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USA Karson Kuhlman

#25 Seattle Kraken / NHL - 22/23
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Date of Birth
Sep 26, 1995
Position
C/RW
Age
27
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Esko, MN, USA
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
22/23
Cap Hit
$825,000 Powered by
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Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken / Signed
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1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1
1-time NCAA (NCHC) Champion 1
1-time USHL Clark Cup Champion 1

Brother: Jack Kuhlman

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Cloquet High USHS-MN 25 16 34 50 6 - | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 2 -
2011-12 Team Kowalski's UMHSEHL 21 5 9 14 4 - | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 0 -
Cloquet High USHS-MN 25 27 27 54 0 - | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 -
Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 5 0 4 4 0 3 |
2012-13 Team Kowalski's UMHSEHL 21 7 8 15 0 - | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Cloquet High USHS-MN 25 25 22 47 6 - | Playoffs 2 2 2 4 0 -
U.S. National U18 Team USDP 2 0 0 0 2 - |
Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 16 1 8 9 0 8 | Playoffs 11 4 2 6 2 3
2013-14 Dubuque Fighting Saints “A” USHL 56 25 19 44 12 16 | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 5 3
2014-15 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 40 8 10 18 8 1 |
2015-16 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth “A” NCAA 40 12 8 20 10 19 |
2016-17 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth “A” NCAA 42 6 16 22 11 18 |
2017-18 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth “C” NCAA 44 13 7 20 18 2 |
Providence Bruins AHL 2 0 1 1 2 0 | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 1
2018-19 Boston Bruins NHL 11 3 2 5 2 5 | Playoffs 8 1 2 3 0 1
Providence Bruins AHL 58 12 18 30 8 23 |
2019-20 Boston Bruins NHL 25 1 5 6 13 3 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -2
Providence Bruins AHL 9 4 1 5 0 4 |
2020-21 Boston Bruins NHL 20 2 0 2 0 -6 | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -2
Providence Bruins AHL 5 3 0 3 2 6 |
2021-22 Boston Bruins NHL 19 1 1 2 0 0 |
Seattle Kraken NHL 25 2 6 8 6 -2 |
USA WC 10 2 2 4 2 0 |
2022-23 Seattle Kraken NHL 13 1 1 2 0 2 |
Projected NHL 71 5 5 10 0 11 |
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Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 B16 - Red (Final 54) MNHP-16 3 3 1 4 - - |
2012-13 B17 - Red (Final 54) MNHP-17 3 4 2 6 - - |
USA U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4 0 0 0 0 -3 |
2013-14 Dubuque Fighting Saints JCWC 5 0 0 0 0 -1 |
USA U19 “A” WJAC-19 4 4 1 5 0 - |
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Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2022-12-03T21:00:00-0600 Seattle Kraken vs Florida Panthers
2022-12-01T21:00:00-0600 Seattle Kraken vs Washington Capitals
2022-11-29T21:30:00-0600 Seattle Kraken @ Los Angeles Kings
2022-11-13T19:00:00-0600 Seattle Kraken vs Winnipeg Jets
2022-11-08T21:00:00-0600 Seattle Kraken vs Nashville Predators
2022-10-27T22:00:00-0400 Seattle Kraken vs Vancouver Canucks
2022-10-25T22:00:00-0400 Seattle Kraken vs Buffalo Sabres
2022-10-23T14:00:00-0400 Seattle Kraken @ Chicago Blackhawks
2022-10-21T21:00:00-0400 Seattle Kraken @ Colorado Avalanche
2022-10-19T22:00:00-0400 Seattle Kraken vs St. Louis Blues
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 74 19 20 39 0.53 12 33 | 1 1 0 1 1 1.00 0 1
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 -3 | 0
JCWC 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 -1 | 0
MNHP-16 1 3 3 1 4 1.33 - - | 0
MNHP-17 1 3 4 2 6 2.00 - - | 0
NCAA 4 166 39 41 80 0.48 47 40 | 0
NHL 5 113 10 15 25 0.22 21 2 | 3 16 1 3 4 0.25 2 -3
UMHSEHL 2 42 12 17 29 0.69 4 - | 2 4 0 2 2 0.50 0 -
USDP 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 2 - | 0
USHL 3 77 26 31 57 0.74 12 27 | 2 18 5 4 9 0.50 7 6
USHS-MN 3 75 68 83 151 2.01 12 - | 3 5 3 4 7 1.40 2 -
WC 1 10 2 2 4 0.40 2 0 | 0
WJAC-19 1 4 4 1 5 1.25 0 - | 0
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Agility
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Acceleration
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Teamwork
14
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Player Period Teams
Connor Clifton (D) 2012-2022 6 Boston Bruins, Providence Bruins, U.S. National U18 Team, USA U18
Jakub Zboril (D) 2017-2022 5 Boston Bruins, Providence Bruins
Jared Thomas (F) 2011-2018 5 Team Kowalski's, Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
Jack Studnicka (F) 2017-2022 5 Boston Bruins, Providence Bruins
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/11/2022
07/11/2022 Extension Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken
01/17/2022
01/17/2022 Confirmed Boston Bruins Seattle Kraken
10/20/2020
10/20/2020 Extension Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
04/10/2018
04/10/2018 Confirmed Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth Boston Bruins
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Drafted 2011, 4 #48 overall by Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL Futures Draft

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #183 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters

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