats players Odessa Jackalopes players Rapaces de Gap players Rapid City Rush players St. Francis Xavier University alumni Ice hockey people from Oshawa Wichita Thunder players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey centres 21st-century Canadian sportsmen