Chad Kolarik
Jersey Number: 42
Player information for Chad Kolarik
Position
Center
Height
5'11" (180cm)
Born
January 26, 1986
Number
42
Shoots
Right
Weight
178 lbs (81kg)
Birthplace
Abington, Pennsylvania, USA
Years in Columbus
1
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Player Career Notes
- Made his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets, skating in two games with the club during the 2009-10 campaign.
- Finished with 4:54 of ice time on seven shifts in his NHL debut on Apr. 5, 2010 at St. Louis.
- Completed his two-year NHL career with 0-1-1 and two penalty minutes in six games with the NY Rangers and Blue Jackets from 2009-11.
- Collected his lone NHL point with an assist while with the Rangers on Jan. 20, 2011 at Carolina.
- Registered 98-111-209 and 211 penalty minutes in 277 career American Hockey League outings with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Connecticut Whale, Springfield Falcons, Syracuse Crunch and San Antonio Rampage from 2008-13.
- Went on to play seven campaigns in Europe, including stints in Sweden, Russia, Switzerland, Germany and Austria from 2013-20.
- Led the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) in goals in 2013-14 after posting 30-18-48 and 64 penalty minutes in 53 outings with Linkoping HC.
- Spent three years with Adler Mannheim in Germany (DEL) from 2016-19 before recording 20-23-43 with EC Salzburg in Austria (EBEL) in his final season in 2019-20.
- Played college hockey at the University of Michigan from 2004-08, totaling 76-95-174 and 131 penalty minutes in 163 contests.
- Tallied 30-26-56 and 27 penalty minutes in 39 games as a senior at Michigan in 2007-08.
- Also spent two campaigns with the United States National Development Program from 2002-04.
- Skated in two games for the United States at the 2018 Olympic Games and represented the country at the 2004 IIHF U18 World Championships.
- Transitioned to coaching following retirement, joining the USHL’s Waterloo Black Hawks in 2021-22. Served as an assistant coach at the United States National Development Program from 2022-25 and was hired as an assistant coach for the AHL’s Bridgeport Islanders in July 2025.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Phoenix in the seventh-round, 199th overall, at the 2004 NHL Draft.
- Acquired by Columbus from Phoenix in exchange for LW Alexandre Picard on Mar. 3, 2010.