Jiří Kulich

Date of Birth: Apr 14, 2004
Age: 22
Place of Birth: Kadan, CZE
Nation: Czechia
Youth Team: Pirati Chomutov
Position: C/W
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 88 kg / 194 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 26/27

Jiří Kulich Facts

Player Type: Powerful SkaterPuckhandlerTwo-Way Center
Cap Hit: $886,666Powered by
NHL Rights: Buffalo Sabres / Signed
Drafted: 2022 round 1 #28 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Agency: Premium

Brother: Jaroslav Kulich
The Czech forward is moving in every direction on the ice with great speed, using boards for sneaky manoeuvres and he was far the best skater on the ice in every game I have seen so far. He worked smart with the boards with either sending the puck out of the defensive zone or just making a pass. Zone entries also didn’t seem like a problem for him. -EliteProspects 2022 NHL Draft Guide

Jiří Kulich Statistics

									Post
2017-2018	Pirati Chomutov U16	Czechia U16	22	7	3	10	2	-7	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	2	-1
2018-2019	Pirati Chomutov U16	Czechia U16	35	21	27	48	39	30
2019-2020	Piráti Chomutov U17	Czechia U17	19	23	16	39	8	17
2019-2020	Pirati Chomutov B U17	Czechia U17 2	1	5	1	6	0	-
2019-2020	Piráti Chomutov U20	DHL Cup	20	1	7	8	8	3
2019-2020	Piráti Chomutov U20	DHL SuperCup	1	1	0	1	0	1
2019-2020	Czechia U16 (all)	International-Jr	12	6	2	8	2	-1
2020-2021	Piráti Chomutov U17	Czechia U17	1	1	2	3	0	1
2020-2021	Piráti Chomutov U20	Czechia U20	5	3	2	5	0	3
2020-2021	HC Energie Karlovy Vary Loan	Czechia	8	0	0	0	0	-5
2020-2021	SK Trhači Kadaň Loan	Czechia2	10	3	0	3	2	-5
2020-2021	Czechia U17 (all)	International-Jr	3	1	2	3	0	0
2020-2021	Czechia U18	WJC-18	4	0	0	0	0	-3
2020-2021	Czechia U18 (all)	International-Jr	5	0	1	1	0	-2
2021-2022	HC Energie Karlovy Vary U20	Czechia U20	2	2	2	4	4	-1	Playoffs	4	4	1	5	0	3
2021-2022	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	Czechia	49	9	5	14	4	7	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	2	0
2021-2022	Czechia U18 "C"	WJC-18	6	9	2	11	2	-6
2021-2022	Czechia U18 (all) "C"	International-Jr	16	17	5	22	8	-2
2021-2022	Czechia U20	WJC-20	7	2	6	8	0	5
2021-2022	Czechia U20 (all)	International-Jr	16	6	9	15	8	7
2022-2023	Rochester Americans	AHL	62	24	22	46	18	-7	Playoffs	12	7	4	11	2	1
2022-2023	Czechia U20 "A"	WJC-20	7	7	2	9	2	10
2022-2023	Czechia U20 (all) "A"	International-Jr	8	8	2	10	2	-
2023-2024	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	-1
2023-2024	Rochester Americans	AHL	57	27	18	45	26	2	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	4	-8
2023-2024	Czechia U20 "C"	WJC-20	7	6	6	12	0	3
2023-2024	Czechia U20 (all) "C"	International-Jr	7	6	5	11	0	-
2024-2025	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	62	15	9	24	18	-4
2024-2025	Rochester Americans	AHL	4	2	1	3	0	0	Playoffs	8	2	6	8	4	6
2025-2026	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	12	3	2	5	4	-4
2026-2027	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	10	1	2	3	0	0
2026-2027	Projected	NHL	76	8	15	23	0	0

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Jiří Kulich Tournament Statistics


2018-2019	Ústecký kraj U15	MMCR	6	2	4	6	10	-
2021-2022	Czechia U18 "C"	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	3	1	4	2	1
2021-2022	Czechia U20 (all)	WJC-20 Cancelled	2	0	1	1	2	2

Jiří Kulich Career Totals by League


AHL	3	123	53	41	94	0.76	44	-5	3	25	9	12	21	0.84	10	-1
Czechia	2	57	9	5	14	0.25	4	2	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	2	0
Czechia U16	2	57	28	30	58	1.02	41	23	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	2	-1
Czechia U17	2	20	24	18	42	2.10	8	18	0
Czechia U17 2	1	1	5	1	6	6.00	0	-	0
Czechia U20	2	7	5	4	9	1.29	4	2	1	4	4	1	5	1.25	0	3
Czechia2	1	10	3	0	3	0.30	2	-5	0
DHL Cup	1	20	1	7	8	0.40	8	3	0
DHL SuperCup	1	1	1	0	1	1.00	0	1	0
Hlinka Gretzky Cup	1	4	3	1	4	1.00	2	1	0
International-Jr	5	67	44	26	70	1.04	20	2*	0
MMCR	1	6	2	4	6	1.00	10	-	0
NHL	4	85	19	13	32	0.38	22	-9	0
WJC-18	2	10	9	2	11	1.10	2	-9	0
WJC-20	3	21	15	14	29	1.38	2	18	0
WJC-20 Cancelled	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	2	2	0

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Jiří Kulich Career Totals by Team


Buffalo Sabres	4	85	19	13	32	0.38	22	-9	0
Czechia U16 (all)	1	12	6	2	8	0.67	2	-1	0
Czechia U17 (all)	1	3	1	2	3	1.00	0	0	0
Czechia U18	2	10	9	2	11	1.10	2	-9	0
Czechia U18 (Cup)	1	4	3	1	4	1.00	2	1	0
Czechia U18 (all)	2	21	17	6	23	1.10	8	-4	0
Czechia U20	3	21	15	14	29	1.38	2	18	0
Czechia U20 (all)	3	33	20	17	37	1.12	12	9*	0
HC Energie Karlovy Vary	2	57	9	5	14	0.25	4	2	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	2	0
HC Energie Karlovy Vary U20	1	2	2	2	4	2.00	4	-1	1	4	4	1	5	1.25	0	3
Pirati Chomutov B U17	1	1	5	1	6	6.00	0	-	0
Pirati Chomutov U16	2	57	28	30	58	1.02	41	23	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	2	-1
Piráti Chomutov U17	2	20	24	18	42	2.10	8	18	0
Piráti Chomutov U20	2	26	5	9	14	0.54	8	7	0
Rochester Americans	3	123	53	41	94	0.76	44	-5	3	25	9	12	21	0.84	10	-1
SK Trhači Kadaň	1	10	3	0	3	0.30	2	-5	0
Ústecký kraj U15	1	6	2	4	6	1.00	10	-	0

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Jiří Kulich Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2021-2022	Czech Extraliga Most Points by Junior (14) Czech Extraliga Most Points by U18 Junior (14) U18 WJC All-Star Team U18 WJC Most Goals (9) U18 WJC Most Valuable Player U18 WJC Top 3 Player on Team
2022-2023	AHL Top Prospects Team U20 WJC All-Star Team U20 WJC Silver Medal
2023-2024	AHL All-Star Game (North) AHL Top Prospects Team U20 WJC All-Star Team U20 WJC Bronze Medal U20 WJC Most Points (12) U20 WJC Top 3 Player on Team Zlatá hokejka (Czech Junior of the Year)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
07/15/2022	Confirmed	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	Buffalo Sabres

Jiří Kulich Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2022, 1 #3 by Cape Breton Eagles in the CHL Import Draft
2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #29 by Elite Prospects
2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #27 by FCHockey
2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #14 by TSN/Craig Button
2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #15 by McKeen's Hockey
2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #18 by TSN/McKenzie
2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #13 by NHL Central Scouting

Invited to NHL Scouting Combine -- 2022