Edgars Kulda
| Edgars Kulda | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kulda with Latvia in 2013 | |||
| Born |
13 November 1994 Riga, Latvia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Dinamo Riga PSG Berani Zlín | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| NHL draft |
193rd overall, 2014 Arizona Coyotes | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Edgars Kulda (born 13 November 1994) is a Latvian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected 193rd overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft by the Arizona Coyotes.[1] He played in Latvian minor and youth leagues.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Junior
[edit]Kulda began playing hockey in BHS hockey school and founded by former Dinamo Rīga player Helmuts Balderis.[3]
In 2011–12 season Kulda moved to North America to play for Edmonton Oil Kings of WHL. His most successful season as Oil King was 2013–14, when Oil Kings won Memorial Cup and Kulda received Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as Memorial Cup Most Valuable Player.[4][5]
Professional
[edit]In 2015–16 season Kulda moved back to Latvia and joined his hometown club Dinamo Riga of KHL. He made his KHL debut on 3 September 2015, in overtime loss against Medveščak Zagreb.[6]
After a three year absence, highlighted with a lone season with PSG Berani Zlín of the Czech Extraliga, Kulda returned to Dinamo Riga on a one-year contract as a free agent on 7 August 2021.[7]
International play
[edit]Kulda represented Latvia in junior and U18 championships. In 2016, he made his debut in 2016 World Championships in opening match overtime loss against Sweden.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Edgars Kulda is the younger brother of Arturs Kulda.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | SK Rīga 18 | LAT U18 | 17 | 36 | 27 | 63 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HK Rīga | MHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HK Juniors Rīga | MHL B | 33 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 81 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | HK Juniors Rīga | LAT | 25 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 64 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 66 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 57 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 47 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 39 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 39 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HK Liepāja | LAT | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | PSG Berani Zlín | ELH | 52 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Saryarka Karaganda | VHL | 37 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | VHL | 41 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HK Zemgale/LLU | LAT | 16 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | ||
| KHL totals | 127 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Latvia | WJC18 | 9th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 2013 | Latvia | WJC | 10th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Latvia | WJC D1A | 12th | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Latvia | WC | 13th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 29 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 22 | ||||
| Senior totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ NHL. "Arizona Coyotes 2014 draft 7th round selections". nhl.com. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ Latvijas Hokeja fedrācija. "Spēlētāja dati" (in Latvian). lhf.lv. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ EliteProspects. "HOCKEY PLAYERS FROM BHS". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ Yahoo Sports (25 May 2014). "Arturs Kulda won the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as the Most Valuable Player at the 2014 MasterCard Memorial Cup". yahhoo.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ EliteProspects. "HOCKEY AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ KHL. "Player Match Log". khl.ru. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ^ "Two more sign contracts after training camp" (in Latvian). Dinamo Riga. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ IIHF. "Match Statistics". iihf.com. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1994 births
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- Edmonton Oil Kings players
- HK Riga players
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- Metallurg Novokuznetsk players
- PSG Berani Zlín players
- Ice hockey people from Riga
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