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Coleman attended the Chicago Wolves training camp for the 2008-2009 season, before he was released.
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Gerald Coleman
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He predominately played in the minor leagues, most notably with the Alaska Aces of the ECHL. Coleman was drafted 224th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2003 National Hockey League Entry Draft. He is the first graduate of the National Hockey League Diversity Program to be drafted and to play in the National Hockey League, making his debut for the Lightning, in relief, on November 11, 2005. On February 24, 2007, Coleman was traded with a 1st round draft pick to the Anaheim Ducks for Shane O"Brien and a 3rd round draft pick.
He was then assigned to the Ducks AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates.
After starting the year in the ECHL with the Phoenix RoadRunners, Coleman was recalled to the Worcester Sharks but upon his return was traded to the Trenton Devils on November 21, 2008. Coleman was then credited as a major influence in the turn around Trenton Devils season going 27-8-2 for the remainder of the year.
Coleman was then invited to the New Jersey Devils training camp for the 2009-2010 before he was reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Lowell Devils. Coleman appeared in just three games with Lowell before he returned to Trenton for the season.
After attending the Saint Louis Blues training camp.
Gerald Coleman played the 2010-2011 season with the Alaska Aces posting a 2.19 Gaelic Athletic Association and a Save Percentage of.913 earning himself a record of 30-15-1-0 with 4 shutouts. In the Kelly Cup Playoffs, Coleman, along with the rest of the Aces set a playoff record with a 12-1 record to capture the cup. Coleman earned 11 of those 12 wins and did so with a.938 save percentage and a 1.73 Gaelic Athletic Association and 3 shutouts.
He also captured goaltender of the year.
He returned to the Aces the following season and after 23 games was signed to a professional try-out by the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL. Coleman enjoyed a prominent role with the Monsters winning 11 of 17 games before returning to the Aces to finish a second consecutive year with the lowest goals against average in the ECHL. With off-season surgery and a forecasted lengthy recovery limiting interest from the AHL, Coleman re-signed with the Aces for his third season with the club on July 12, 2012. After his fourth season with the Aces, and backstopping the club to their second Kelly Cup Championship in his successful tenure, Coleman retired from professional hockey due to a persisting hip injuries on August 1, 2014.
He intends to study in pursuit of a profession in physical therapy. 2003-2004 OHL Dave Pinkney Trophy.
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