Arturs Kulda

Date of Birth: Jul 25, 1988
Age: 38
Place of Birth: Leipzig, GER
Nation: Latvia
Youth Team: Prizma Riga
Position: D
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 96 kg / 212 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 26/27

Arturs Kulda Facts

Player Type: PK SpecialistTwo-Way DefensemanWorkhorse
Drafted: 2006 round 7 #200 overall by Atlanta Thrashers
Agency: Premium

Kulda is a stay-at-home defenseman who plays a physical game. He can hit hard, but also skates well. Owns a hard slapshot from the powerplay point. Could improve his positional play.

Brother: Edgars Kulda

Arturs Kulda Statistics

									Post
2003-2004	Prizma Riga	Latvia	11	0	0	0	8	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-
2003-2004	Latvia U18	WJC-18 D1	5	0	1	1	6	0
2004-2005	SDYUSHOR CSKA Moskva	MosJHL	25	1	11	12	14	-
2004-2005	Latvia U18	WJC-18 D1	5	0	2	2	18	3
2005-2006	CSKA Moskva-2	Russia3	40	3	9	12	24	-
2005-2006	SDYUSHOR CSKA Moskva	MosJHL	2	0	2	2	2	-
2005-2006	Latvia U18	WJC-18 D1	5	1	2	3	12	10
2005-2006	Latvia U20	WJC-20	6	0	1	1	6	0
2005-2006	Latvia (all)	International	3	0	0	0	0	-
2006-2007	Peterborough Petes	OHL	58	2	9	11	83	9
2006-2007	Latvia U20	WJC-20 D1	5	0	2	2	27	3
2007-2008	Peterborough Petes	OHL	55	7	27	34	87	-13	Playoffs	5	1	3	4	6	0
2007-2008	Chicago Wolves	AHL	5	0	1	1	10	3	Playoffs	21	1	5	6	32	12
2007-2008	Latvia U20	WJC-20 D1	5	1	4	5	12	2
2008-2009	Chicago Wolves	AHL	57	1	14	15	59	7
2009-2010	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	4	0	2	2	2	2
2009-2010	Chicago Wolves	AHL	66	6	19	25	46	47	Playoffs	14	1	4	5	8	-5
2009-2010	Latvia	WC	3	0	0	0	2	0
2009-2010	Latvia (all)	International	3	0	0	0	2	0
2010-2011	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	2	0	0	0	2	-2
2010-2011	Chicago Wolves	AHL	69	5	12	17	73	-1
2010-2011	Latvia	WC	3	0	0	0	6	-1
2010-2011	Latvia (all)	International	3	0	0	0	6	-1
2011-2012	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	9	0	0	0	4	3
2011-2012	St. John's IceCaps	AHL	63	6	14	20	62	18	Playoffs	13	0	1	1	8	-3
2012-2013	Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL	50	9	6	15	55	-3	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	0	1
2012-2013	Latvia Olympics	OGQ	3	0	0	0	0	0
2012-2013	Latvia	WC	7	1	1	2	8	-5
2012-2013	Latvia (all)	International	12	2	1	3	10	-
2013-2014	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	43	1	9	10	42	4	Playoffs	18	1	4	5	18	0
2013-2014	Latvia Olympics	OG	5	0	1	1	2	-3
2013-2014	Latvia "A"	WC	6	4	1	5	4	2
2013-2014	Latvia (all)	International	16	5	6	11	8	-
2014-2015	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	45	4	5	9	28	-9	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	0
2015-2016	Jokerit	KHL	42	1	5	6	36	14	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	4	-3
2015-2016	Latvia (all)	International	2	0	2	2	0	3
2016-2017	Jokerit	KHL	44	0	11	11	28	11	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	4	-1
2016-2017	Latvia Olympics	OGQ	3	0	0	0	0	1
2016-2017	Latvia "A"	WC	7	0	1	1	6	-1
2016-2017	Latvia (all)	International	19	0	1	1	18	-5
2017-2018	Kunlun Red Star	KHL	47	2	4	6	33	-9
2017-2018	HC Sparta Praha	Czechia	3	0	0	0	0	0	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-1
2017-2018	Latvia (all)	International	1	0	0	0	0	0
2018-2019	Severstal Cherepovets	KHL	59	2	5	7	42	-8
2018-2019	Latvia	WC	7	0	1	1	2	3
2018-2019	Latvia (all)	International	13	0	1	1	4	-
2019-2020	Dinamo Riga	KHL	6	0	2	2	0	-6
2019-2020	Severstal Cherepovets	KHL	20	1	4	5	8	1
2019-2020	Latvia (all)	International	3	0	0	0	2	-
2020-2021	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL	33	1	17	18	40	-7
2020-2021	Latvia	WC	4	0	0	0	2	0
2020-2021	Latvia (all)	International	9	0	0	0	8	-
2021-2022	Krefeld Pinguine "A"	DEL	55	4	9	13	30	-24
2021-2022	Latvia Olympics	OG	3	0	0	0	0	-3
2021-2022	Latvia "A"	WC	5	1	0	1	4	-1
2021-2022	Latvia (all)	International	11	2	0	2	8	-
2022-2023	Villacher SV	ICEHL	46	5	20	25	51	19	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	-4
2023-2024	Villacher SV	ICEHL	43	2	11	13	29	6
2024-2025	HK Dukla Michalovce	Slovakia	35	3	6	9	55	7	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	2	4
2025-2026	Villacher SV	ICEHL	22	1	6	7	14	6
2025-2026	SC Csíkszereda	Erste Liga	3	0	3	3	0	3	Playoffs	4	0	3	3	-	-2
2025-2026	SC Csíkszereda	Romania	8	1	3	4	4	-2	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-1
2026-2027	Esbjerg Energy	Denmark	17	5	4	9	4	3

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Arturs Kulda Tournament Statistics


2014-2015	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	Spengler Cup	5	0	0	0	8	1
2015-2016	Jokerit	Spengler Cup	3	1	3	4	4	4
2020-2021	Latvia	Deutschland Cup	3	0	0	0	6	-1
2022-2023	Villacher SV	Champions HL	5	0	0	0	4	-4

Arturs Kulda Career Totals by League


AHL	5	260	18	60	78	0.30	250	74	3	48	2	10	12	0.25	48	4
Champions HL	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	4	-4	0
Czechia	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-1
DEL	2	88	5	26	31	0.35	70	-31	0
Denmark	1	17	5	4	9	0.53	4	3	0
Deutschland Cup	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	6	-1	0
Erste Liga	1	3	0	3	3	1.00	0	3	1	4	0	3	3	0.75	-	-2
ICEHL	3	111	8	37	45	0.41	94	31	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	2	-4
International	12	95	9	11	20	0.21	66	-3*	0
KHL	8	356	20	51	71	0.20	272	-5	5	39	1	6	7	0.18	28	-3
Latvia	1	11	0	0	0	0.00	8	-	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
MosJHL	2	27	1	13	14	0.52	16	-	0
NHL	3	15	0	2	2	0.13	8	3	0
OG	2	8	0	1	1	0.13	2	-6	0
OGQ	2	6	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0
OHL	2	113	9	36	45	0.40	170	-4	1	5	1	3	4	0.80	6	0
Romania	1	8	1	3	4	0.50	4	-2	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1
Russia3	1	40	3	9	12	0.30	24	-	0
Slovakia	1	35	3	6	9	0.26	55	7	1	5	0	2	2	0.40	2	4
Spengler Cup	2	8	1	3	4	0.50	12	5	0
WC	8	42	6	4	10	0.24	34	-3	0
WJC-18 D1	3	15	1	5	6	0.40	36	13	0
WJC-20	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	6	0	0
WJC-20 D1	2	10	1	6	7	0.70	39	5	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Arturs Kulda Career Totals by Team


Atlanta Thrashers	2	6	0	2	2	0.33	4	0	0
Chicago Wolves	4	197	12	46	58	0.29	188	56	2	35	2	9	11	0.31	40	7
CSKA Moskva-2	1	40	3	9	12	0.30	24	-	0
Dinamo Riga	1	6	0	2	2	0.33	0	-6	0
Esbjerg Energy	1	17	5	4	9	0.53	4	3	0
HC Sparta Praha	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-1
HK Dukla Michalovce	1	35	3	6	9	0.26	55	7	1	5	0	2	2	0.40	2	4
Jokerit	2	89	2	19	21	0.24	68	29	2	9	0	1	1	0.11	8	-4
Krefeld Pinguine	1	55	4	9	13	0.24	30	-24	0
Kunlun Red Star	1	47	2	4	6	0.13	33	-9	0
Latvia	8	42	6	4	10	0.24	34	-3	0
Latvia (Cup)	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	6	-1	0
Latvia (all)	12	95	9	11	20	0.21	66	-3*	0
Latvia Olympics	4	14	0	1	1	0.07	2	-5	0
Latvia U18	3	15	1	5	6	0.40	36	13	0
Latvia U20	3	16	1	7	8	0.50	45	5	0
Nürnberg Ice Tigers	1	33	1	17	18	0.55	40	-7	0
Peterborough Petes	2	113	9	36	45	0.40	170	-4	1	5	1	3	4	0.80	6	0
Prizma Riga	1	11	0	0	0	0.00	8	-	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
Salavat Yulaev Ufa	2	93	5	14	19	0.20	78	-4	2	23	1	4	5	0.22	20	0
SC Csíkszereda	1	11	1	6	7	0.64	4	1	1	5	0	3	3	0.60	0	-3
SDYUSHOR CSKA Moskva	2	27	1	13	14	0.52	16	-	0
Severstal Cherepovets	2	79	3	9	12	0.15	50	-7	0
Sibir Novosibirsk	1	50	9	6	15	0.30	55	-3	1	7	0	1	1	0.14	0	1
St. John's IceCaps	1	63	6	14	20	0.32	62	18	1	13	0	1	1	0.08	8	-3
Villacher SV	3	116	8	37	45	0.39	98	27	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	2	-4
Winnipeg Jets	1	9	0	0	0	0.00	4	3	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Arturs Kulda Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2004-2005	U18 WJC (D1\|B) Silver Medal
2005-2006	U18 WJC (D1\|B) Gold Medal
2006-2007	U20 WJC (D1\|A) Silver Medal
2007-2008	AHL Calder Cup Champion U20 WJC (D1\|B) Best Defenseman U20 WJC (D1\|B) Gold Medal
2009-2010	AHL Best Plus/Minus (+47)
2013-2014	World Championship Most Goals by Defenseman (4) World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2014-2015	KHL Most Blocked Shots (113)
2015-2016	Spengler Cup All-Star Team

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
06/23/2026	Confirmed	SC Csíkszereda	Esbjerg Energy
01/16/2026	Confirmed	Villacher SV	SC Csíkszereda
10/21/2025	Confirmed	HK Dukla Michalovce	Villacher SV
10/15/2024	Confirmed	Villacher SV	HK Dukla Michalovce
03/24/2023	Extension	Villacher SV	Villacher SV
07/15/2022	Confirmed	Krefeld Pinguine	Villacher SV
07/07/2021	Confirmed	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	Krefeld Pinguine
12/18/2020	Confirmed	No team	Nürnberg Ice Tigers
12/27/2019	Confirmed	Dinamo Riga	Severstal Cherepovets
12/05/2019	Confirmed	No team	Dinamo Riga
08/27/2018	Confirmed	HC Sparta Praha	Severstal Cherepovets
01/31/2018	Confirmed	Kunlun Red Star	HC Sparta Praha
06/09/2017	Confirmed	Jokerit	Kunlun Red Star
04/12/2016	Extension	Jokerit	Jokerit
10/04/2015	Confirmed	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	Jokerit
07/14/2014	Extension	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	Salavat Yulaev Ufa
10/03/2013	Confirmed	Sibir Novosibirsk	Salavat Yulaev Ufa
07/15/2012	Confirmed	St. John's IceCaps	Sibir Novosibirsk
07/18/2011	Extension	Winnipeg Jets	Winnipeg Jets

Arturs Kulda Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2006, 1 #48 by Peterborough Petes in the CHL Import Draft

Career transactions
- 2013-07-15 • Signed to a two-year contract by Salavat Yulaev Ufa
- 2013-03-18 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Winnipeg Jets (did not dress)
- 2012-07-15 • Signed to a one-year contract by Sibir Novosibirsk
- 2011-07-18 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Winnipeg Jets
- 2011-06-21 • NHL rights transferred to the Winnipeg Jets after the the Atlanta Thrashers franchise relocated
- 2008-05-22 • Signed to a three-year entry level contract by the Atlanta Thrashers
- 2008-03-30 • Signed to an amateur tryout by the Chicago Wolves
Memorable dates
- 2010-02-13 • Recorded 1 NHL career assist (vs Chicago)
- 2010-02-12 • Made NHL debut (vs Minnesota)