Dean Kukan

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Birth place: Volketswil, Switzerland
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 2" (189 cm) | 196 lb (89 kg)
Birth place: Volketswil, Switzerland
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 2" (189 cm) | 196 lb (89 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 2013 | Luleå HF | Elitserien | Skellefteå AIK defeated Luleå HF 4‑0 in a best of seven gold medal series. | |
| 22 | 2016 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL Calder Cup Champion | Lake Erie Monsters defeated Hershey Bears 4‑0 in a best of seven series. | |
| 24 | 2018 | Team Switzerland | World Championship | Copenhagen and Herning, Denmark | |
| 30 | 2024 | ZSC Lions | NLA | ZSC Lions defeated Lausanne HC 4‑3 in a best of seven series. | |
| 30 | 2024 | Team Switzerland | World Championship | Prague and Ostrava, Czechia | |
| 31 | 2025 | ZSC Lions | NLA | ZSC Lions defeated Lausanne HC 4‑1 in a best of seven series. | |
| 31 | 2025 | Team Switzerland | World Championship | Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark | |
| IIHF World Championship Medals | |||||
| AHL Calder Cup Championships | |||||
| Swiss Championships | |||||
| Swedish Championship Medals | |||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SOG | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | CBJ @ BOS | (2-5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 21:48 | 20:59 | 0:00 | 0:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Apr 24, 2022 | EDM @ CBJ | (2-5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:48 | 15:37 | 0:02 | 0:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Apr 26, 2022 | CBJ @ TBL | (1-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 16:44 | 16:27 | 0:00 | 0:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Apr 28, 2022 | TBL @ CBJ | (2-5) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:40 | 13:54 | 1:48 | 1:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 3.396 | 3.396 | 0.000 | 4.317 | 4.317 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Apr 29, 2022 | CBJ @ PIT | (3-5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 16:32 | 15:20 | 1:10 | 0:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | Goals | per Game | Shots | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| 2009‑10 | Team Switzerland U18 | | 16 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.538 | 0.538 | ||
| 2010‑11 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010‑11 | Team Switzerland U18 | | 17 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.118 | 0.294 | 0.412 | ||
| 2011‑12 | Luleå HF | Elitserien | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Luleå HF | U20 SuperElit | 18 | 42 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.119 | 0.381 | 0.500 | 64 | 7.8 |
| 2011‑12 | Team Switzerland U19 | | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 8 | 12.5 |
| 2011‑12 | Team Switzerland U20 | | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.111 | 0.333 | 0.444 | 12 | 8.3 |
| 2012‑13 | Luleå HF | U20 SuperElit | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.182 | 0.091 | 0.273 | 18 | 11.1 |
| 2012‑13 | Asplöven HC | Allsvenskan | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2012‑13 | Tingsryds AIF | Allsvenskan | 19 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 20 | 0.0 |
| 2012‑13 | Luleå HF | Elitserien | 19 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.063 | 0.188 | 0.250 | 11 | 9.1 |
| 2012‑13 | Team Switzerland | | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2012‑13 | Team Switzerland U20 | | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2013‑14 | Luleå HF | SHL | 20 | 54 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.074 | 0.148 | 0.222 | 68 | 5.9 |
| 2013‑14 | Team Switzerland | | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.063 | 0.063 | 0.125 | 14 | 7.1 |
| 2014‑15 | Luleå HF | SHL | 21 | 52 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.058 | 0.192 | 0.250 | 47 | 6.4 |
| 2014‑15 | Team Switzerland | | 21 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.154 | 0.154 | ||
| 2015‑16 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2015‑16 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 22 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.091 | 0.303 | 0.394 | 41 | 7.3 | |
| 2016‑17 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 23 | 72 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 43 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.056 | 0.347 | 0.403 | 95 | 4.2 |
| 2016‑17 | Team Switzerland | | 23 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 24 | 32 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 20 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.031 | 0.438 | 0.469 | 56 | 1.8 |
| 2017‑18 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 24 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.364 | 0.364 | 12 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | Team Switzerland | | 24 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.100 | 0.200 | 0.300 | 13 | 7.7 |
| 2018‑19 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 | 14 | 7.1 |
| 2018‑19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 25 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 16 | 0.0 |
| 2019‑20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 26 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.030 | 0.121 | 0.152 | 51 | 2.0 |
| 2020‑21 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 27 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.029 | 0.114 | 0.143 | 29 | 3.4 |
| 2021‑22 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 28 | 41 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.073 | 0.195 | 0.268 | 41 | 7.3 |
| 2021‑22 | Team Switzerland | | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.400 | 0.600 | 22 | 9.1 |
| 2022‑23 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 29 | 49 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.143 | 0.490 | 0.633 | 93 | 7.5 |
| 2022‑23 | Team Switzerland | | 29 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.071 | 0.286 | 0.357 | ||
| 2023‑24 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 30 | 40 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.075 | 0.550 | 0.625 | 72 | 4.2 |
| 2023‑24 | Team Switzerland | | 30 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.067 | 0.267 | 0.333 | ||
| 2024‑25 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 31 | 51 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.118 | 0.353 | 0.471 | 85 | 7.1 |
| 2024‑25 | Team Switzerland | | 31 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.059 | 0.588 | 0.647 | ||
| 2025‑26 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 32 | 39 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.051 | 0.333 | 0.385 | 66 | 3.0 |
| 2025‑26 | Team Switzerland | | 32 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| NLA Totals | 181 | 18 | 77 | 95 | 48 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.099 | 0.425 | 0.525 | 316 | 5.7 | |||
| NHL Totals | 153 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.033 | 0.163 | 0.196 | 152 | 3.3 | |||
| AHL Totals | 142 | 9 | 50 | 59 | 71 | -7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.063 | 0.352 | 0.415 | 206 | 4.4 | |||
| SHL Totals | 125 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.064 | 0.168 | 0.232 | 129 | 6.2 | |||
| U20 Nationell Totals | 53 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.132 | 0.321 | 0.453 | 82 | 8.5 | |||
| Allsvenskan Totals | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 22 | 0.0 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011‑12 | Luleå HF | U20 SuperElit | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.667 | 0.667 | 8 | 0.0 |
| 2012‑13 | Luleå HF | Elitserien | 19 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.067 | 0.067 | 6 | 0.0 |
| 2013‑14 | Luleå HF | SHL | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.333 | 7 | 14.3 |
| 2014‑15 | Luleå HF | SHL | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.286 | 0.286 | 17 | 0.0 |
| 2015‑16 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.059 | 0.235 | 0.294 | 21 | 4.8 | |
| 2018‑19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 13 | 7.7 |
| 2019‑20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 26 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 11 | 0.0 |
| 2022‑23 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.222 | 0.333 | 0.556 | 18 | 11.1 |
| 2023‑24 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 30 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.133 | 0.600 | 0.733 | 26 | 7.7 |
| 2024‑25 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 31 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.188 | 0.313 | 0.500 | 32 | 9.4 |
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| NLA Totals | 40 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.175 | 0.425 | 0.600 | 76 | 9.2 | |||
| SHL Totals | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.036 | 0.143 | 0.179 | 30 | 3.3 | |||
| NHL Totals | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.053 | 0.053 | 0.105 | 24 | 4.2 | |||
| AHL Totals | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.059 | 0.235 | 0.294 | 21 | 4.8 | ||||
| U20 Nationell Totals | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.667 | 0.667 | 8 | 0.0 |