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Karl Stollery (born November 21, 1987) is a
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former professional
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. He most recently played with
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, Italian team of the
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(ICEHL).


Playing career

Stollery played minor junior hockey in his hometown for the
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of the
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. In his four seasons with the Kodiaks from 2004 to 2008, he helped clinch the championship and
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on three occasions and was a two-time AJHL South All-Star, captaining in his second appearance. Stollery committed to a collegiate career, with
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of the
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. 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, and was invited to the
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NHL rookie camp. As a junior, Stollery produced a career high 27 points during the
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season, placing second among Hockey East defencemen and earning a selection to the HE All-Tournament Team and an All-Conference honourable mention. He was subsequently announced as Merrimack's captain for his senior year prior to the 2011–12 season. 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, he also became Merrimack's All-time leader in games played, with 145. 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. He tallied his first professional goal in his third game on March 29, in a 4–3 shoot-out victory over the Houston Aeros. He appeared in the final nine games of Lake Erie's season, to score seven points. With his offensive ability showing through on the powerplay, he was signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Monsters for the following season. During the
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season, Stollery became a fixture on the Monsters' blueline. 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
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in exchange for Freddie Hamilton. He was initially assigned to AHL affiliate, the
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, before he was recalled to make his Sharks debut on April 3, 2015, against the
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. 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. In the 2015–16 season, he was unable to add to his NHL experience, as he was assigned to new AHL affiliate, the
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, 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
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. After starting the 2016-17 season, with the
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of the AHL, he 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,
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of the KHL. After a successful first season in Latvia, scoring 14 points in 53 games for the 2017–18 season, Stollery he Riga as a free agent in the off-season and agreed to a one-year deal to continue in the KHL with Finnish outfit Jokerit on August 17, 2018. On May 14, 2019, Stollery left the KHL as a free agent and extended his European career by agreeing to a one-year deal with Swedish club Frölunda HC of the SHL. In January 2021, Stollery signed a half-year contract with the Italian
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team
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.


International play

During the 2017–18 season, Stollery was selected to represent
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at the
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in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Used in a bottom pairing role, he featured in four games to help Canada claim the bronze medal.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stollery, Karl 1987 births Albany Devils players Bolzano HC players Camrose Kodiaks players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Colorado Avalanche players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Dinamo Riga players Frölunda HC players Ice hockey people from Alberta Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Jokerit players Lake Erie Monsters players Living people Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey players New Jersey Devils players Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic ice hockey players for Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey Sportspeople from Camrose, Alberta San Jose Barracuda players San Jose Sharks players Undrafted National Hockey League players Worcester Sharks players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen