Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Collins ndiye mutambi wechitatu wekupedzisira (289th overall) akasarudzwa mu2002 NHL Entry Draft
. Paakanyorwa, Collins akanga achitamba neNew Hampshire Wildcats varume ice hockey chikwata cheNCAA's Division I Hockey East Association kwaakarova zvibodzwa 77 uye 96 zvinobatsira mumakore ake mana ebasa neUNH Wildcats.