Dave Stala

Dave Stala (born October 25, 1979) is a former professional Canadian football slotback who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was originally drafted in the 6th round, 50th overall by the Montreal Alouettes as a placekicker in 2003. He played CIS football for the Saint Mary's Huskies. After injury-plagued seasons in 2007 and 2008, he signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2009 and rejuvenated his career in his hometown. Stala is well known for a unique soccer-inspired touchdown celebration which he performed on July 31, 2010. After five seasons with the Tiger-Cats, Stala was released by the club on January 9, 2014. He re-signed with Montreal the next day to a two-year contract, reuniting him with the team that drafted him.

Dave Stala is often referred to by the nicknames "Sticky Stala" or just "Sticky".

Statistics Receiving Regular season Playoffs Year Team Games No. Yards Avg Long TD Games No. Yards Avg Long TD 2003 MTL 13 10 179 17.9 36 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 2004 MTL 9 12 171 14.3 25 0 1 1 5 5.0 5 0 2005 MTL 18 83 1037 12.5 43 5 3 6 72 12.0 30 1 2006 MTL 16 38 445 11.7 65 2 2 3 33 11.0 14 0 2007 MTL 1 2 20 10.0 12 0 Placed on injured reserve 2008 MTL 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 Placed on injured reserve 2009 HAM 18 67 751 11.2 69 2 1 4 54 13.5 28 2 2010 HAM 18 86 1023 11.9 41 6 1 2 22 11.0 11 0 2011 HAM 18 59 771 13.1 58 8 2 5 59 11.8 21 1 2012 HAM 18 42 655 15.6 87 4 Team did not qualify 2013 HAM 14 10 144 14.4 25 0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 2014 MTL 18 10 126 12.6 27 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 2015 TO 18 11 110 10 15 2 CFL totals 166 429 5,424 12.7 87 29 17 21 245 11.7 30 4