| Birth Date: | 27 July 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 206 |
| Position: | Centre |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Played For: | Phoenix Coyotes Espoo Blues Krefeld Pinguine Edmonton Oilers SCL Tigers EV Zug Minnesota Wild Calgary Flames Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL Medveščak Zagreb |
| Ntl Team: | CAN |
| Draft: | 19th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2000 |
| Draft Team: | Phoenix Coyotes |
| Career Start: | 2001 |
| Career End: | 2018 |
Krystofer Stanley "Krys" Kolanos (born July 27, 1981) is a Canadian-Polish former professional ice hockey centre. He played with the Phoenix Coyotes, Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Wild, and Calgary Flames in his National Hockey League (NHL) career.
Kolanos was selected in the first round, 19th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes from Boston College. 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 Václav Varaďa 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.[1]
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 Patrick Roy, after which the now Hall of Famer reacted emotionally and was assessed a 10-minute misconduct and a game misconduct.[2]
Kolanos reported to the 2007 Calgary Flames' training camp. On September 19, 2007, Kolanos was assigned to the Calgary Flames' AHL affiliate, the Quad City Flames; 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.[3] 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.[4]
On July 17, 2009, Kolanos signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.[5] 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 Calgary Flames and was subsequently called up to the NHL the same day.
Krys Kolanos' younger brother, Mark Kolanos, is also a professional hockey player in Scotland.[6]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Calgary Flames AAA | AMHL | 24 | 24 | 35 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1997–98 | Calgary Buffaloes AAA | AMHL | 34 | 34 | 43 | 77 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Calgary Royals | AJHL | 58 | 43 | 67 | 110 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Boston College | HE | 42 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Boston College | HE | 41 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 57 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 41 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 32 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Blues | SM-l | 15 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 19 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 18 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 17 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 14 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | EV Zug | NLA | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Quad City Flames | AHL | 65 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 45 | 31 | 20 | 51 | 42 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 18 | ||
| 2008–09 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 27 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 47 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 47 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 53 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Starbulls Rosenheim | DEU.2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Asiago | ITA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Asiago | AlpsHL | 9 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 16 | ||
| 2017–18 | GKS Tychy | POL | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | SG Cortina | AlpsHL | 7 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 149 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| AHL totals | 326 | 154 | 149 | 303 | 363 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 40 | ||||
| Award | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 1999–00 | ||
| All-Hockey East Second Team | 2000–01 | ||
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 2000–01 | ||
| All-NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2001 | [7] | |
| NHL YoungStars Game | 2001–02 |