Krystofer Stanley "Krys" Kolanos (born July 27, 1981) is a Canadian former professional

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. He played with the

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, and

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in his

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(NHL) career.

Playing career

Kolanos was selected in the first round, 19th overall, in the

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from

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. In college, he scored the game-winning goal in overtime for Boston College in the National Championship. Kolanos' career was mostly limited by a serious concussion after

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hit him from behind and knocked him unconscious in a game on January 19, 2002. Varaďa received a major penalty and game misconduct as a result of his actions. Perhaps the most memorable moment in Kolanos' NHL career occurred during his rookie season on March 31, 2002 when, despite lingering post-concussion symptoms, he scored a penalty shot goal against all-star

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, after which the now Hall of Famer reacted emotionally and was assessed a 10-minute misconduct and a game misconduct. Kolanos reported to the 2007

' training camp. On September 19, 2007, Kolanos was assigned to the

' AHL affiliate, the

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; however he did not report to the team. He later signed with Quad City in November for the 2007-08 season. On July 11, 2008, Kolanos signed a one-year contract with the Minnesota Wild. Kolanos was assigned to the Houston Aeros to start the 2008-09 season. Kolanos was recalled multiple times by the Wild as an injury replacement, Krys was recalled for a month in January and played in 21 games adding 6 points, before returning for the Aeros playoff run. On July 17, 2009, Kolanos signed a one-year contract with the

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. He was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, for the 2009–10 season. On February 1, 2012, Kolanos signed a two-year, two way contract with the

and was subsequently called up to the NHL the same day.

Personal information

Krys Kolanos' younger brother, Mark Kolanos, is also a professional hockey player in Scotland.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolanos, Krystofer 1981 births Living people Abbotsford Heat players Adirondack Phantoms players Arizona Coyotes draft picks Asiago Hockey 1935 players Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey players Calgary Flames players Calgary Royals players Canadian ice hockey centres Edmonton Oilers players Espoo Blues players GKS Tychy (ice hockey) players Grand Rapids Griffins players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players KHL Medveščak Zagreb players Ice hockey people from Calgary Krefeld Pinguine players Lowell Lock Monsters players Minnesota Wild players National Hockey League first-round draft picks Phoenix Coyotes players Quad City Flames players San Antonio Rampage players SCL Tigers players SG Cortina players Springfield Falcons players Starbulls Rosenheim players Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players EV Zug players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Croatia Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans NCAA men's ice hockey national champions