Anthony Stolarz

Anthony Stolarz (born January 20, 1994), is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks.

Anthony Stolarz
Stolarz with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in 2015
Born (1994-01-20) January 20, 1994
Edison, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 243 lb (110 kg; 17 st 5 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team
Former teams
Florida Panthers
Philadelphia Flyers
Edmonton Oilers
Anaheim Ducks
National team  United States
NHL Draft 45th overall, 2012
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2014present

Born in Edison, New Jersey, and raised in Jackson Township, Stolarz and his brother Todd played junior ice hockey within the New Jersey Devils organization. After playing two seasons with Jackson Memorial High School and one season with the New Jersey Hitmen of the Empire Junior Hockey League, Stolarz moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, to finish high school and play with the Corpus Christi IceRays of the North American Hockey League. He attended the University of Nebraska Omaha on a scholarship, but dropped out after only eight games with the Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey team, instead signing with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League.

The Flyers drafted Stolarz in the second round, 45th overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. He spent two seasons playing with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the Flyers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, before making his major league debut in 2016, becoming the first goaltender from New Jersey to play in the NHL. He continued to spend time with the Phantoms and Flyers before being traded to the Oilers in 2019 in exchange for goaltender Cam Talbot. Stolarz became a free agent at the end of the 2019 season and signed a two-season contract with the Ducks. He spent most of the 2019–20 season with the Ducks' AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls, and only played one game with the Ducks before the NHL season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Stolarz returned to the Ducks in the 2021 season, and won his first NHL game in over two years on March 28, 2021.

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