Dave Stala

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Dave Stala
No. 88
Born: (1979-10-25) October 25, 1979 (age 44)
Myślenice, Poland
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) SB
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
College Saint Mary's
High school Cathedral High School
CFL Draft 2003 / Round: 6 / Pick: 50
Drafted by Montreal Alouettes
Career history
As player
20032008 Montreal Alouettes
20092013 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2014 Montreal Alouettes
2015 Toronto Argonauts
CFL East All-Star 2010
Awards 2010 - Lew Hayman Trophy

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]

Contents

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

Statistics

Receiving Regular season Playoffs
YearTeamGamesNo.YardsAvgLongTDGamesNo.YardsAvgLongTD
2003 MTL 131017917.93602000.000
2004 MTL 91217114.32501155.050
2005 MTL 1883103712.5435367212.0301
2006 MTL 163844511.7652233311.0140
2007 MTL 122010.0120Placed on injured reserve
2008 MTL 1000.000Placed on injured reserve
2009 HAM 186775111.2692145413.5282
2010 HAM 1886102311.9416122211.0110
2011 HAM 185977113.1588255911.8211
2012 HAM 184265515.6874Team did not qualify
2013 HAM 141014414.42503000.000
2014 MTL 181012612.62702000.000
2015 TO 181111010152
CFL totals1664295,42412.78729172124511.7304

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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.