Michael Dal Colle

Michael Dal Colle[1] (born June 20, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Dal Colle was selected by the Islanders in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Dal Colle was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario, but grew up in Vaughan, Ontario.

Michael Dal Colle
Dal Colle at the 2019 AHL All-Star Classic
Born	June 20, 1996 Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team	New York Islanders
NHL Draft	5th overall, 2014 New York Islanders
Playing career	2016–present

Playing career

Dal Colle was selected 7th overall in the 2012 OHL Priority Selection by the Oshawa Generals.[2] He was rated as a top prospect prior to the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[3]

Dal Colle was recognized for his outstanding performance during the 2012–13 season when he was named to the OHL First All-Rookie Team.[4] He also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.[5]

On September 28, 2014, the Islanders announced that they had signed Dal Colle to a three-year entry level contract.[6] On January 1, 2016, Oshawa traded Dal Colle to the Kingston Frontenacs in exchange for Robbie Burt and four draft picks.[7] At the conclusion of the OHL season, Dal Colle joined the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the Islanders American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate.[8]

Dal Colle began the 2017–18 season with the Sound Tigers after being cut from the Islanders training camp.[9] Dal Colle was called up from the Sound Tigers on January 11[10] and made his NHL debut with the Islanders on January 13, 2018, against the New York Rangers.[11]

Dal Colle attended the Islanders training camp prior to the 2018–19 season but was reassigned to the Sound Tigers.[12] On January 3, 2019, Dal Colle and teammate Sebastian Aho were selected to represent the Sound Tigers at the AHL All-Star Classic.[13] On January 17, 2019, Dal Colle scored his first NHL goal in a 4–1 Islanders' victory over the New Jersey Devils.[14] He was reassigned to the Sound Tigers shortly thereafter only to be recalled again on an emergency basis on March 5, 2019.[15] In his first game back, Dal Colle recorded an assist off Devon Toews' goal to help the Islanders win 5–4 over the Ottawa Senators.[16] On March 8, Dal Colle's emergency recall status was changed to a regular recall.[17]

Personal life

Dal Colle was raised in Vaughan, Ontario as the youngest of three children to Gus and Wendy Dal Colle, having an older brother, Jonluca, who is autistic, and a sister, Daniela, who played hockey at Niagara University. Dal Colle is of Italian descent from his paternal side, with his grandparents, Bruno and Gilda, emigrating from Verona, while his mother is of Irish descent.[18][19]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011–12	St. Michael's Buzzers	OJHL		4	0	0	0	4		1	0	0	0	0
2012–13	Oshawa Generals	OHL		63	15	33	48	18		9	2	3	5	6
2013–14	Oshawa Generals	OHL		67	39	56	95	34		12	8	12	20	0
2014–15	Oshawa Generals	OHL		56	42	51	93	18		21	8	23	31	2
2015–16	Oshawa Generals	OHL		30	8	17	25	10		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL		30	27	28	55	16		9	6	12	18	2
2015–16	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		3	0	0	0	0		3	0	1	1	0
2016–17	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		75	15	26	41	37		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		60	7	17	24	26		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	New York Islanders	NHL		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		34	18	16	34	20		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	New York Islanders	NHL		28	3	4	7	2		1	0	0	0	0
2019–20	New York Islanders	NHL		53	4	6	10	12		3	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				85	7	10	17	14		4	0	0	0	0

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2013	Canada Ontario	U17	6th		5	2	4	6	0
2013	Canada	IH18			5	2	2	4	4
Junior totals					10	4	6	10	4

Awards and honours

Medal record
Representing Canada
Men's ice hockey
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
	2013 Czech Republic/Slovakia

Award	Year
OHL
First All-Rookie Team	2012–13	[4]
Second All-Star Team	2013–14	[20]
Memorial Cup	2015	[21]
AHL
AHL All-Star Classic	2019	[13]
International
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament gold medal	2013	[5]

References

1. "Michael Dal Colle". Ontario Hockey League. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
2. "1st round pick Dal Colle commits to Generals". Ontario Hockey League. June 12, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
3. "ISS Draft Rankings: Top 2014 duo holds steady, but plenty of movement among other prospects". HockeysFuture.com. October 14, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
4. "Michael Dal Colle Named to First OHL All-Rookie Team". OHL. April 4, 2013. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
5. "8 OHL Players win Gold at Memorial of Ivan Hlinka". Ontario Hockey Federation. August 16, 2013. Archived from the original on September 16, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
6. "Dal Colle Agrees to Terms on Entry-Level Contract". NHL. September 29, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
7. "Michael Dal Colle Traded to Kingston". The Hockey Writers. January 1, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
8. "DAL COLLE'S AHL DEBUT". kingstonfrontenacs.com. April 15, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
9. Arnold, Christian (September 23, 2017). "Islanders Make Cuts to Training Camp Roster". thesportsdaily.com. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
10. Beneteau, Josh (January 11, 2018). "Islanders recall Dal Colle, Beauvillier from AHL on emergency basis". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
11. "Islanders Give Rangers a Scoring Clinic After a 5-Day Break". The New York Times. January 13, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
12. "Ho-Sang, Dal Colle among latest cuts from Islanders' training camp". thescore.com. September 24, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
13. "Aho and Dal Colle Selected to 2019 All-Star Classic". NHL.com. January 3, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
14. "Islanders 4 (EN), Devils 1: Methodical domination, plus Dal Colle's 1st NHL goal". Lighthouse Hockey. January 17, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
15. "DAL COLLE, HO-SANG EMERGENCY RECALLED BY THE ISLANDERS". soundtigers.com. March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
16. Wright, Cory (March 5, 2019). "Recap: Isles Top Senators 5-4 In Shootout". NHL.com. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
17. Wright, Cory (March 8, 2019). "Isles Day to Day: Dal Colle Changed To Regular Recall". NHL.com. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
18. "Family First for Dal Colle". NHL.com. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
19. Graham, Doug (February 24, 2016). "'Family is everything' for Kingston star Dal Colle". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved August 29, 2018. Dal Colle also credits his Italian grandfather...
20. "OHL All Star Teams Announced". Bayshore News. April 1, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
21. "Oshawa Generals win 2015 MasterCard Memorial Cup". Canadian Hockey League. May 31, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2016.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database