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Chad Kolarik

current status: In the minors

RW | 5'11", 178 lbs. | Pittsburgh

Birth Date:January 26, 1986 (27 years old)
Place of Birth:Abington, PA
Shoots:R

Experience:2 years
Drafted:Drafted by Phoenix in 2004 (7/199).
Acquired:Acquired in a trade with NY Rangers in 2013.

Scouting Report

Assets:	Has inner drive, a nose for the net and scoring acumen (particularly at lower levels, where he can make a significant impact).
Flaws:	Doesn't have ideal size for the National Hockey League game. Could use more work on his defensive-zone coverage.
Career Potential:	Versatile depth forward.

Career Honors & Awards

League	Honor	Description
CCHA	First All-Star Team	2007-08
NCAA	West Second All-American Team	2007-08

Movements & Injuries

2013
1/24/2013	Acquired from the New York Rangers.
1/24/2013	Assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
2012
9/14/2012	Assigned to Connecticut (AHL).
3/15/2012	Missed 69 games (knee surgery).
2011
10/05/2011	Knee surgery, injured reserve.
6/17/2011	Re-signed by the New York Rangers to a contract extension.
1/26/2011	Assigned to Connecticut (AHL).
1/19/2011	Recalled from Connecticut (AHL).
2010
11/12/2010	Assigned to Hartford (AHL).
11/11/2010	Acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets.
9/29/2010	Assigned to Springfield (AHL).
7/16/2010	Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Columbus Blue Jackets to a one-year contract.
4/10/2010	Assigned to Syracuse (AHL).
4/05/2010	Recalled from Syracuse (AHL).
3/03/2010	Acquired from the Phoenix Coyotes.
2009
9/21/2009	Assigned to San Antonio (AHL).
2008
9/26/2008	Assigned to San Antonio (AHL).
4/14/2008	Signed by San Antonio (AHL).
4/13/2008	Signed by the Phoenix Coyotes to an entry-level contract.

Career Transactions

2013
1/24/2013	Pittsburgh Penguins traded Benn Ferriero to the New York Rangers for Chad Kolarik.
2010
11/11/2010	Columbus Blue Jackets traded Chad Kolarik to the New York Rangers for Dane Byers.
3/03/2010	Phoenix Coyotes traded Chad Kolarik to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Alexandre Picard.
2004
6/27/2004	Drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 7th round (199th overall) in 2004.

Player News

Penguins get Chad Kolarik from Rangers | 01/24/2013 11:49 AM

News

Chad Kolarik, formerly of the New York Rangers, has been dealt to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Benn Ferriero.

Rangers.nhl.com

Impact

Kolarik has generated 14 goals and 35 points in 41 games with AHL Connecticut this season. He has skated in six NHL contests in his career and four of them came with the Rangers in 2010-11.

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Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	WB/Scranton	AHL	35	15	18	33	-6	17	8	0	-	-	112	0.94
	Connecticut	AHL	41	16	19	35	2	38	7	2	-	-	131	0.85
	Total Ct/WBS	AHL	76	31	37	68	-4	55	15	2	-	-	243	0.89
2011-12	DNP-Injured	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2010-11	NY Rangers	NHL	4	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	9:07	4	0.25
	Connecticut	AHL	36	17	14	31	4	36	3	2	-	-	234	0.86
	Springfield	AHL	13	4	6	10	1	18	3	0	-	-	46	0.77
	Total Spg/Conn	AHL	49	21	20	41	5	54	6	2	-	-	163	0.84
2009-10	Columbus	NHL	2	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	6:29	2	0.00
	Syracuse	AHL	17	9	6	15	-3	14	3	0	-	-	-	0.88
	San Antonio	AHL	59	17	18	35	-11	41	3	0	-	-	-	0.59
	Total SA/Syr	AHL	76	26	24	50	-14	55	6	0	-	-	213	0.66
2008-09	San Antonio	AHL	76	20	30	50	-10	47	5	0	-	-	-	0.66
2007-08	San Antonio	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Michigan	CCHA	39	30	26	56	27	24	6	4	7	-	190	1.44
2006-07	Michigan	CCHA	41	18	27	45	13	24	7	3	3	-	163	1.10
2005-06	Michigan	CCHA	41	12	26	38	12	30	5	0	3	-	115	0.93
2004-05	Michigan	CCHA	42	18	17	35	6	53	11	0	4	-	114	0.83
2003-04	United States	WJ18	6	1	3	4	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0.67
	US National Team	U18	54	21	24	45	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	0.83
2002-03	US National Team	U17	44	16	22	38	-	43	-	-	-	-	-	0.86
NHL	Total	NHL	6	0	1	1	-2	2	0	0	0	-	6	0.17
AHL	Total	AHL	277	98	111	209	-23	211	32	4	-	-	-	0.75
CCHA	Total	CCHA	163	78	96	174	58	131	29	7	17	-	582	1.07
U17	Total	U17	44	16	22	38	-	43	-	-	-	-	-	0.86
U18	Total	U18	54	21	24	45	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	0.83
WJ18	Total	WJ18	6	1	3	4	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0.67

Career Playoff Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	WB/Scranton	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Connecticut	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Total Ct/WBS	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2011-12	DNP-Injured	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2010-11	NY Rangers	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Connecticut	AHL	3	3	2	5	-2	0	3	0	-	-	10	1.67
2009-10	Columbus	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Syracuse	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2008-09	San Antonio	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2007-08	San Antonio	AHL	7	4	2	6	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	0.86
	Michigan	CCHA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2006-07	Michigan	CCHA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2005-06	Michigan	CCHA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2004-05	Michigan	CCHA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2003-04	US National Team	U18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2002-03	US National Team	U17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
AHL	Total	AHL	10	7	4	11	-2	0	4	0	-	-	-	1.10