Sunday, September 11, 2005



COLIN WHITE 5 Defenseman Height 6' 4" Weight 215 Shoots Left Born Dec 12, 1977 NEW GLASGOW, NS, CAN NEW JERSEY's 2nd-round choice (49th overall) in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. White was drafted 49th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils. After a nine-game call-up early in the 1999-00 season, the Devils became so infatuated with White's strength that by midway through the season they made him a pillar of their defense. White made the decision look like a good one during the playoffs, leading the league at plus-9 and scoring the lone goal during Game 2 of the Conference Semifinals versus Toronto. White saw his first NHL action Jan. 11, 2000 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. He scored his first goal March 24 against the New York Islanders.

The pride of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, rugged defenceman Colin White was drafted 49th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils. Coming up through the junior ranks, White played seven games for the Laval Titan and five games for the Hull Olympiques in 1994-95. In 1995-96, his first full QMJHL season, he scored ten points in 62 games. The following year, he improved to 15 points in 63 games. In the post-season, White helped Hull capture the Memorial Cup championship. After the better part of three seasons with the AHL's Albany River Rats, White made his NHL debut during the 1999-00 season. In the playoffs, White played all 23 games and helped the Devils win the Prince of Wales Trophy and the their second Stanley Cup in franchise history. In 2000-01, helped lead the Devils to an Atlantic Division title with a club-record 48 wins and 111 points and during the playoffs, helped the Devils win their second straight Prince of Wales Trophy before losing to the Avalanche in the Stanley Cup finals. After a solid rookie season, White was recognized as a member of the NHL's All-Rookie Team. In only his fourth NHL season with the Devils in 2002-03, White reached the Stanley Cup finals for the third time in his career and was a pilar on the Devils blue line as they eliminated the upstart Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in seven games.





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