Dean Kukan is a defender from Switzerland who plays for ZSC Lions in the NL.

What team does Dean Kukan play for?

Dean plays for ZSC Lions in the NL.

How tall is Dean Kukan?

Dean Kukan is 187 cm (6'2") tall.

How much does Dean Kukan weigh?

Dean Kukan weighs 86 kg (190 lbs).

When was Dean Kukan born?

Dean Kukan was born on 1993-07-08 in Volketswil, SUI.

What is Dean Kukan's nationality?

Dean Kukan is from Switzerland.

Dean Kukan

#46 ZSC Lions / NL - 26/27

Show Updates

Features

See plans and pricing

Games	GP	G	A	TP	+/-
Last 5 games	5	0	1	1	-3
Last 10 games	10	2	3	5	-1

Player
Tracker

240 744

PROFILE ANALYTICS

Jump to

Dean Kukan Facts

Date of Birth: Jul 08, 1993
Age: 33
Place of Birth: Volketswil, SUI
Nation: Switzerland
Youth Team: EHC Urdorf
Position: D
Height: 187 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 86 kg / 190 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 28/29

Agency: Premium
Highlights: 4
1
2
2
2
1

Kukan has good size and is a fairly skilled two-way defenseman. Plays a pretty solid defensive game and has good character and work ethics. Moves the puck well (EP, 2012)

Not up to date?

Embed Player Stats

Dean Kukan Statistics

Select...

Filter Leagues

Dean Kukan — Career Statistics
S	Team	League	Regular Season						Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
06-07	ZSC Lions U15	Mini Top	26	9	5	14	14	-
06-07	ZSC Lions U17	Novizen Elite	1	0	0	0	0	-
06-07	ZSC Lions II U17	Novizen A	17	5	6	11	6	-
06-07	GC Küsnacht Lions U17	Novizen Top	2	0	0	0	0	-
07-08	ZSC Lions U15	Mini Top	24	9	9	18	2	-
07-08	ZSC Lions U17	Novizen Elite	2	0	0	0	2	-	Playoffs	12	1	0	1	2	-
07-08	ZSC Lions II U15	Mini A	1	3	4	7	0	-
07-08	ZSC Lions II U17	Novizen Top	16	4	9	13	4	-
08-09	ZSC Lions U17	Novizen Elite	27	1	2	3	4	-	Playoffs	10	0	5	5	4	-
08-09	GCK Lions U20	Elite Jr. A	8	0	1	1	0	-	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	-
08-09	Switzerland U16 (all)	International-Jr	12	1	2	3	2	-
08-09	Switzerland U17 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	0	-
09-10	GCK Lions U20	Elite Jr. A	13	1	5	6	2	-	Playoffs	9	0	4	4	2	-
09-10	GC Küsnacht Lions	NLB	29	0	6	6	14	-
09-10	Switzerland U18	WJC-18	6	0	3	3	0	-3
09-10	Switzerland U18 (all)	International-Jr	25	1	9	10	2	-
10-11	GCK Lions U20	Elite Jr. A	2	0	1	1	0	-	Playoffs	10	0	0	0	6	-
10-11	GC Küsnacht Lions	NLB	37	1	2	3	4	-
10-11	ZSC Lions	NLA	2	0	0	0	0	0
10-11	Switzerland U18	WJC-18	6	0	2	2	0	1
10-11	Switzerland U18 (all)	International-Jr	22	4	5	9	2	-
10-11	Switzerland U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	0	1	1	2	-
11-12	Luleå HF J20	J20 SuperElit	42	5	16	21	8	5	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	2	-2
11-12	Luleå HF	Elitserien	3	0	0	0	0	0
11-12	Switzerland U19 (all)"A"	International-Jr	4	1	1	2	0	-
11-12	Switzerland U20	WJC-20	6	1	1	2	0	2
11-12	Switzerland U20 (all)	International-Jr	14	1	4	5	2	-
11-12	Switzerland (all)	International	4	0	0	0	0	-
12-13	Luleå HF J20	J20 SuperElit	11	2	1	3	2	-5
12-13	Luleå HF	Elitserien	16	1	3	4	0	9	Playoffs	15	0	1	1	0	4
12-13	Asplöven HCLoan	HockeyAllsvenskan	2	0	0	0	4	-2
12-13	Tingsryds AIFLoan	HockeyAllsvenskan	16	0	2	2	2	-6
12-13	Switzerland U20	WJC-20	6	0	1	1	2	0
12-13	Switzerland U20 (all)	International-Jr	14	1	4	5	14	-
12-13	Switzerland (all)	International	2	0	0	0	0	0
13-14	Luleå HF	SHL	54	4	8	12	12	8	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	0	-5
13-14	Switzerland	WC	7	1	0	1	2	0
13-14	Switzerland (all)	International	18	1	1	2	6	-1
14-15	Luleå HF	SHL	52	3	10	13	14	2	Playoffs	9	0	2	2	0	3
14-15	Switzerland	WC	3	0	0	0	0	0
14-15	Switzerland (all)	International	13	0	2	2	4	4
15-16	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	8	0	0	0	0	9
15-16	Lake Erie Monsters	AHL	33	3	10	13	8	3	Playoffs	17	1	4	5	2	4
16-17	Cleveland Monsters	AHL	72	4	25	29	43	-7
16-17	Switzerland	WC	8	0	1	1	2	1
16-17	Switzerland (all)	International	11	0	1	1	2	1
17-18	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	11	0	4	4	2	2
17-18	Cleveland Monsters	AHL	32	1	14	15	20	-3
17-18	Switzerland	WC	10	1	2	3	0	0
17-18	Switzerland (all)	International	10	1	2	3	0	0
18-19	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	25	0	5	5	6	6	Playoffs	10	1	0	1	2	-2
18-19	Cleveland Monsters	AHL	5	1	1	2	0	0
19-20	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	33	1	4	5	12	-9	Playoffs	9	0	1	1	7	2
20-21	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	35	1	4	5	10	-3
21-22	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	41	3	8	11	16	-2
21-22	Switzerland	WC	8	2	4	6	0	6
21-22	Switzerland (all)	International	10	2	4	6	0	6
22-23	ZSC Lions	NL	49	7	24	31	8	20	Playoffs	9	2	3	5	6	0
22-23	Switzerland	WC	7	0	4	4	4	2
22-23	Switzerland (all)"A"	International	14	1	4	5	4	1
23-24	ZSC Lions	NL	40	3	22	25	8	18	Playoffs	15	2	9	11	0	9
23-24	Switzerland	WC	10	1	2	3	6	4
23-24	Switzerland (all)	International	15	1	4	5	8	-1
24-25	ZSC Lions	NL	51	6	18	24	22	20	Playoffs	16	3	5	8	14	15
24-25	Switzerland	WC	10	1	8	9	2	9
24-25	Switzerland (all)	International	17	1	10	11	2	5
25-26	ZSC Lions	NL	49	3	17	20	14	18	Playoffs	9	2	2	4	2	2
25-26	Switzerland Olympics	OG	5	1	2	3	2	-2
25-26	Switzerland	WC	10	1	3	4	31	8
25-26	Switzerland (all)	International	23	2	9	11	35	7
26-27	ZSC Lions	NL	14	2	4	6	4	1
26-27	Projected	NL	52	7	15	22	15	4

Dean Kukan Tournament Statistics

Select...

Filter Leagues

Dean Kukan — Tournament Statistics
S	Team	League	Regular Season						Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
04-05	ZSC Lions	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
05-06	ZSC Lions	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
10-11	Switzerland U20	WJAC-19	4	0	1	1	2	-
12-13	Luleå HF	ET	1	0	0	0	0	-
12-13	Switzerland U20	WJAC-19	5	1	0	1	8	-
13-14	Luleå HF	ET	8	1	1	2	2	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-
13-14	Switzerland	Deutschland Cup	3	0	0	0	0	0
14-15	Luleå HF	Champions HL	13	1	2	3	10	7
21-22	Switzerland	EHT	2	0	0	0	0	0
22-23	ZSC Lions	Champions HL	6	1	2	3	25	-1
22-23	Switzerland	EHT	7	1	0	1	0	-1
23-24	Switzerland	EHT	5	0	2	2	2	-4
24-25	ZSC Lions	Champions HL	12	2	3	5	4	9
24-25	Switzerland	EHT	7	0	2	2	0	0
25-26	ZSC Lions	Champions HL	8	1	3	4	0	-4
25-26	Switzerland	EHT	8	0	4	4	2	1

Dean Kukan Game Log

2026-2027

All Opponents

Filter Leagues

Dean Kukan — 2026-2027 Game Log
Date	Team	Opp	Score	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	SOG	PPG	SHG	TOI
NL
Fri 23/10		vs
Tue 20/10		vs
Sat 17/10		@
Fri 16/10		vs
Sat 10/10		vs

Paid Feature

Explore plans

Dean Kukan Career Totals

Select...

Filter Postseason

Dean Kukan — Career Totals
League	Regular Season								Postseason
League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	4	142	9	50	59	0.42	71	-7	1	17	1	4	5	0.29	2	4
Champions HL	4	39	5	10	15	0.38	39	11	0
Deutschland Cup	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
EHT	5	29	1	8	9	0.31	4	-4	0
ET	2	9	1	1	2	0.22	2	-	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
Elite Jr. A (Swiss U21-Elit)	3	23	1	7	8	0.35	2	-	3	24	0	4	4	0.17	10	-
HockeyAllsvenskan	1	18	0	2	2	0.11	6	-8	0
International	11	137	9	37	46	0.34	61	22*	0
International-Jr	5	98	9	26	35	0.36	24	-	0
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell)	2	53	7	17	24	0.45	10	0	1	3	0	2	2	0.67	2	-2
Mini A (Swiss U16-Top)	1	1	3	4	7	7.00	0	-	0
Mini Top (Swiss U16-Elit)	2	50	18	14	32	0.64	16	-	0
NHL	6	153	5	25	30	0.20	46	3	2	19	1	1	2	0.11	9	0
NL (NLA)	6	205	21	85	106	0.52	56	77	4	49	9	19	28	0.57	22	26
NLB (SL)	2	66	1	8	9	0.14	18	-	0
Novizen A (Swiss U18-A)	1	17	5	6	11	0.65	6	-	0
Novizen Elite (Swiss U18-Elit)	3	30	1	2	3	0.10	6	-	2	22	1	5	6	0.27	6	-
Novizen Top (Swiss U18-Top)	2	18	4	9	13	0.72	4	-	0
OG	1	5	1	2	3	0.60	2	-2	0
QC Int PW	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
SHL (Elitserien)	4	125	8	21	29	0.23	26	19	3	30	1	4	5	0.17	0	2
WC	9	73	7	24	31	0.42	47	30	0
WJAC-19	2	9	1	1	2	0.22	10	-	0
WJC-18	2	12	0	5	5	0.42	0	-2	0
WJC-20	2	12	1	2	3	0.25	2	2	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Dean Kukan — Career Totals

League

AHL

142

Champions HL

Deutschland Cup

EHT

Elite Jr. A

HockeyAllsvenskan

International

137

International-Jr

J20 SuperElit

Mini A

Mini Top

NHL

153

205

106

NLB

Novizen A

Novizen Elite

Novizen Top

QC Int PW

SHL

125

WJAC-19

WJC-18

WJC-20

Dean Kukan Hockey Connections

Position

Nationality

Team

Status

No Data Found

Dean Kukan Career Highlights

Dean Kukan — Awards by Season
Season	Awards by Season
2007-2008	Novizen Elite Champion (ZSC U17)
2009-2010	Elite Jr. A Champion (GC/Küsnacht U20)
2010-2011	Elite Jr. A Champion (GC/Küsnacht U20)
2012-2013	Elitserien SM Silver Medal U20 WJC Top 3 Player on Team
2014-2015	Champions Hockey League Champion
2015-2016	AHL Calder Cup Champion
2017-2018	AHL All-Star Game World Championship Silver Medal
2021-2022	World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2022-2023	NL Media All-Star Team (ZSC) NL Media Swiss All-Star Team (ZSC)
2023-2024	NL Champion (ZSC) NL Media Swiss All-Star Team (ZSC) World Championship Silver Medal
2024-2025	Champions Hockey League Champion NL Best Plus/Minus Playoffs (+15) NL Champion (ZSC) NL Media All-Star Team (ZSC) NL Media Swiss All-Star Team (ZSC) World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Most Assists by Defenseman (8) World Championship Silver Medal
2025-2026	NL Media Swiss All-Star Team (ZSC) World Championship Silver Medal

Stories

Insights and analysis from EP Editorial team

2021-04-15, 13:00

Expansion Draft Update: Where do all 30 teams stand after the deadline?

All Articles

Transactions

Dean Kukan — Transactions
Date	Status	From	To	Source
09/26/2025	Extension	ZSC Lions	ZSC Lions	Details
06/01/2022	Confirmed	Columbus Blue Jackets	ZSC Lions	Details
02/07/2020	Extension	Columbus Blue Jackets	Columbus Blue Jackets	Details
03/14/2018	Extension	Columbus Blue Jackets	Columbus Blue Jackets	Details
06/09/2017	Extension	Columbus Blue Jackets	Columbus Blue Jackets	Details
06/01/2015	Confirmed	Luleå HF	Columbus Blue Jackets	Details
09/18/2014	Extension	Luleå HF	Luleå HF	Details
02/01/2013	Extension	Luleå HF	Luleå HF	Details
05/02/2012	Extension	Luleå HF J20	Luleå HF	Details
08/21/2011	Confirmed	GCK Lions U20	Luleå HF J20	Details

Dean Kukan Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Switzerland
Cult/Star player for ZSC Lions