Jiri Kulich

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Birth place: Kadan, Czech Republic
Forward, shoots left
6 ' 1" (185 cm) | 194 lb (88 kg)
Birth place: Kadan, Czech Republic
Forward, shoots left
6 ' 1" (185 cm) | 194 lb (88 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2023 | Team Czech Republic | U20 World Championship | Halifax, Nova Scotia and Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 19 | 2024 | Team Czech Republic | U20 World Championship | Göteborg, Sweden | |
| IIHF U20 World 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% |
| Oct 24, 2025 | TOR @ BUF | (3-5) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16:50 | 16:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.564 | 3.564 | 7.129 | 3.564 | 3.564 | 7.129 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 56.25% |
| Oct 25, 2025 | BUF @ TOR | (3-4) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:24 | 13:20 | 1:57 | 0:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 3.896 | 3.896 | 0.000 | 4.500 | 4.500 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 26.67% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | CBJ @ BUF | (4-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:56 | 18:18 | 1:38 | 0:00 | 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% | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 47.83% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | BUF @ BOS | (3-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:05 | 15:07 | 2:58 | 0:00 | 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% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 42.86% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | WSH @ BUF | (3-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:19 | 10:39 | 0:39 | 0:01 | 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% | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2019‑20 | Team Czech Republic U16 | | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020‑21 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | ELH | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020‑21 | Team Czech Republic U17 | | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2020‑21 | Team Czech Republic U18 | | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021‑22 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | ELH | 17 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10.7 |
| 2021‑22 | Team Czech Republic U18 | | 17 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 8 | -6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2021‑22 | Team Czech Republic U20 | | 17 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022‑23 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 18 | 62 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 18 | -7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 15.2 |
| 2022‑23 | Team Czech Republic U20 | | 18 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023‑24 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023‑24 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 19 | 57 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15.4 |
| 2023‑24 | Team Czech Republic U20 | | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17.6 |
| 2024‑25 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 20 | 62 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 18 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11.2 |
| 2024‑25 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11.8 |
| 2025‑26 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 |
| AHL Totals | 123 | 53 | 41 | 94 | 44 | -5 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 15.1 | |||
| NHL Totals | 75 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 22 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11.6 | |||
| Czech ExtraLiga Totals | 50 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10.7 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021‑22 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | Czech ExtraLiga | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022‑23 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20.6 |
| 2023‑24 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024‑25 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 20 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 |
| AHL Totals | 25 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 10 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12.2 | |||
| Czech ExtraLiga Totals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Czech Republic - U18 World Championship 2021 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Czech Republic - Hlinka Gretzky Cup 2021 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15.8 |
| Team Czech Republic - U20 World Championship Cancelled Tournament 2022 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Czech Republic - U18 World Championship 2022 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | -6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23.1 |
| Team Czech Republic - U20 World Championship 2022 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Team Czech Republic - U20 World Championship 2023 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17.9 |
| Team Czech Republic - U20 World Championship 2024 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17.6 |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 23 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13.2 | |
| U18 World Championship Totals | 10 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | -9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20.9 | |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15.8 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Czech Republic - U16 4‑Nations 2019 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Czech Republic - U16 2‑Nations 2019 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Czech Republic - U16 2‑Nations 2019 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Czech Republic - U16 2‑Nations 2019 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Czech Republic - U17 2‑Nations 2020 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Team Czech Republic - U18 2‑Nations 2021 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Czech Republic - U18 2‑Nations 2021 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Team Czech Republic - U18 Exhibition Game 2021 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Czech Republic - U20 4‑Nations 2021 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Team Czech Republic - U18 Worlds Exhibition Games 2022 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Czech Republic - U20 4‑Nations 2022 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Czech Republic - U20 Worlds Exhibition Games 2022 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Czech Republic - U20 Worlds Exhibition Games 2022 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U16 Men Totals | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U20 Men Totals | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U18 Men Totals | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| U17 Men Totals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
All-Star Game Appearences
| Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Division All-Stars | AHL | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AHL All-Star Game Totals | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |