Colton Sissons

BIOGRAPHY

Colton Sissons was born November 5, 1993 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is a centerin the National Hockey League.

Sissons was selected by the Predators in the second round (50th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Growing up in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Sissons played with the Vancouver NW Giants of the BC Hockey Major Midget League and Westside Warriors of the British Columbia Hockey League. Following this, he joined the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League (WHL) for three seasons. During his 2012–13 season with the Rockets, Sissons scored 28 goals and 39 assists through 61 games and was named team MVP and the top defensive forward for the season. Sissons concluded his major junior ice hockey career in 2013 upon joining the Predators' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. While centering the Admirals' first line, Sissons was selected for the 2014 AHL All-Star Game after being tied for second amongst league rookies with 13 goals. Sissons completed his first professional season by appearing in 17 NHL games and tallying four points with the Predators. Prior to the start of the 2015–16 season, Sissons became the youngest player in franchise history to be named captain of the Admirals. 

Sissons returned to the Predators for the 2021–22 season as part of the Predators physical unit with some combination of Sissons, Tanner Jeannot, Yakov Trenin, and Mathieu Olivier. On December 4, 2021, during a 4–3 win over the Montreal Canadiens, Sissons played in his 400th career NHL game.