Karl Stollery
| Karl Stollery | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 21, 1987 Camrose, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Dinamo Riga Colorado Avalanche San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Karl Stollery (born November 21, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with Dinamo Riga organization of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)
Playing career
Stollery played minor junior hockey in his hometown for the Camrose Kodiaks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. In his four seasons with the Kodiaks from 2004 to 2008, Stollery helped clinch the championship and Doyle Cup on three occasions and was a two-time AJHL South All-Star, captaining in his second appearance.
Stollery committed to a collegiate career, with Merrimack College of the Hockey East. In his freshman season in 2008–09, he played in all 34 games and led the defence in scoring with 16 points to be the lone defenceman named to the Hockey East All-Rookie team. In addition to his impact on the ice, Stollery was selected to the Hockey East All-Academic Team. He followed up in his Sophomore season, by again leading the defence in scoring and appearing in every game for the Warriors. With a second consecutive All-Academic berth, an undrafted Stollery showed his offensive ability and also a surprising physical all-round game, to be invited to the Atlanta Thrashers NHL rookie camp.[1]
As a Junior, Stollery produced a career high 27 points during the 2010–11 season, placing second among Hockey East defencemen and earning a selection to the HE All-Tournament Team and All-Conference honourable mention. He was subsequently announced as Merrimack's captain for his senior year prior to the 2011–12 season.[2] With 21 points in 37 games and a place in the Hockey East Second All-Star team, Stollery completed his career as the Warriors leading defensive scorer in each year. Having never missed a collegiate game, Stollery also became Merrimack's All-time leader in games played with 145.[3]
Upon the conclusion of his collegiate career, Stollery was signed to an amateur try-out contract with the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League on March 24, 2012.[4] He tallied his first professional goal in his third game on March 29, in a 4–3 shoot-out victory over the Houston Aeros and appeared in the final 9 games of Lake Erie's season to score 7 points.[5] With his offensive ability able to show through on the powerplay he was then signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Monsters for the following season.
During the 2012–13 season, Stollery became a fixture on the Monsters blueline.[6] In anchoring the defence, he led the team with 34 points in 72 games, and was signed to a one-year contract with NHL parent affiliate, the Colorado Avalanche, at season's end.
After playing in five scoreless games with Colorado during the 2014–15 season, on March 2, 2015, Stollery was traded by the Avalanche to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Freddie Hamilton.[7] He was initially assigned to AHL affiliate, the Worcester Sharks, before he was recalled to make his Sharks debut on April 3, 2015, against the Arizona Coyotes.[8] He completed the season with the out-of-contention Sharks playing in the final stretch before he was returned to Worcester for the playoffs.
On June 27, 2015, Stollery was re-signed to a one-year contract to remain with the San Jose Sharks.[9] In the 2015–16 season, Stollery was unable to add to his NHL experience, as he was assigned to new AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, for the duration of the year.
On July 1, 2016, Stollery signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way deal with the New Jersey Devils.[10] After starting the 2016-17 season, with the Albany Devils of the AHL, Stollery was recalled and appeared in a career best 11 games with the Devils, recording 3 assists.
On June 14, 2017, as an impending free agent, Stollery left North America in signing a one-year deal with Latvian club, Dinamo Riga of the KHL.[11]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Camrose Kodiaks | AJHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Camrose Kodiaks | AJHL | 42 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Camrose Kodiaks | AJHL | 59 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 57 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 26 | ||
| 2007–08 | Camrose Kodiaks | AJHL | 52 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 | ||
| 2008–09 | Merrimack College | HE | 34 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Merrimack College | HE | 35 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Merrimack College | HE | 39 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Merrimack College | HE | 37 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 72 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 68 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 45 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 67 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Albany Devils | AHL | 59 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AJHL | ||
| South All-Star Team | 2007, 2008 | [12] |
| College | ||
| All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 2008–09 | |
| HE All-Academic Team | 2009, 2010 | [4] |
| Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 2011 | [13] |
| All-Hockey East Second Team | 2011–12 | |
References
- ↑ "Thrashers prospect camp details". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ "This Warrior packs a punch". Eagle-Tribune. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ "Cannata named Hockey East First Team All-Star, Stollery named to Second Team". themackreport.com. 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- 1 2 "Karl Stollery signs with Lake Erie of the AHL". Merrimack College. 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ "Monsters top Houston in Shootout". Lake Erie Monsters. 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ "Offseason outlook: Karl Stollery". Lake Erie Monsters. 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
- ↑ "Sharks acquire Karl Stollery from Avalanche for Freddie Hamilton". San Jose Sharks. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ↑ "Sharks defeat Coyotes to continue playoff push". National Hockey League. 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- ↑ "Sharks re-sign Stollery". San Jose Sharks. 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
- ↑ "Devils sign defenseman Karl Stollery to one-year deal". New Jersey Devils. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
- ↑ "Canadian Karl Stollery joins Dinamo" (in Latvian). Dinamo Riga. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ↑ "Karl Stollery player profile". American Hockey League. 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ "2013–14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database