Chad Kolarik
Chad Kolarik | |||
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![]() Chad Kolarik during the American Hockey League All-Star Game in January 2013 | |||
Born |
Abington, Pennsylvania, U.S. | January 26, 1986||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Columbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers Linköpings HC Avangard Omsk Kloten Flyers Adler Mannheim EC Red Bull Salzburg | ||
National team |
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NHL draft |
199th overall, 2004 Phoenix Coyotes | ||
Playing career | 2008–2020 |
Chad E. Kolarik (born January 26, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey right wing. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers.
Playing career
[edit]As a youth, Kolarik played in the 2000 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Philadelphia Flyers minor ice hockey team.[1]
Kolarik was drafted 199th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes while he was playing for the University of Michigan. After completing his senior year with the Wolverines in the 2007–08 season, Chad signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Coyotes on April 13, 2008.[2] He was then assigned to their affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL, for the Calder Cup playoffs.[citation needed]
On March 3, 2010, Kolarik was traded from the Coyotes to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Alexandre Picard.[3] He made his NHL debut for the Blue Jackets on April 5, 2010 against the St. Louis Blues.[4]
On November 11, 2010, Kolarik was traded from the Blue Jackets to the New York Rangers in exchange for Dane Byers.[4] 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.[5][6]
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.[citation needed]
On January 24, 2013, Kolarik was traded from the Rangers to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Benn Ferriero.[7]
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.[8] 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.[citation needed]
On April 30, 2015, he agreed to a one-year contract with the Kloten Flyers of the Swiss NLA.[9] Kolarik made 38 NLA appearances for the Kloten squad, scoring 16 goals and assisting on twelve more. He left the team after the 2015–16 season and moved to Germany, signing with Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[10]
Helping Adler Mannheim claim the DEL championship in the 2018–19 season, Kolarik left as a free agent for neighbouring league, the EBEL, signing a one-year deal with Austrian outfit, EC Red Bull Salzburg, on May 1, 2019.[11] In his lone season in the EBEL, Kolarik posted 43 points in 48 games as the team's second leading scorer. He collected 4 playoff points in 3 games before the season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On July 2, 2020, Kolarik ended his tenure with Red Bull Salzburg by announcing his retirement from professional hockey after 12 years.[12]
Personal life
[edit]He married University of Michigan gymnastic 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.[13] Together they have one son, Christian.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2002–03 | U.S. NTDP U17 | USDP | 21 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | U.S. NTDP U18 | NAHL | 44 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | U.S. NTDP U18 | NAHL | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | U.S. NTDP U18 | USDP | 45 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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 | ||
2015–16 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 36 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 50 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||
2017–18 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 47 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||
2018–19 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 46 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | ||
2019–20 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 48 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
AHL totals | 277 | 98 | 111 | 209 | 211 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 17 | ||||
NHL totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
DEL totals | 143 | 69 | 66 | 135 | 58 | 31 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 18 |
International
[edit]Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2004 | United States | WJC18 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
2018 | United States | OG | 7th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||
Senior totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honors
[edit]Award | Year | |
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College | ||
All-CCHA First Team | 2008 | |
AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 2008 | |
AHL | ||
All-Star Game | 2013 | |
DEL | ||
Champion (Adler Mannheim) | 2019 | [15] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ "Coyotes sign Chad Kolarik to entry level contract". Phoenix Coyotes. April 13, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
- ^ "Blue Jackets acquire Matt Rust and Chad Kolarik in a pair of deals". Columbus Blue Jackets. March 3, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
- ^ a b "Rangers obtain Kolarik from Jackets". New York Rangers. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ "Rangers Ward-ed off by a hot goalie". newyorkrangers.com. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
- ^ "Carolina 4, NY Rangers 1". Yahoo!. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ "Penguins acquire forward Kolarik from Rangers". Pittsburgh Penguins. January 24, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ "27-årig amerikan klar för Linköping". Linköpings HC. June 28, 2013. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "Chad Kolarik and Patrick Obrist to the Kloten Flyers". Kloten Flyers. April 30, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ADLER Mannheim". www.adler-mannheim.de. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ "First new arrival announced from German champions" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. May 1, 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ "Chad Kolarik draws a line" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. July 2, 2020. Archived from the original on July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ Spelich, Matt (January 29, 2011). "Botterman juggles wedding plans, gymnastics amid solid season". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ Santoliquito, Joseph (January 30, 2018). "Former La Salle hockey player gets shot to represent U.S. at Winter Olympics". phillyvoice.com. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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