Artūrs Kulda

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	(1988-07-25) 25 July 1988 (age 37) 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

Kulda 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

Regular season and playoffs

				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

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