Stu Kulak

Stu Kulak
Born	(1963-03-10) March 10, 1963 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Vancouver Canucks Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers Quebec Nordiques Winnipeg Jets
NHL draft	115th overall, 1981 Vancouver Canucks
Playing career	1982–2000

Stuart Alan Kulak (born March 10, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right wing who spent parts of four seasons in the National Hockey League between 1982 and 1989. Selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, he played for the Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Quebec Nordiques, and Winnipeg Jets, as well as several teams in the minor leagues.

Playing career

Kulak was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He was selected in the third round, 115th overall, by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft from the Victoria Cougars of the WHL. He would make his debut for the team at the age of just 19 in the 1982–83 season, appearing in 4 games and registering a goal and an assist. Considered one of the team's top prospects at this point, his career would go awry the following year when he suffered a serious abdominal injury which required surgery and forced him to miss almost two seasons.

In 1986–87, Kulak would crack the Canucks' roster out of training camp, appearing in 21 games before being waived and claimed by the Edmonton Oilers. He would be dealt again before the end of the season, this time to the New York Rangers. In what would prove to be his only full NHL season, Kulak registered 4 goals and 2 assists in 54 games between Vancouver, Edmonton, and New York.

Kulak would have stints with the Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets over the next two seasons, but fail to stick full-time. Released by the Jets in 1990, he would spend most of the 1990s in low-end minor pro before finally retiring in 2000.

Kulak appeared in 90 NHL games, registering 8 goals and 4 assists for 12 points, along with 130 penalty minutes.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979–80	Sherwood Park Crusaders	AJHL		53	30	23	53	111		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Victoria Cougars	WHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Victoria Cougars	WHL		72	23	24	47	43		15	3	5	8	19
1981–82	Victoria Cougars	WHL		71	38	50	88	92		4	1	2	3	43
1982–83	Victoria Cougars	WHL		50	29	33	62	130		10	10	9	19	29
1982–83	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		4	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Fredericton Express	AHL		52	12	16	28	55		5	0	0	0	59
1985–86	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		30	14	8	22	38		2	2	0	2	0
1985–86	Fredericton Express	AHL		3	1	0	1	0		6	2	1	3	0
1986–87	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		28	1	1	2	37		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		3	3	1	4	41		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	New York Rangers	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	2
1987–88	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		14	1	1	2	28		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Moncton Hawks	AHL		37	9	12	21	58		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		18	2	0	2	24		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Moncton Hawks	AHL		51	30	29	59	98		10	5	6	11	16
1989–90	Moncton Hawks	AHL		56	14	23	37	72		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Kansas City Blades	IHL		47	13	28	41	20		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Erie Panthers	ECHL		21	13	8	21	23		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Tilburg Trappers	NED		16	11	16	27	44		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		59	17	29	46	101		8	0	0	0	28
1994–95	San Antonio Iguanas	CHL		65	30	38	68	97		13	3	3	6	36
1995–96	Reno Renegades	WCHL		43	16	25	41	60		3	1	1	2	0
1996–97	Reno Renegades	WCHL		36	12	18	30	60		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	New Mexico Scorpions	WPHL		5	0	0	0	0		6	1	1	2	8
1997–98	Reno Rage	WCHL		63	16	25	41	54		3	3	2	5	4
1998–99	Tucson Gila Monsters	WCHL		21	8	15	23	16		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Phoenix Mustangs	WCHL		20	3	15	18	18		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Fresno Falcons	WCHL		9	5	6	11	8		7	2	2	4	6
1999–00	Austin Ice Bats	WPHL		42	4	10	14	16		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				70	8	4	12	130		3	0	0	0	2

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database