Dave Stala

Dave Stala

No. 88
Position	Slotback
Personal information
Born	(1979-10-25) October 25, 1979 (age 45) Myślenice, Poland
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Cathedral High School
College	Saint Mary's
CFL draft	2003: 6th round, 50th overall pick
Career history
2003–2008	Montreal Alouettes
2009–2013	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2014	Montreal Alouettes
2015	Toronto Argonauts
Awards and highlights
CFL East All-Star (2010) Lew Hayman Trophy (2010)
Stats at CFL.ca

Dave Stala (born October 25, 1979) is a former professional Canadian football slotback who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was originally drafted in the 6th round, 50th overall by the Montreal Alouettes as a placekicker in 2003. He played CIS football for the Saint Mary's Huskies. After injury-plagued seasons in 2007 and 2008, he signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2009 and rejuvenated his career in his hometown. Stala is well known for a unique soccer-inspired touchdown celebration which he performed on July 31, 2010. After five seasons with the Tiger-Cats, Stala was released by the club on January 9, 2014. ^[1] He re-signed with Montreal the next day to a two-year contract, reuniting him with the team that drafted him. ^[2]

Dave Stala is often referred to by the nicknames "Sticky Stala" or just "Sticky". ^[3]

Statistics

Receiving			Regular season							Playoffs
Year	Team		Games	No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD		Games	No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
2003	MTL		13	10	179	17.9	36	0		2	0	0	0.0	0	0
2004	MTL		9	12	171	14.3	25	0		1	1	5	5.0	5	0
2005	MTL		18	83	1037	12.5	43	5		3	6	72	12.0	30	1
2006	MTL		16	38	445	11.7	65	2		2	3	33	11.0	14	0
2007	MTL		1	2	20	10.0	12	0		Placed on injured reserve
2008	MTL		1	0	0	0.0	0	0		Placed on injured reserve
2009	HAM		18	67	751	11.2	69	2		1	4	54	13.5	28	2
2010	HAM		18	86	1023	11.9	41	6		1	2	22	11.0	11	0
2011	HAM		18	59	771	13.1	58	8		2	5	59	11.8	21	1
2012	HAM		18	42	655	15.6	87	4		Team did not qualify
2013	HAM		14	10	144	14.4	25	0		3	0	0	0.0	0	0
2014	MTL		18	10	126	12.6	27	0		2	0	0	0.0	0	0
2015	TO		18	11	110	10	15	2
CFL totals			166	429	5,424	12.7	87	29		17	21	245	11.7	30	4

Further reading

• Edwards, Drew (2009-09-15). "Steeltown's Stala having a banner campaign". Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 2009-09-15.

References

1. "Ticats release receiver Dave Stala". Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
2. "Back where he started: Stala signs with Alouettes". Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
3. Faibish, Bert (2010-08-11). "Faibish: Stala coming up clutch for Cats". Cfl.ca. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-11.

External links

• Toronto Argonauts bio
• Montreal Alouettes bio