Colby Cohen
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Colby Cohen (born April 25, 1989) is an American retired professional ice hockey defenseman.
He competed in the National Hockey League with the Colorado Avalanche and was also a member of the 2011 Stanley Cup Champions Boston Bruins.
Colby currently works as an NCAA College Ice Hockey and NHL color analyst for Westwood One (current) and ESPN, as well as a Philadelphia Flyers studio analyst.
Personal life
Cohen, a Jewish person, was born and raised in Villanova, Pennsylvania. He attended Radnor High School. Jeremy Bloom, the Olympic skier and NFL star, as well as author Molly Bloom, is Cohen's first cousin.
Playing career
In the 2004–05 season, Cohen played junior hockey for the Syracuse Stars in the Eastern Junior Hockey League and the Ontario Junior Hockey League. In a silver-medal appearance, Colby was selected to compete in the United States National Team Development Program and represented the United States in the 2006 World U-17 Hockey Challenge.
Cohen began the 2006–07 season with the USNTDP before leaving, citing unhappiness in his position, to join the Lincoln Stars of the United States Hockey League. Cohen established his offensive prowess and led the entire USHL among defensemen with 60 points in 53 games in his lone season with the Stars, winning a spot in the USHL's Second All-Star Team.
In the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, Cohen was voted second overall by the Colorado Avalanche's second pick, former Development Program teammate and fellow BU recruit Kevin Shattenkirk. He played in 39 out of a possible 40 games in the Hockey East, placing third among Terriers Blueliners and trailing only Shattenkirk in Assists with 13.
Colby had his most fruitful collegiate season as BU advanced to the Frozen Four Tournament in his sophomore season. He finished second with 8 goals and 24 Assists, finishing second among Terrier defensemen with 32 points, while still finishing fourth overall in the country, with a Plus/Minus of 24 goals. Colby was chosen to the Frozen Four All-Tournament Team and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament after scoring the overtime goal by Defense partner Shattenkirk in a 4–3 victory over the Miami Redhawks to win the 2009 National Championship.
Cohen was named Player of the Month in January 2010 after losing in the Hockey East Semi-finals, but was unable to help the team defend the National Championship. Cohen was selected by the Hockey East First All-American Team and the NCAA East First All-American Team as he commanded the team's defense with 30 points in 36 games, scoring 14 goals, the most goals scored in a single season by a BU Defenseman in more than 30 years.
Following dismissal, Cohen put an end to his academic career by signing an entry-level deal with the Avalanche, alongside Shattenkirk on April 3, 2010.
Cohen played directly into the American Hockey League after signing with the Avalanche and making his professional debut with the Lake Erie Monsters. He had one assist in three games in the 2009–10 season.
Cohen attended his first Avalanche training camp before the 2010-11 season and was one of the last cuts assigned to Lake Erie on October 3, 2010. Cohen was recalled by the injury-plagued Avalanche and made his NHL debut against the Dallas Stars on November 6, 2010. Cohen rejoined Shattenkirk as a teammate along the blueline in his ascension to the NHL.
Cohen was back to Lake Erie after three games with the Avalanche before being traded to the Boston Bruins for Matt Hunwick on December 29, 2010. Cohen was called up by the Boston Bruins as a reserve for the playoffs on April 14, 2011, but as a result of the team's 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs, his name was not engraved on the Stanley Cup. Cohen was included in the official Stanley Cup picture, but the Bruins did not include him in the official Stanley Cup picture, and he was given a Stanley Cup ring.
Cohen signed his first European contract with the Finnish club Sssu on June 26, 2013. Cohen, a five-gamer, has left the team to join the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League, for which he will play two games.
Cohen joined NESN as a College Ice Hockey Analyst after his time with the Rampages, while still receiving his Bachelor of History from Boston University. Cohen suggested a return to ice hockey, and after bouncing around European clubs for a season, Cohen decided to pursue a career as a television analyst with NBC Sports Philadelphia, ESPN, NESN, CBS Sports, and American Sports Network.
