Edgars Kulda
| Edgars Kulda | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 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 | Dinamo Riga | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| NHL Draft |
193th overall, 2014 Arizona Coyotes | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Edgars Kulda (born 13 November 1994) is a Latvian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected 193th overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft by the Arizona Coyotes.[1] He played in Latvian minor and youth leagues.[2]
Playing career
Junior
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
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]
International play
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.[7]
Personal life
Edgars Kulda is younger brother of Arturs Kulda.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | SK Riga 18 | U18 | 17 | 36 | 27 | 63 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HK Rīga | MHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HK Juniors Riga | MHL B | 33 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 81 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | HK Juniors Riga | LHL | 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 Riga | KHL | 39 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 39 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 78 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| 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-D1 | 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
- ↑ NHL. "Arizona Coyotes 2014 draft 7th round selections". nhl.com. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ↑ Latvijas Hokeja fedrācija. "Spēlētāja dati" (in Latvian). lhf.lv. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- ↑ EliteProspects. "HOCKEY PLAYERS FROM BHS". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ↑ Yahhoo Sports (2014-05-25). "Arturs Kulda won the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as the Most Valuable Player at the 2014 MasterCard Memorial Cup". yahhoo.com. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ↑ EliteProspects. "HOCKEY AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ↑ KHL. "Player Match Log". khl.ru. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ↑ IIHF. "Match Satistics". iihf.com. Retrieved 2016-05-08.