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Neil McNeil Colville (August 4, 1914 - December
26, 1987) was a professional ice hockey player.
Born in Edmonton, Alberta, he played for the New
York Rangers in the National Hockey League with
his brother Matthew Lamont 'Mac' Colville|Mac,
winning the Stanley Cup in 1940.

* Position: Centre (hockey)|Center
* Height: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
* Weight: 180 lbs (82 kg)

Colville joined the Rangers' farm team in 1934 and
quickly made his way to the pros by 1936,
centering the "Bread Line" with his brother and
Alex Shibicky, where he played until World War II.
During the war, he and his brother were stationed
in Ottawa and played on the army's Ottawa
Commandos team, winning the Allan Cup in 1942.

After the war, they both returned the Rangers,
this time as defenseman (hockey)|defensemen, the
first pairs of brothers to ever do so in the NHL.
Neil was just as good at defense as he was on
offense, becoming the first player to be named to
All-Star Teams as both a forward and a defenseman.

He retired in 1949 and became the Rangers'
youngest coach a year later, but he was forced to
resign due to health problems halfway through his
second season. He was inducted into the Hockey
Hall of Fame in 1967. He died in 1984 and 
there is a memorial bench in his honor at the Gary
Point Park in Steveston, British Columbia.

==Career statistics==

    
 
        
Season
        
Club
        
League
        
REGULAR SEASON
        
PLAYOFFS
    
    
 
        
GP
        
        
G
        
A
        
TP
        
PIM
        
+/-
        
GP
        
        
G
        
A
        
TP
        
PIM
    

1929-30
Edmonton Enarcos
Edmonton Junior Hockey
League|EJrHL
12
1
0
1



1930-31
Edmonton Canadians
EJrHL
13
2
0
2
8




1931-32
Edmonton Poolers
EJrHL
11
7
3
10
4
2
1
3
0



1931-32
Edmonton Poolers
Memorial Cup|M-Cup
5
2
0
2
2



1932-33
Edmonton Athletics|Edmonton Athletic
Club
EJrHL
11
10
3
0
0
0
2



1933-34
Edmonton Athletic Club
EJrHL
9
14
4
18
13
2
4
2
6
5



1933-34
Edmonton Athletic Club
M-Cup
12
15
6
21
4



1934-35
New
York Crescents
Eastern
Amateur Hockey League|EAHL
21
24
11
35
16
8
8
4
12
2



1935-36
New
York Rangers
National Hockey
League|NHL
1
0
0
0
0



1935-36
Philadelphia Ramblers
Canadian-American Hockey
League|Can-Am
35
15
16
31
8
4
0
2
2
0



1936-37
New
York Rangers
NHL
45
10
18
28
33
9
3
3
6
0



1937-38
New
York Rangers
NHL
45
17
19
36
11
3
0
1
1
0



1938-39
New
York Rangers
NHL
47
18
19
37
12
7
0
2
2
2


1939-40
New
York Rangers
NHL
48
19
19
38
22
12
2
7
9
18



1940-41
New
York Rangers
NHL
48
14
28
42
28
3
1
1
2
0



1941-42
New
York Rangers
NHL
48
8
25
33
37
6
0
5
5
6



1942-43
Ottawa Commandos
Quebec Senior Hockey
League|QSHL
22
12
30
42
32



1942-43
Ottawa Army
Ottawa National Defence Hockey
League|OCHL
12
11
12
23
6




1942-43
Ottawa Commandos
Allan Cup|Al-Cup
12
14
14
28
17



1943-44




1944-45
New
York Rangers
NHL
4
0
1
1
2



1944-45
Winnipeg RCAF
Winnipeg National Defence Hockey
League|WNDHL
6
5
4
9
4




1944-45
Ottawa Commandos
QSHL
2
0
0
0
0



1944-45
Quebec Aces
QSHL
5
1
2
3
0
7
2
5
7
4



1944-45
Quebec Aces
Al-Cup
3
0
3
3
0



1945-46
New
York Rangers
NHL
49
5
4
9
25




1946-47
New
York Rangers
NHL
60
4
16
20
16



1947-48
New
York Rangers
NHL
55
4
12
16
25
6
1
0
1
6



1948-49
New
York Rangers
NHL
14
0
5
5
2



1948-49
New
Haven Ramblers
American
Hockey League|AHL
11
0
3
3
8




1949-50
New
Haven Ramblers
AHL
17
3
4
7
13



NHL
Totals
464
99
166
265
213
46
7
19
26
32




==External link==
*http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHock
ey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?type=Player&mem=P196702&l
ist=ByName Neil Coville page on the Hockey Hall of
Fame web site

lived|b=1914|d=1987|Coville, Neil