Anthony Stolarz

[iban3z]

I want to start a following on Goalie Prospect Anthony Stolarz. I think he's going to be a great Goalie in the future and I think it would be cool to say, "Hey I followed that guy in Juniors!" So feel free to talk about him, his play, etc....

 

Here's his info from OHL Website:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anthony Stolarz

London Knights

 

 

 

Name Anthony Stolarz / Number 43 / Position Goaltender / Shoots Left /  Height 6.06  / Weight 220 /  Birthdate January 20, 1994 

 

OHL Priority Selection: LDN Free Agent 2012 - U. Nebraska-Omaha (CCHA)

NHL Entry Draft: PHL 2012 (2nd Rnd, 45th)

Previous Clubs: New Jersey Hitmen Jr.A. (EmJHL) & Corpus Christi Ice Rays Jr.A. (NAHL)

 

Season   Team                               GP        GA            Mins    Saves    GAA          SV %      W     L   OTL

2013-14 London Knights                2              3              120         66     1.50        0.957       2     0     0

2012-13 London Knights                20           44           1153       508      2.29       0.920      13    3     1            

Total:                                                22         47           1273       574      2.22      0.924      15     3     1            

Playoffs:

2013       London Knights                18            47           1115       562     2.53        0.923     13   4      1             

 Total:                                              18           47           1115       562     2.53        0.923     13   4      1              

 

 

 

And his college Stats: (From HockeyDB.com)

 

 Season Team Lge                              GP A PIM Min    GA EN SO GAA W  L  T  Svs     Pct

2011-12 Corpus Christi IceRays NAHL 50 4   4   2939 139  0   3  2.84  23 22 4 1602   0.920 

2012-13 U. of Nebraska-Omaha WCHA 8  0   0  421    18    0 1   2.56   2 5 0 1   58     0.898    

 

[flyercanuck]

He played on a stacked London Knights team last year that should be equally stacked this year (not up on all NHL cuts but assume Horvat, Zadorov etc will be back) I watched him play several times and saw a big goalie. He was absolutely terrible in the finals against Barrie...I mean Bryzgalov-terrible.

 

 I don't think he was used to the grind of an OHL regular season/playoff. Maybe this year he is in better shape to handle a pro-type schedule. I hope for the sake of the Bob trade we get something out of trading away a Vezina winner.

[Leach27]

Did he was the USA junior team?

[jammer2]

  My gut says he will be a bum, but I've been wrong before!

[iban3z]

As of 10/6 he's 5-0-0 2.20 GAA .934 Save %. Pretty good numbers. 

 

And I don't wanna hear about a stacked team in front of him. His back up played 1 game so far and gave up 6 goals. 

[iban3z]

STOLARZ UPDATE: 

 

6-1-1

GAA: 2.45

Save %: .923

[Polaris922]

As of 10/6 he's 5-0-0 2.20 GAA .934 Save %. Pretty good numbers.

And I don't wanna hear about a stacked team in front of him. His back up played 1 game so far and gave up 6 goals.

@flyercanuck is right though, it IS a stacked team. Still, a goalie has to make saves, so good for him.

[flyercanuck]

@iban3z

 

 London is one of those teams certain players will profess to go to the NCAA then magically change their mind when London drafts them . Or players will go there from college. Cash may be involved

 

 They have, what 3 defencemen drafted in the first round into the NHL, and at least that many forwards.

 

 Looking at stats, Stolarz looks good. Watching him play, he looks like a big goalie playing in front of a stacked team. Bryz looked great playing in front of a sound defensive team in Phoenix. As i said, I hope Stolarz turns out. But London wouldn't have gone to the Memorial Cup last year had they left Stolarz in net against Barrie. (or had Branch not gone on a "suspend Colts mission" throughout the playoffs)

 

 Heck, our junior goalie has a 2.10 GAA and a .919 save percentage and he's 1-4.