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Born	June 24, 1982 (1982-06-24) (age 27), Melville, SK, CAN
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
NHL team F. teams	Los Angeles Kings Edmonton Oilers
NHL Draft	46th overall, 2000 Calgary Flames 36th overall, 2002 Edmonton Oilers
Career	2002 – present

Jarret Stoll (born June 24, 1982, in Melville, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League. Prior to joining the Kings, Stoll also played for the Edmonton Oilers, and the American Hockey League's Hamilton Bulldogs, as well as the Kootenay Ice in the Western Hockey League.

Hockey career

Minor hockey

Stoll played his early minor hockey in Neudorf, shortly thereafter moving on to minor hockey in Melville, and then down the highway to Yorkton, Saskatchewan, excelling for their 'AA' and 'AAA' teams throughout the years. In 1997, Stoll helped the Yorkton Bantam AAA Terriers to a Western Canadian Championship.^[1] While in Yorkton, Stoll attended St. Paul's Elementary School and Sacred Heart High School. Jarret has an older brother, Kelly, who played for the Yorkton Terriers of the SJHL, and a younger sister Ashley who played for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies Women's hockey Team.

After winning the bantam championship, Stoll moved on to play for the Saskatoon Blazers of the Saskatchewan Midget Triple A Hockey League. While in Saskatoon, Stoll attended St. Joseph High School. Prior to joining the Blazers, Stoll was the first overall pick of the 1997 WHL Bantam Draft by the Edmonton Ice.^[2]

Junior hockey

Stoll started his WHL career at the end of the 1997–98 season with the Ice, while they were still located in Edmonton. After this season, the team relocated to Cranbrook, British Columbia, and were renamed the Kootenay Ice. He played his entire junior career with the Ice franchise. In his third season, he was named team captain.^[1] In his final junior season (2001–02), Stoll captained the Ice to a Memorial Cup championship.^[3]

While playing in Kootenay, Stoll went through the NHL draft process twice. In his initial year of eligibility, he was selected by the Calgary Flames 46th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He was unable to come to terms with the Flames. The Flames arranged a trade to the Toronto Maple Leafs, who thought they had made arrangements to have a contract signed by the appropriate deadline, but their fax to league headquarters did not make it in time.^[1] Stoll ended up re-entering the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. This time he was selected by the Edmonton Oilers 36th overall.

Also during his junior career, Stoll twice represented his country at the World Junior Hockey Championships, in 2001 and 2002, winning bronze and silver medals respectively. In 2002, Stoll was named captain for Team Canada.

Professional career

Edmonton Oilers

After completing his junior career with Kootenay, Stoll entered the Oilers system, and suited up for the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL in 2002–03. During the season, he received his first call up to the Oilers, and played in his first four NHL games, registering an assist as his first career point. In 2003–04, he skated with the Oilers full time. During the lockout season of 2004–05, Stoll returned to the AHL, with the Edmonton Roadrunners.

During the 2005–06 season with the Oilers, and during their run to the playoffs, Stoll solidified his position as a top faceoff man, and reliable NHLer. During a game against the Vancouver Canucks on February 4, 2006, Stoll set an Oilers record by winning 21 of 22 faceoffs (95.45%).^[4] The 2005–06 season marked his first Stanley Cup playoffs appearance.

In the 2006–07 season, Stoll ran into the first serious injury issues of his career, when he was waylaid with a concussion and missed over 30 games. Heading into the 2007–08 season, Stoll was named one of the Oilers alternate captains for the team's road games.

Los Angeles Kings

On June 29, 2008, Stoll was traded to the Los Angeles Kings along with Matt Greene for Ľubomír Višňovský.^[5] On September 5, the Kings signed Stoll to a four year deal worth $14.4 million. Stoll had a solid first season with the Kings in 2008-2009 scoring scoring 18 goals with 23 assists for a total of 41 points.

Personal

Stoll dated Rachel Hunter from 2006 to 2009. The couple had a joint home in Hermosa Beach.^[6] While on a trip to Auckland, New Zealand, Hunter was seen with a ring on her left ring finger.^[7] In late June 2009, Stoll called the wedding off via email to the wedding guests, which was scheduled for August 14 2009.

During the off season, he hosts a charity golf tournament in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to benefit the Jarret Stoll Comfort fund .^[8]

Stoll is good friends with Nick Schultz of the Minnesota Wild.

Career statistics

External links

• Jarret Stoll at TSN.ca
• Jarret Stoll's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

References