Dean Kukan

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

Dean Kukan Facts

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)

Dean Kukan Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2006-2007	ZSC Lions U15	Mini Top	26	9	5	14	14	-
2006-2007	ZSC Lions U17	Novizen Elite	1	0	0	0	0	-
2006-2007	ZSC Lions II U17	Novizen A	17	5	6	11	6	-
2006-2007	GC Küsnacht Lions U17	Novizen Top	2	0	0	0	0	-
2007-2008	ZSC Lions U15	Mini Top	24	9	9	18	2	-
2007-2008	ZSC Lions U17	Novizen Elite	2	0	0	0	2	-	Playoffs	12	1	0	1	2	-
2007-2008	ZSC Lions II U15	Mini A	1	3	4	7	0	-
2007-2008	ZSC Lions II U17	Novizen Top	16	4	9	13	4	-
2008-2009	ZSC Lions U17	Novizen Elite	27	1	2	3	4	-	Playoffs	10	0	5	5	4	-
2008-2009	GCK Lions U20	Elite Jr. A	8	0	1	1	0	-	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	-
2008-2009	Switzerland U16 (all)	International-Jr	12	1	2	3	2	-
2008-2009	Switzerland U17 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	0	-
2009-2010	GCK Lions U20	Elite Jr. A	13	1	5	6	2	-	Playoffs	9	0	4	4	2	-
2009-2010	GC Küsnacht Lions	NLB	29	0	6	6	14	-
2009-2010	Switzerland U18	WJC-18	6	0	3	3	0	-3
2009-2010	Switzerland U18 (all)	International-Jr	25	1	9	10	2	-
2010-2011	GCK Lions U20	Elite Jr. A	2	0	1	1	0	-	Playoffs	10	0	0	0	6	-
2010-2011	GC Küsnacht Lions	NLB	37	1	2	3	4	-
2010-2011	ZSC Lions	NLA	2	0	0	0	0	0
2010-2011	Switzerland U18	WJC-18	6	0	2	2	0	1
2010-2011	Switzerland U18 (all)	International-Jr	22	4	5	9	2	-
2010-2011	Switzerland U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	0	1	1	2	-
2011-2012	Luleå HF J20	J20 SuperElit	42	5	16	21	8	5	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	2	-2
2011-2012	Luleå HF	Elitserien	3	0	0	0	0	0
2011-2012	Switzerland U19 (all) "A"	International-Jr	4	1	1	2	0	-
2011-2012	Switzerland U20	WJC-20	6	1	1	2	0	2
2011-2012	Switzerland U20 (all)	International-Jr	14	1	4	5	2	-
2011-2012	Switzerland (all)	International	4	0	0	0	0	-
2012-2013	Luleå HF J20	J20 SuperElit	11	2	1	3	2	-5
2012-2013	Luleå HF	Elitserien	16	1	3	4	0	9	Playoffs	15	0	1	1	0	4
2012-2013	Asplöven HC Loan	HockeyAllsvenskan	2	0	0	0	4	-2
2012-2013	Tingsryds AIF Loan	HockeyAllsvenskan	16	0	2	2	2	-6
2012-2013	Switzerland U20	WJC-20	6	0	1	1	2	0
2012-2013	Switzerland U20 (all)	International-Jr	14	1	4	5	14	-
2012-2013	Switzerland (all)	International	2	0	0	0	0	0
2013-2014	Luleå HF	SHL	54	4	8	12	12	8	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	0	-5
2013-2014	Switzerland	WC	7	1	0	1	2	0
2013-2014	Switzerland (all)	International	18	1	1	2	6	-1
2014-2015	Luleå HF	SHL	52	3	10	13	14	2	Playoffs	9	0	2	2	0	3
2014-2015	Switzerland	WC	3	0	0	0	0	0
2014-2015	Switzerland (all)	International	13	0	2	2	4	4
2015-2016	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	8	0	0	0	0	9
2015-2016	Lake Erie Monsters	AHL	33	3	10	13	8	3	Playoffs	17	1	4	5	2	4
2016-2017	Cleveland Monsters	AHL	72	4	25	29	43	-7
2016-2017	Switzerland	WC	8	0	1	1	2	1
2016-2017	Switzerland (all)	International	11	0	1	1	2	1
2017-2018	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	11	0	4	4	2	2
2017-2018	Cleveland Monsters	AHL	32	1	14	15	20	-3
2017-2018	Switzerland	WC	10	1	2	3	0	0
2017-2018	Switzerland (all)	International	10	1	2	3	0	0
2018-2019	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	25	0	5	5	6	6	Playoffs	10	1	0	1	2	-2
2018-2019	Cleveland Monsters	AHL	5	1	1	2	0	0
2019-2020	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	33	1	4	5	12	-9	Playoffs	9	0	1	1	7	2
2020-2021	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	35	1	4	5	10	-3
2021-2022	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	41	3	8	11	16	-2
2021-2022	Switzerland	WC	8	2	4	6	0	6
2021-2022	Switzerland (all)	International	10	2	4	6	0	6
2022-2023	ZSC Lions	NL	49	7	24	31	8	20	Playoffs	9	2	3	5	6	0
2022-2023	Switzerland	WC	7	0	4	4	4	2
2022-2023	Switzerland (all) "A"	International	14	1	4	5	4	1
2023-2024	ZSC Lions	NL	40	3	22	25	8	18	Playoffs	15	2	9	11	0	9
2023-2024	Switzerland	WC	10	1	2	3	6	4
2023-2024	Switzerland (all)	International	15	1	4	5	8	-1
2024-2025	ZSC Lions	NL	51	6	18	24	22	20	Playoffs	16	3	5	8	14	15
2024-2025	Switzerland	WC	10	1	8	9	2	9
2024-2025	Switzerland (all)	International	17	1	10	11	2	5
2025-2026	ZSC Lions	NL	49	3	17	20	14	18	Playoffs	9	2	2	4	2	2
2025-2026	Switzerland Olympics	OG	5	1	2	3	2	-2
2025-2026	Switzerland	WC	10	1	3	4	31	8
2025-2026	Switzerland (all)	International	23	2	9	11	35	7
2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	14	2	4	6	4	1
2026-2027	Projected	NL	52	7	15	22	15	4

Dean Kukan Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2004-2005	ZSC Lions	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005-2006	ZSC Lions	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010-2011	Switzerland U20	WJAC-19	4	0	1	1	2	-
2012-2013	Luleå HF	ET	1	0	0	0	0	-
2012-2013	Switzerland U20	WJAC-19	5	1	0	1	8	-
2013-2014	Luleå HF	ET	8	1	1	2	2	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-
2013-2014	Switzerland	Deutschland Cup	3	0	0	0	0	0
2014-2015	Luleå HF	Champions HL	13	1	2	3	10	7
2021-2022	Switzerland	EHT	2	0	0	0	0	0
2022-2023	ZSC Lions	Champions HL	6	1	2	3	25	-1
2022-2023	Switzerland	EHT	7	1	0	1	0	-1
2023-2024	Switzerland	EHT	5	0	2	2	2	-4
2024-2025	ZSC Lions	Champions HL	12	2	3	5	4	9
2024-2025	Switzerland	EHT	7	0	2	2	0	0
2025-2026	ZSC Lions	Champions HL	8	1	3	4	0	-4
2025-2026	Switzerland	EHT	8	0	4	4	2	1

Dean Kukan Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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
Elite Jr. A (Swiss U21-Elit)	3	23	1	7	8	0.35	2	-	3	24	0	4	4	0.17	10	-
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	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 by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Asplöven HC	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	4	-2	0
Cleveland Monsters	4	142	9	50	59	0.42	71	-7	1	17	1	4	5	0.29	2	4
Columbus Blue Jackets	6	153	5	25	30	0.20	46	3	2	19	1	1	2	0.11	9	0
GC Küsnacht Lions	2	66	1	8	9	0.14	18	-	0
GC Küsnacht Lions U17	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
GCK Lions U20	3	23	1	7	8	0.35	2	-	3	24	0	4	4	0.17	10	-
Luleå HF	4	147	10	24	34	0.23	38	26*	3	32	1	4	5	0.16	0	2*
Luleå HF J20	2	53	7	17	24	0.45	10	0	1	3	0	2	2	0.67	2	-2
Switzerland	9	73	7	24	31	0.42	47	30	0
Switzerland (Cup)	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Switzerland (EHT)	5	29	1	8	9	0.31	4	-4	0
Switzerland (all)	11	137	9	37	46	0.34	61	22*	0
Switzerland Olympics	1	5	1	2	3	0.60	2	-2	0
Switzerland U16 (all)	1	12	1	2	3	0.25	2	-	0
Switzerland U17 (all)	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
Switzerland U18	2	12	0	5	5	0.42	0	-2	0
Switzerland U18 (all)	2	47	5	14	19	0.40	4	-	0
Switzerland U19 (all)	1	4	1	1	2	0.50	0	-	0
Switzerland U20	2	12	1	2	3	0.25	2	2	0
Switzerland U20	2	9	1	1	2	0.22	10	-	0
Switzerland U20 (all)	3	32	2	9	11	0.34	18	-	0
Tingsryds AIF	1	16	0	2	2	0.13	2	-6	0
ZSC Lions	6	231	25	93	118	0.51	85	81	4	49	9	19	28	0.57	22	26
ZSC Lions (Peewee)	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
ZSC Lions II U15	1	1	3	4	7	7.00	0	-	0
ZSC Lions II U17	2	33	9	15	24	0.73	10	-	0
ZSC Lions U15	2	50	18	14	32	0.64	16	-	0
ZSC Lions U17	3	30	1	2	3	0.10	6	-	2	22	1	5	6	0.27	6	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Dean Kukan Career Highlights

Season	Awards
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

Transactions

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

Dean Kukan Biography and Trivia

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