Dave Stala
| Montreal Alouettes | |
| Date of birth: | October 25, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth: | Myslenice, Poland |
Career information | |
| Status: | Active |
| CFL status: | Non-import |
| Position(s): | SB |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| College: | Saint Mary's |
| High school: | Cathedral High School |
| CFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 6 / Pick: 50 |
| Drafted by: | Montreal Alouettes |
Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 2003–2008 2009–2013 2014–present |
Montreal Alouettes Hamilton Tiger-Cats Montreal Alouettes |
Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL East All-Star: | 2010 |
| Awards: | 2010 - Lew Hayman Trophy |
Career stats | |
| Playing stats at CFL.ca | |
Dave Stala (born October 25, 1979 in Myslenice, Poland) is a professional Canadian football slotback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was originally drafted in the 6th round, 50th overall by the 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 | ||
| CFL totals | 94 | 298 | 3,626 | 12.2 | 69 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 186 | 11.6 | 30 | 3 | |||
Further reading
- Edwards, Drew (2009-09-15). "Steeltown's Stala having a banner campaign". Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
References
- ↑ Ticats release receiver Dave Stala
- ↑ Back where he started: Stala signs with Alouettes
- ↑ Faibish, Bert (2010-08-11). "Faibish: Stala coming up clutch for Cats". Cfl.ca. Retrieved 2010-08-11.