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Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
Nickname	Stolly
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg)
NHL Team	Edmonton Oilers
Nationality	Canada
Born	June 24, 1982, Melville, SK, CAN
NHL Draft	36th overall, 2002 Edmonton Oilers nb: 2000 re-entry
Pro Career	2002 – present

Jarret Stoll (b. 24 June 1982 in Melville, Saskatchewan) plays centre for the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers.

Stoll grew up and played hockey in Yorkton, Saskatchewan throughout his minor hockey, excelling into the AA and AAA systems. He played for the Saskatoon Contacts in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA hockey association. He was taken first overall in the WHL Bantam draft by the Edmonton Ice. When the franchise was moved to Kootenay, Stoll's rights were moved as well. He quickly became a star in the Western league leading the team to a League championship and a Memorial Cup.

In 2001 he was named to Team Canada's world junior team where they won a silver medal. He was named Captain of the 2002 team, again, winning a silver.

He was originally drafted 46th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames, but re-entered the 2002 NHL Entry Draft following an inability to come to terms on a contract. He was subsequently picked in the second round, 36th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers, who had received the pick as part of a package from Buffalo in exchange for winger Jochen Hecht.

After one season playing for the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League, Stoll became a regular in the Oilers line-up. However, after just one season of play in the major league, the NHL lockout forced Stoll to return to the AHL, though he remained in Edmonton, playing for the Road Runners.

After the lockout, Stoll returned to the Edmonton Oilers and became the Oilers' face-off specialist and one of the team's top scorers during the 2005-06 season.

Stoll was part of the Edmonton Oiler team that made a run to the Stanley Cup Finals. However, the Oilers lost in game 7 of the finals to the Carolina Hurricanes. Stoll had 4 goals and 6 assists in the 2006 Playoffs.

In addition to hockey, Stoll is engaged to supermodel Rachel Hunter.^{[citation needed]}

On July 21, 2006 Stoll signed a two year deal with the Edmonton Oilers, avoiding an arbitration hearing scheduled for July 24, 2006. Stoll believes the length of the contract won't have an impact of his years of service with the club as he wishes to remain an Oiler longterm.^{[citation needed]} Many fans believe he will become the team's next heart and soul,^{[attribution needed]} and eventually become the captain. Some also believe he will not have to wait to get a letter on his jersey and become an assistant captain since the Oilers traded Ryan Smyth to the New York Islanders.^{[attribution needed]} Fans will need to wait as he is currently nursing a concussion.

• Bio from TSN.ca
• sutharsan sri yoganathan @ hockeydb.com