Chad Kolarik
| Chad Kolarik | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
January 26, 1986 Abington, PA, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NLA team Former teams |
Kloten Flyers Columbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers Linköpings HC Avangard Omsk | ||
| NHL Draft |
199th overall, 2004 Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Chad E. Kolarik (born January 26, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey right wing. He is currently playing with the Kloten Flyers of the National League A (NLA).
Playing career
Kolarik was drafted 199th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes. Chad then attended the University of Michigan. After completing his senior year with the Wolverines in the 2007–08 season, Chad then signed a three-year entry level contract with the Coyotes on April 13, 2008.[1] He was then assigned to affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL for the Calder Cup playoffs.
On March 3, 2010, Kolarik was traded from the Coyotes to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Alexandre Picard.[2] He made his NHL debut for the Blue Jackets on April 5, 2010 against the St. Louis Blues.[3]
On November 11, 2010, Kolarik was traded from the Blue Jackets to the New York Rangers in exchange for Dane Byers.[3] He earned his first NHL point for the Rangers with an assist on a goal by Brandon Prust against the Carolina Hurricanes on January 20, 2011.[4][5]
There was speculation that Kolarik would make the New York Rangers squad in the 2011–12 season, but he missed the entire year after he tore his ACL in training camp.
On January 24, 2013, Kolarik was traded from the Rangers to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Benn Ferriero.[6]
After a strong ending of the 2012–13 season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Kolarik chose to move overseas, signing a two-year deal with Linköpings HC of the Swedish Hockey League.[7] During the final season of his contract in Sweden, Kolarik sought a release in October, 2014, to sign a contract with Russian club, Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League.
On April 30, 2015, he agreed to a one-year contract with the Kloten Flyers of the Swiss NLA.[8]
Personal life
He married University of Michigan gymnastic great Kylee Botterman in August 2011 in Botterman's hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Kolarik proposed to Botterman in December 2010 after a three-year, long-distance relationship.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | USNTDP | NAHL | 44 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | USNTDP | NAHL | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 42 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 41 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 41 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 39 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 76 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 59 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 17 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Hartford Wolf Pack/CT Whale | AHL | 36 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Connecticut Whale | AHL | 41 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 35 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | ||
| 2013–14 | Linköpings HC | SHL | 53 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 64 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 2014–15 | Linköpings HC | SHL | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 29 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | ||
| NHL totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and achievements
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-CCHA First Team | 2007-08 |
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 2007-08 |
References
- ↑ "Coyotes sign Chad Kolarik to entry level contract". Phoenix Coyotes. 2008-04-13. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
- ↑ "Blue Jackets acquire Matt Rust and Chad Kolarik in a pair of deals". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
- 1 2 "Rangers obtain Kolarik from Jackets". New York Rangers. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ↑ "Rangers Ward-ed off by a hot goalie". newyorkrangers.com. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ↑ "Carolina 4, NY Rangers 1". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ↑ "Penguins acquire forward Kolarik from Rangers". Pittsburgh Penguins. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
- ↑ "27-årig amerikan klar för Linköping". Linköpings HC. 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ↑ "Chad Kolarik and Patrick Obrist to the Kloten Flyers". Kloten Flyers. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
External links
- Chad Kolarik's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Chad Kolarik's player profile at NHL.com
- Chad Kolarik's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database