Colby Cave

Colby Cave
Born (1994-12-26) 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
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

  1. ↑ "Broncos move Eakin to Kootenay". Western Hockey League. 2011-01-09. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  2. ↑ "Bruins sign Colby Cave to entry-level contract". Boston Bruins. 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  3. ↑ "Bruins recall Colby Cave on an emergency basis". Boston Bruins. 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  4. ↑ "Colby Cave, with old friend on his line, makes NHL debut". Providence Journal. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
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