Michael Anthony Colman (August 4, 1968 – April 5, 1994) was an American
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...
defenseman
Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the la ...
who played fifteen games for the
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference, and are owned by San Jose Sports & Entertainm ...
in the
1991–92 NHL season
The 1991–92 NHL season was the 75th regular season of the National Hockey League. The league expanded to 22 teams with the addition of the expansion San Jose Sharks. For the first time, the Stanley Cup Finals extended into June, with the Pittsb ...
. He was born in
Stoneham,
.
Colman died as a result of injuries suffered in a car accident in
Kansas City
The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more ...
on April 5, 1994, while playing for the
Kansas City Blades of the
International Hockey League.
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1968 births
1994 deaths
American men's ice hockey defensemen
Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey players
Kansas City Blades players
People from Stoneham, Massachusetts
San Jose Sharks players
Ice hockey players from Massachusetts
Road incident deaths in Missouri
Undrafted National Hockey League players
Ice hockey people from Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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