Dean Kukan
| Dean Kukan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 8, 1993 Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Columbus Blue Jackets Lake Erie Monsters (AHL) ZSC Lions Luleå HF | ||
| National team |
 Switzerland | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Dean Kukan (born July 8, 1993) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Undrafted, Kukan made his European Elite debut during the 2010–11 season playing in the Swiss National League A with the ZSC Lions. After two seasons, Kukan left for Luleå HF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[1]
Kukan established a role on the blueline with Luleå HF over six seasons before using an NHL out-clause after the 2014–15 season, to sign a two-year entry-level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on June 1, 2015.[2]
Kukan participated at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as a member of the Switzerland men's national junior ice hockey team.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | GCK Lions | NLB | 29 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | GCK Lions | NLB | 37 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Luleå HF | J20 | 42 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Luleå HF | SEL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Luleå HF | J20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Luleå HF | SEL | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Asplöven HC | Allsv | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Tingsryds AIF | Allsv | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Luleå HF | SHL | 54 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Luleå HF | SHL | 52 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| SHL totals | 125 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Switzerland | WJC18 | 5th | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Switzerland | WJC18 | 7th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Switzerland | WJC | 8th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Switzerland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Switzerland | WC | 10th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Switzerland | WC | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 24 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Defender Kukan extends with Lulea" (in Swedish). Luleå HF. 2014-09-18. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ↑ "Blue Jackets sign defensemen Blake Siebenaler and Dean Kukan to entry-level contracts". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2015-06-01. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
External links
- Dean Kukan's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Dean Kukan's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database