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Switzerland Dean Kukan

#46 ZSC Lions / NL - 23/24

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Dean Kukan Facts

Date of Birth
Jul 08, 1993
Position
D
Age
30
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Volketswil, SUI
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Switzerland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
EHC Urdorf
Contract
26/27
Agency
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Highlights
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time Champions Hockey League Champion 1
1-time NL Media All-Star Team 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)

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Dean Kukan Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 ZSC U15 Top Mini 26 9 5 14 14 - |
ZSC U17 Elite Novizen 1 0 0 0 0 - |
ZSC II U17 Novizen A 17 5 6 11 6 - |
GC Küsnacht U17 Top Novizen 2 0 0 0 0 - |
2007-08 ZSC U15 Top Mini 24 9 9 18 2 - |
ZSC U17 Elite Novizen 2 0 0 0 2 - | Playoffs 12 1 0 1 2 -
ZSC II U15 Mini A 1 3 4 7 0 - |
ZSC II U17 Top Novizen 16 4 9 13 4 - |
2008-09 ZSC U17 Elite Novizen 27 1 2 3 4 - | Playoffs 10 0 5 5 4 -
GCK Lions U20 Elite Jr. A 8 0 1 1 0 - | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -
Switzerland U16 (all) International-Jr 12 1 2 3 2 - |
Switzerland U17 (all) International-Jr 3 0 0 0 0 - |
2009-10 GCK Lions U20 Elite Jr. A 13 1 5 6 2 - | Playoffs 9 0 4 4 2 -
GC Küsnacht Lions NLB 29 0 6 6 14 - |
Switzerland U18 WJC-18 6 0 3 3 0 -3 |
Switzerland U18 (all) International-Jr 25 1 9 10 2 - |
2010-11 GCK Lions U20 Elite Jr. A 2 0 1 1 0 - | Playoffs 10 0 0 0 6 -
GC Küsnacht Lions NLB 37 1 2 3 4 - |
ZSC Lions NLA 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
Switzerland U18 WJC-18 6 0 2 2 0 1 |
Switzerland U18 (all) International-Jr 22 4 5 9 2 - |
Switzerland U20 (all) International-Jr 4 0 1 1 2 - |
2011-12 Luleå HF J20 J20 SuperElit 42 5 16 21 8 5 | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 2 -2
Luleå HF Elitserien 3 0 0 0 0 0 |
Switzerland U19 (all) “A” International-Jr 4 1 1 2 0 - |
Switzerland U20 WJC-20 6 1 1 2 0 2 |
Switzerland U20 (all) International-Jr 14 1 4 5 2 - |
Switzerland (all) International 4 0 0 0 0 - |
2012-13 Luleå HF J20 J20 SuperElit 11 2 1 3 2 -5 |
Luleå HF Elitserien 16 1 3 4 0 9 | Playoffs 15 0 1 1 0 4
Asplöven HC HockeyAllsvenskan 2 0 0 0 4 -2 |
Tingsryds AIF HockeyAllsvenskan 16 0 2 2 2 -6 |
Switzerland U20 WJC-20 6 0 1 1 2 0 |
Switzerland U20 (all) International-Jr 14 1 4 5 14 - |
Switzerland (all) International 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
2013-14 Luleå HF SHL 54 4 8 12 12 8 | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 0 -5
Switzerland WC 7 1 0 1 2 0 |
Switzerland (all) International 18 1 1 2 6 -1 |
2014-15 Luleå HF SHL 52 3 10 13 14 2 | Playoffs 9 0 2 2 0 3
Switzerland WC 3 0 0 0 0 0 |
Switzerland (all) International 13 0 2 2 4 4 |
2015-16 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 8 0 0 0 0 9 |
Lake Erie Monsters AHL 33 3 10 13 8 3 | Playoffs 17 1 4 5 2 4
2016-17 Cleveland Monsters AHL 72 4 25 29 43 -7 |
Switzerland WC 8 0 1 1 2 1 |
Switzerland (all) International 11 0 1 1 2 1 |
2017-18 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 11 0 4 4 2 2 |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 32 1 14 15 20 -3 |
Switzerland WC 10 1 2 3 0 0 |
Switzerland (all) International 10 1 2 3 0 0 |
2018-19 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 25 0 5 5 6 6 | Playoffs 10 1 0 1 2 -2
Cleveland Monsters AHL 5 1 1 2 0 0 |
2019-20 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 33 1 4 5 12 -9 | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 7 2
2020-21 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 35 1 4 5 10 -3 |
2021-22 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 41 3 8 11 16 -2 |
Switzerland WC 8 2 4 6 0 6 |
Switzerland (all) International 10 2 4 6 0 6 |
2022-23 ZSC Lions NL 49 7 24 31 8 20 | Playoffs 9 2 3 5 6 0
Switzerland WC 7 0 4 4 4 2 |
Switzerland (all) “A” International 14 1 4 5 4 1 |
2023-24 ZSC Lions NL 7 0 6 6 0 6 |
Projected NL 52 0 45 45 0 45 |

Dean Kukan Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 ZSC Lions QC Int PW - - - - - - |
2010-11 Switzerland U20 WJAC-19 4 0 1 1 2 - |
2012-13 Luleå HF ET 1 0 0 0 0 - |
Switzerland U20 WJAC-19 5 1 0 1 8 - |
2013-14 Luleå HF ET 8 1 1 2 2 - | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
Switzerland Deutschland Cup 3 0 0 0 0 0 |
2014-15 Luleå HF Champions HL 13 1 2 3 10 7 |
2021-22 Switzerland EHT 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
2022-23 ZSC Lions Champions HL 6 1 2 3 25 -1 |
Switzerland EHT 7 1 0 1 0 -1 |
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Dean Kukan Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NL
2023-09-29T19:45:00+0200 ZSC vs Kloten
2023-09-28T19:45:00+0200 ZSC @ Lausanne
2023-09-26T19:45:00+0200 ZSC @ Bern
2023-09-24T20:00:00+0200 ZSC @ Lugano
2023-09-23T19:45:00+0200 ZSC vs Gottéron
2023-09-19T19:45:00+0200 ZSC vs Biel-Bienne
2023-09-16T19:47:00+0200 ZSC @ Genève-Servette
2023-09-15T19:45:00+0200 ZSC vs Ajoie
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Dean Kukan Career Totals

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 2 19 2 4 6 0.32 35 6 | 0
Deutschland Cup 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 | 0
EHT 2 9 1 0 1 0.11 0 -1 | 0
ET 2 9 1 1 2 0.22 2 - | 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 -
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 18 0 2 2 0.11 6 -8 | 0
International 8 82 5 14 19 0.23 16 11 | 0
International-Jr 5 98 9 26 35 0.36 24 - | 0
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 2 53 7 17 24 0.45 10 0 | 1 3 0 2 2 0.67 2 -2
NHL 6 153 5 25 30 0.20 46 3 | 2 19 1 1 2 0.11 9 0
NL (NLA) 3 58 7 30 37 0.64 8 26 | 1 9 2 3 5 0.56 6 0
QC Int PW 1 - - - - - - - | 0
SHL (Elitserien) 4 125 8 21 29 0.23 26 19 | 3 30 1 4 5 0.17 0 2
NLB (SL) 2 66 1 8 9 0.14 18 - | 0
Top Mini (U15-Elit) 2 50 18 14 32 0.64 16 - | 0
Mini A (U15-Top) 1 1 3 4 7 7.00 0 - | 0
Novizen A (U17-A) 1 17 5 6 11 0.65 6 - | 0
Elite Novizen (U17-Elit) 3 30 1 2 3 0.10 6 - | 2 22 1 5 6 0.27 6 -
Top Novizen (U17-Top) 2 18 4 9 13 0.72 4 - | 0
Elite Jr. A (U20-Elit) 3 23 1 7 8 0.35 2 - | 3 24 0 4 4 0.17 10 -
WC 6 43 4 11 15 0.35 8 9 | 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
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Dean Kukan Skill Rating

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Speed
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Leadership
15
Agility
15
Teamwork
14
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Dean Kukan Connections

Player Period Teams
Sven Andrighetto (F) 2005-2024 12 GC/Küsnacht, GC/Küsnacht U17, GC/Küsnacht U20, Switzerland, Switzerland, Switzerland (all), Switzerland U16 (all), Switzerland U18, Switzerland U18 (all), Switzerland U20, Switzerland U20 (all), ZSC, ZSC II U17, ZSC Lions, ZSC U15, ZSC U17
Reto Schäppi (F) 2006-2024 11 GC/Küsnacht, GC/Küsnacht U20, Switzerland, Switzerland, Switzerland (all), Switzerland U19, Switzerland U20 (all), ZSC, ZSC U17
Grégory Hofmann (F) 2008-2023 11 Columbus Blue Jackets, Switzerland, Switzerland, Switzerland, Switzerland (all), Switzerland U17 (all), Switzerland U18, Switzerland U18 (all), Switzerland U19, Switzerland U20, Switzerland U20 (all)
Lino Martschini (F) 2008-2022 10 Switzerland (all), Switzerland U16 (all), Switzerland U18, Switzerland U18 (all), Switzerland U20, Switzerland U20 (all)
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/01/2022
06/01/2022 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets ZSC Lions
02/07/2020
02/07/2020 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
03/14/2018
03/14/2018 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
06/09/2017
06/09/2017 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
06/01/2015
06/01/2015 Confirmed Luleå HF Columbus Blue Jackets
09/18/2014
09/18/2014 Extension Luleå HF Luleå HF
02/01/2013
02/01/2013 Extension Luleå HF Luleå HF
05/02/2012
05/02/2012 Extension Luleå HF J20 Luleå HF
08/21/2011
08/21/2011 Confirmed GCK Lions U20 Luleå HF J20

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