Chad Kolarik

Chad Kolarik
Chad Kolarik during the American Hockey League All-Star Game in January 2013
Born	(1986-01-26) January 26, 1986 (age 37) Abington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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	United States
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

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

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

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
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

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
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

Award	Year
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

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
2. "Coyotes sign Chad Kolarik to entry level contract". Phoenix Coyotes. April 13, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
3. "Blue Jackets acquire Matt Rust and Chad Kolarik in a pair of deals". Columbus Blue Jackets. March 3, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
4. "Rangers obtain Kolarik from Jackets". New York Rangers. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
5. "Rangers Ward-ed off by a hot goalie". newyorkrangers.com. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
6. "Carolina 4, NY Rangers 1". Yahoo!. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
7. "Penguins acquire forward Kolarik from Rangers". Pittsburgh Penguins. January 24, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
8. "27-årig amerikan klar för Linköping". Linköpings HC. June 28, 2013. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
9. "Chad Kolarik and Patrick Obrist to the Kloten Flyers". Kloten Flyers. April 30, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
10. "ADLER Mannheim". www.adler-mannheim.de. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
11. "First new arrival announced from German champions" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
12. "Chad Kolarik draws a line" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
13. Spelich, Matt (January 29, 2011). "Botterman juggles wedding plans, gymnastics amid solid season". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
14. 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.
15. "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database