Charles Collins (September 18, 1882 – July 28, 1920) was a

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forward who was active in the early 1900s.

Early life

Collins was born in Collingwood,

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Career

Amongst the teams Collins played for were the Canadian Soo Algonquins of the IPHL and the St. Catharines Pros of the OPHL. Collins also played in one exhibition game for the

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. In the 1904–05 season, in the notoriously rough IPHL, Collins was the only regular player that went unpenalized.

Statistics

Exh. = Exhibition games ''Statistics per Society for International Hockey Research at sihrhockey.org''

References

External links

The Origins and Development of the International Hockey League and its effect on the Sport of Professional Ice Hockey in North America
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