Artūrs Kulda
| Artūrs Kulda | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93036.jpg) Kulda in 2022 | |||
| Born |
25 July 1988 Leipzig, East Germany | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ICEHL team Former teams |
EC VSV Atlanta Thrashers Winnipeg Jets Sibir Novosibirsk Salavat Yulaev Ufa Jokerit Kunlun Red Star HC Sparta Praha Severstal Cherepovets Dinamo Riga Nürnberg Ice Tigers Krefeld Pinguine | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| NHL draft |
200th overall, 2006 Atlanta Thrashers | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Artūrs Kulda (born 25 July 1988) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player who is currently under contract with EC VSV of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He is the older brother of Edgars Kulda.
Playing career
[edit]Kulda was a seventh-round 200th selection of the Atlanta Thrashers in 2006. He made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut with the Thrashers on 12 February 2010 against the Minnesota Wild.[1] He was a member of the Chicago Wolves' Calder Cup championship team in 2008.[2]
While playing for Latvia at the 2011 World Championships, in Bratislava, Slovakia, Kulda checked Radek Martínek of the Czech Republic into the boards, knocking him unconscious and requiring him to be hospitalized. Kulda was suspended three games for the hit because he made contact with Martínek's head and left his feet to deliver the hit.[3]
On 15 July 2012, Kulda signed a one-year contract with Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. At the end of 2012–13 season with Novosibirsk, Kulda signed a pro-rated one-year contract to return with the Winnipeg Jets of the NHL. Kulda did not dress for any game before returning abroad.
On 15 July 2013, Kulda signed a two-year contract with his second KHL club, Salavat Yulaev Ufa.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Prizma/Rīga 86 | LAT | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | SDYUSHOR CSKA Moscow | MosJHL | 25 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | CSKA–2 Moscow | RUS.3 | 40 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | SDYUSHOR CSKA Moscow | MosJHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 58 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 55 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 87 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 32 | ||
| 2008–09 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 57 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 66 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 46 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 69 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 63 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 50 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 43 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 2014–15 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 45 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Jokerit | KHL | 42 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Jokerit | KHL | 44 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 47 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 59 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 33 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 55 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | EC VSV | ICEHL | 46 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 356 | 20 | 51 | 71 | 272 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 28 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Latvia | WJC18 D1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2005 | Latvia | WJC18 D1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | |
| 2006 | Latvia | WJC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2006 | Latvia | WJC18 D1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2007 | Latvia | WJC D1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | |
| 2008 | Latvia | WJC D1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2010 | Latvia | WC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Latvia | WC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2013 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2014 | Latvia | OG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2019 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Latvia | WC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Latvia | OG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Latvia | WC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 31 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 81 | |||
| Senior totals | 56 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 36 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Thrashers 3, Wild 2". National Hockey League. 13 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ Atchue, A. J. (15 February 2010). "Kulda learning from the best in Chicago". National Hockey League. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ "Kulda suspended for three games". International Ice Hockey Federation. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Artūrs Kulda at Olympedia
- Artūrs Kulda at Olympics.com
- Artūrs Kulda at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
- 1988 births
- Atlanta Thrashers draft picks
- Atlanta Thrashers players
- Chicago Wolves players
- Dinamo Riga players
- Latvian ice hockey defencemen
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Jokerit players
- HC Kunlun Red Star players
- Olympic ice hockey players for Latvia
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Leipzig
- Ice hockey people from Saxony
- Nürnberg Ice Tigers players
- Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players
- Ice hockey people from Riga
- St. John's IceCaps players
- Salavat Yulaev Ufa players
- Severstal Cherepovets players
- HC Sibir Novosibirsk players
- HC Sparta Praha players
- EC VSV players
- Winnipeg Jets players
- German people of Latvian descent
- Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate ice hockey players in China
- Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
- Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
- Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Austria