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Switzerland Dean Kukan
#46 ZSC Lions / NL - 25/26
3-time World Championship Silver Medal 3
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
2-time Champions Hockey League Champion 2
2-time NL Champion 2
2-time NL Media All-Star Team 2
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Jul 08, 1993
Position
D
Age
32
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Volketswil, SUI
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Switzerland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
EHC Urdorf
Contract
28/29
Agency
PREMIUM

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 Lions U15 Mini Top 26* 9* 5* 14* 14* -* |
ZSC Lions U17 Novizen Elite 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
ZSC Lions II U17 Novizen A 17* 5* 6* 11* 6* -* |
GC Küsnacht Lions U17 Novizen Top 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2007-08 ZSC Lions U15 Mini Top 24* 9* 9* 18* 2* -* |
ZSC Lions U17 Novizen Elite 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* | Playoffs 12 1 0 1 2 -
ZSC Lions II U15 Mini A 1* 3* 4* 7* 0* -* |
ZSC Lions II U17 Novizen Top 16* 4* 9* 13* 4* -* |
2008-09 ZSC Lions U17 Novizen Elite 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 40* 3* 22* 25* 8* 18* | Playoffs 15 2 9 11 0 9
Switzerland WC 10* 1* 2* 3* 6* 4* |
Switzerland (all) International 15* 1* 4* 5* 8* -1* |
2024-25 ZSC Lions NL 51* 6* 18* 24* 22* 20* | Playoffs 16 3 5 8 14 15
Switzerland WC 10* 1* 8* 9* 2* 9* |
Switzerland (all) International 17* 1* 10* 11* 2* -* |
2025-26 ZSC Lions NL 31* 2* 6* 8* 10* 9* |
Switzerland (all) International 3* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
Projected NL 49* 3* 9* 12* 16* 14* |

Dean Kukan Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 ZSC Lions QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
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* |
2023-24 Switzerland EHT 5* 0* 2* 2* 2* -4* |
2024-25 ZSC Lions Champions HL 12* 2* 3* 5* 4* 9* |
Switzerland EHT 7* 0* 2* 2* 0* 0* |
2025-26 ZSC Lions Champions HL 8* 1* 3* 4* 0* -4* |
Switzerland EHT 3* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |

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 4 39* 5* 10* 15* 0.38* 39* 11* | 0 * * * * * *
Deutschland Cup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 5 24* 1* 6* 7* 0.29* 2* -5* | 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 11 117* 7* 30* 37* 0.32* 26* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 98* 9* 26* 35* 0.36* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 6 153* 5* 25* 30* 0.20* 46* 3* | 2 19 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.11 * 9 * 0 *
NL (NLA) 5 173* 18* 70* 88* 0.51* 48* 67* | 3 40 7 * 17 * 24 * 0.60 * 20 * 24 *
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 *
NLB (SL) 2 66* 1* 8* 9* 0.14* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Mini Top (Swiss U16-Elit) 2 50* 18* 14* 32* 0.64* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Mini A (Swiss U16-Top) 1 1* 3* 4* 7* 7.00* 0* -* | 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 * * * * * *
Elite Jr. A (Swiss U21-Elit) 3 23* 1* 7* 8* 0.35* 2* -* | 3 24 0 * 4 * 4 * 0.17 * 10 * - *
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell) 2 53* 7* 17* 24* 0.45* 10* 0* | 1 3 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.67 * 2 * -2 *
WC 8 63* 6* 21* 27* 0.43* 16* 22* | 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 Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/26/2025
09/26/2025 Extension ZSC Lions ZSC Lions
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
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Switzerland

Cult/Star player for ZSC Lions