Karlis Cukste

Born on: June 17, 1997
Birth place: Riga, Latvia
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 4" (193 cm) | 220 lb (100 kg)

Drafted by: San Jose Sharks, 5. round (#130 overall), in 2015 NHL Entry Draft

Championships & Medals

	Age	Year	Team	Event	Tournament Location / Series Result
	25	2023	HC Ocelari Trinec	Czech ExtraLiga	HC Ocelari Trinec defeated Mountfield HK 4‑2 in a best of seven series.
	25	2023	Team Latvia	World Championship	Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia
IIHF World Championship Medals
Czech Extraliga Championships

Rows Seasons		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%
2014‑15	HK Riga	MHL	17	56	7	8	15	40	-3	3	0	0	0.125	0.143	0.268	68	10.3
2014‑15	Team Latvia		17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0.0
2014‑15	Team Latvia U18		17	6	2	4	6	8	2	2	0	0	0.333	0.667	1.000	12	16.7
2015‑16	Chicago Steel	USHL	18	44	4	11	15	10	-4	1	1	0	0.091	0.250	0.341	37	10.8
2016‑17	Quinnipiac University	NCAA	19	38	5	10	15	47	11	2	0	0	0.132	0.263	0.395	57	8.8
2016‑17	Team Latvia U20		19	6	1	2	3	8	-4	0	0	0	0.167	0.333	0.500	7	14.3
2017‑18	Quinnipiac University	NCAA	20	38	3	10	13	10	1	0	0	0	0.079	0.263	0.342	61	4.9
2018‑19	Quinnipiac University	NCAA	21	38	2	18	20	26	9	0	0	0	0.053	0.474	0.526	56	3.6
2019‑20	Quinnipiac University	NCAA	22	34	4	14	18	14	0	1	0	0	0.118	0.412	0.529	73	5.5
2020‑21	Orlando Solar Bears	ECHL	23	16	1	3	4	2	2	0	0	0	0.063	0.188	0.250	27	3.7
2020‑21	San Jose Barracuda	AHL	23	7	1	0	1	0	-2	0	0	0	0.143	0.000	0.143	8	12.5
2020‑21	Team Latvia		23	3	1	0	1	0	-2	0	0	1	0.333	0.000	0.333	8	12.5
2021‑22	Dinamo Riga	KHL	24	34	0	2	2	39	-3	0	0	0	0.000	0.059	0.059	35	0.0
2021‑22	Pelicans Lahti	Liiga	24	15	1	5	6	4	9	0	0	0	0.067	0.333	0.400	42	2.4
2021‑22	Team Latvia		24	14	0	4	4	8	-4	0	0	0	0.000	0.286	0.286	14	0.0
2022‑23	HC Ocelari Trinec	ELH	25	49	2	6	8	18	9	0	0	0	0.041	0.122	0.163	63	3.2
2022‑23	Team Latvia		25	12	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	9	0.0
2023‑24	Brynäs IF	Allsvenskan	26	49	0	13	13	18	18	0	0	0	0.000	0.265	0.265	55	0.0
2023‑24	Team Latvia		26	7	0	0	0	2	-3	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	8	0.0
Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	G/GP	A/GP	P/GP	SOG	SH%
	NCAA Totals			148	14	52	66	97	21	3	0	0	0.095	0.351	0.446	247	5.7
	MHL Totals			56	7	8	15	40	-3	3	0	0	0.125	0.143	0.268	68	10.3
	Czech ExtraLiga Totals			49	2	6	8	18	9	0	0	0	0.041	0.122	0.163	63	3.2
	Allsvenskan Totals			49	0	13	13	18	18	0	0	0	0.000	0.265	0.265	55	0.0
	USHL Totals			44	4	11	15	10	-4	1	1	0	0.091	0.250	0.341	37	10.8
	KHL Totals			34	0	2	2	39	-3	0	0	0	0.000	0.059	0.059	35	0.0
	ECHL Totals			16	1	3	4	2	2	0	0	0	0.063	0.188	0.250	27	3.7
	Liiga Totals			15	1	5	6	4	9	0	0	0	0.067	0.333	0.400	42	2.4
	AHL Totals			7	1	0	1	0	-2	0	0	0	0.143	0.000	0.143	8	12.5

Playoff Stats

Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	GWG	G/GP	A/GP	P/GP	SOG	SH%
2014‑15	HK Riga	MHL	17	3	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	4	0.0
2021‑22	Pelicans Lahti	Liiga	24	3	0	0	0	4	-1	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	7	0.0
2022‑23	HC Ocelari Trinec	Czech ExtraLiga	25	9	2	1	3	0	1	1	0.222	0.111	0.333	9	22.2
2023‑24	Brynäs IF	Allsvenskan	26	13	1	2	3	4	3	1	0.077	0.154	0.231	13	7.7
	Allsvenskan Totals			13	1	2	3	4	3	1	0.077	0.154	0.231	13	7.7
	Czech ExtraLiga Totals			9	2	1	3	0	1	1	0.222	0.111	0.333	9	22.2
	MHL Totals			3	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	4	0.0
	Liiga Totals			3	0	0	0	4	-1	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	7	0.0

National Team Stats - Major Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	G/GP	A/GP	P/GP	SOG	SH%
Team Latvia - U18 World Championship 2015	17	6	2	4	6	8	2	2	0.333	0.667	1.000	12	16.7
Team Latvia - U20 World Championship 2017	19	6	1	2	3	8	-4	0	0.167	0.333	0.500	7	14.3
Team Latvia - World Championship 2022	24	7	0	4	4	6	-2	0	0.000	0.571	0.571	9	0.0
Team Latvia - World Championship 2023	25	10	0	0	0	2	4	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	8	0.0
Team Latvia - World Championship 2024	26	7	0	0	0	2	-3	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	8	0.0
World Championship Totals		24	0	4	4	10	-1	0	0.000	0.167	0.167	25	0.0
U18 World Championship Totals		6	2	4	6	8	2	2	0.333	0.667	1.000	12	16.7
U20 World Championship Totals		6	1	2	3	8	-4	0	0.167	0.333	0.500	7	14.3

National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	P	PIM	+/-	GWG	G/GP	P/GP	SOG	SH%
Team Latvia - Euro Hockey Challenge 2015	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0	0.0
Team Latvia - Deutschland Cup 2020	23	3	1	1	0	-2	1	0.333	0.333	8	12.5
Team Latvia - 2022 Olympic Qualification 2021	24	3	0	0	2	1	0	0.000	0.000	2	0.0
Team Latvia - Swiss Ice Hockey Challenge 2021	24	2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.000	0.000	0	0.0
Team Latvia - Men 2‑Nations 2022	24	2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.000	0.000	3	0.0
Team Latvia - Kaufland Cup 2022	25	2	0	0	2	-2	0	0.000	0.000	1	0.0
Men Totals		13	1	1	4	-6	1	0.077	0.077	14	7.1