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Colby Cohen

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Villanova, Pa.

High School:
Lincoln Stars (USHL)

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 210

Position:
D

Birthdate:
04/25/1989


COHEN RADIO INTERVIEWS:
BU All-Access Radio Show Interview - November 14, 2008


2007-08 HIGHLIGHTS

Appeared in 39-of-40 games, missing one game due to a broken finger (at UMass Lowell, 12/7) ... Tallied 16 points on three goals and 13 assists ... Point total ranked third amongst Hockey East rookie defensemen, while his 13 assists were second, trailing only teammate Kevin Shattenkirk ... Recorded two goals and nine assists in 26 conference games ... Scored first career goal and added an assist in 9-1 win at Vermont on Nov. 16 ... Also registered a goal and an assist in 5-4 win over Northeastern in Beanpot consolation game on Feb. 11 ... Recorded first career point with an assist in 4-4 tie at Alaska Anchorage on Oct. 13 ... Scored a goal in 6-2 win at UMass Lowell on Feb. 8 ... Put together a six-game point streak, tallying two goals and five assists between Jan. 26 and Feb. 15.

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Member of the U.S. National Team Developmental Program before moving on to play for the Lincoln Stars of the United States Hockey League ... Led all USHL defensemen in scoring in 2006-07 with 60 points (13g, 47a) ... Was a member of the Under-17 U.S. NTDP in 2005-06, posting 21 points (8g, 13a) in 65 games ... Helped Team USA win silver medal at U-17 World Hockey Challenge ... Broke out on the scene in 2004-05 with the Syracuse Stars of the Eastern Junior Hockey League and Ontario Provincial Junior A League, tallying 43 points in 50 games ... Graduated from Radnor High School.

PERSONAL

Son of Michaelan and Jay Cohen of Villanova, Pa. ... His cousin, Jeremy Bloom, competed in freestyle skiing for Team USA in the 2002 and 2006 Olympics and played football at Colorado before being drafted by the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles ... Enrolled in the University's College of Arts and Sciences ... Born April 25, 1989... Drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the second round, 45th overall, of the 2007 National Hockey League Entry Draft.

Overall
YEAR GP G A Pts PP Sh GW PIM
2007-08 39 3 13 16 1 0 1 17/34
Tot. 39 3 13 16 1 0 1 17/34

Hockey East
YEAR GP G A Pts PP Sh GW PIM
2007-08 26 2 9 11 1 0 1 10/20
Tot. 26 2 9 11 1 0 1 10/20