| Ross Colton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Colton with the Tampa Bay Lightning in November 2022 | |||
| Born |
September 11, 1996 Robbinsville, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Colorado Avalanche Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| NHL draft |
118th overall, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Ross Colton (born September 11, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Growing up in New Jersey, Colton played at Princeton Day School for two seasons before transferring to Taft School, a boarding school in Connecticut, for his junior year. Following his junior year at Taft, Colton was drafted by the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the United States Hockey League. He spent another two years with the team, setting a league record for most goals and points at a USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. As a result, Colton was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the fourth round, 118th overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
Following the NHL draft, Colton played two seasons with the Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey team before signing a two-year entry-level contract with the Lightning. In his second season with the organization, Colton won the Stanley Cup by scoring the Stanley Cup-clinching goal in Game 5. He was traded to the Avalanche in the 2023 off-season.