Edgars Kulda
Latvian ice hockey player
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
| 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 | ||
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]
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
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
Edgars Kulda is the 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 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
