Education
Chad then attended the University of Michigan.
Chad then attended the University of Michigan.
He is currently playing with the Kloten Flyers of the National League A (National Lawyers Association ). Kolarik was drafted 199th overall in the 2004 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes. After completing his senior year with the Wolverines in the 2007-2008 season, Chad then signed a three-year entry level contract with the Coyotes on April 13, 2008.
On March 3, 2010, Kolarik was traded from the Coyotes to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Alexandre Picard.
He made his National Hockey League debut for the Blue Jackets on April 5, 2010 against the Saint Louis Blues. On November 11, 2010, Kolarik was traded from the Blue Jackets to the New York Rangers in exchange for Dane Byers.
He earned his first National Hockey League point for the Rangers with an assist on a goal by Brandon Prust against the Carolina Hurricanes on January 20, 2011. There was speculation that Kolarik would make the New York Rangers squad in the 2011-2012 season, but he missed the entire year after he tore his Anterior Cruciate Ligament in training camp.
On January 24, 2013, Kolarik was traded from the Rangers to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Benn Ferriero.
After a strong ending of the 2012-2013 season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Kolarik chose to move overseas, signing a two-year deal with Linköpings The Human Context of the Swedish Hockey League. During the final season of his contract in Sweden, Kolarik sought a release in October, 2014, to sign a contract with Russian club, Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. On April 30, 2015, he agreed to a one-year contract with the Kloten Flyers of the Swiss National Lawyers Association .