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.
| Artūrs Kulda | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 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 | ||
Playing career
editKulda 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
editRegular 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)