Colton Sissons (born November 5, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). 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. Early life Sissons was born on November 5, 1993, in North Vancouver, British Columbia, to parents Doug and Debbie. Growing up, he played minor ice hockey with the North Vancouver and North Shore Winter Club. As a youth, he played in the 2006 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with his North Vancouver team. Playing career Amateur During the 2008–09 season, Sissons was the youngest forward on the Vancouver NW Giants of the BC Hockey Major Midget League. During this season, he ranked fifth overall in scoring across the league with 54 points as he led them to the BC Major Midget League Championships. At the age of 15, Sissons was drafted by the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League (WHL) but he was unsure if he wanted to forgo his NCAA eligibility by signing with them. While playing midget ice hockey in Vancouver, he was teammates with future Edmonton Oilers player Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Following this, Sissons competed with the British Columbia Hockey League's Westside Warriors, where he tallied six goals and 22 points through 58 games. In 2010, Sissons's playing rights were traded to the Kelowna Rockets in exchange for Curt Gogol.