Dave Stala

Dave Stala
No. 88
Date of birth (1979-10-25) October 25, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birthMyślenice, Poland
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)SB
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
US collegeSaint Mary's
High schoolCathedral High School
CFL draft2003 / round: 6 / pick: 50
Drafted byMontreal Alouettes
Career history
As player
2003–2008Montreal Alouettes
2009–2013Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2014Montreal Alouettes
2015Toronto Argonauts
CFL East All-Star2010
Awards2010 - Lew Hayman Trophy
Career stats

Dave Stala (born October 25, 1979) is a former professional Canadian football slotback who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was originally drafted in the 6th round, 50th overall by the Montreal 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. He re-signed with Montreal the next day to a two-year contract, reuniting him with the team that drafted him.

Dave Stala is often referred to by the nicknames "Sticky Stala" or just "Sticky".

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
2011 HAM 18 59 771 13.1 58 8 2 5 59 11.8 21 1
2012 HAM 18 42 655 15.6 87 4 Team did not qualify
2013 HAM 14 10 144 14.4 25 0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0
2014 MTL 18 10 126 12.6 27 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0
2015 TO 18 11 110 10 15 2
CFL totals 166 429 5,424 12.7 87 29 17 21 245 11.7 30 4

Further reading

  • Edwards, Drew (2009-09-15). "Steeltown's Stala having a banner campaign". Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 2009-09-15.

References

  1. ^ "Ticats release receiver Dave Stala". Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  2. ^ "Back where he started: Stala signs with Alouettes". Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  3. ^ Faibish, Bert (2010-08-11). "Faibish: Stala coming up clutch for Cats". Cfl.ca. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-11.


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