Edgars Kulda

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| caption = Kulda with Latvia in 2013

| alt =

| image = Edgars Kulda, Denmark U20 - Latvia U20, 19.12.201319.12.2013 in Sanok.jpg

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| image_size = 230px

| position = Left wing

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 192

| team = Dinamo Riga

| league = KHL

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| former_teams = PSG Berani Zlín

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|11|13}}

| birth_place = Riga, Latvia

| ntl_team = LAT

| draft = 193rd overall

| draft_year = 2014

| draft_team = Arizona Coyotes

| career_start = 2011

| career_end =

}}

Edgars Kulda (born 13 November 1994) is a Latvian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected 193rd overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft by the Arizona Coyotes.{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftsearch.htm?year=2014&team=ARI&position=&round=7|title=Arizona Coyotes 2014 draft 7th round selections|author= NHL|publisher=nhl.com|accessdate=2016-05-08}} He played in Latvian minor and youth leagues.{{cite web|url=http://statistika.lhf.tiesraides.lv/lv/players/4949|title=Spēlētāja dati|author=Latvijas Hokeja fedrācija|publisher=lhf.lv|language=Latvian|accessdate=2016-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602102329/http://statistika.lhf.tiesraides.lv/lv/players/4949|archive-date=2 June 2016|url-status=dead}}

Playing career

=Junior=

Kulda began playing hockey in BHS hockey school and founded by former Dinamo Rīga player Helmuts Balderis.{{cite web|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/motherclub.php?motherclub=BHS|title=HOCKEY PLAYERS FROM BHS|author= EliteProspects|publisher=eliteprospects.com|accessdate=2016-05-08}}

In 2011–12 season Kulda moved to North America to play for Edmonton Oil Kings of WHL. His most successful season as Oil King was 2013–14, when Oil Kings won Memorial Cup and Kulda received Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as Memorial Cup Most Valuable Player.{{cite web|url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/photos/arturs-kulda-won-the-stafford-smythe-memorial-trophy-as-the-most-valuable-player-at-the-2014-photo-1401066106449.html|title=Arturs Kulda won the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as the Most Valuable Player at the 2014 MasterCard Memorial Cup|author=Yahoo Sports|publisher=yahhoo.com|date=2014-05-25|accessdate=2016-05-08|archive-date=8 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508222244/https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/photos/arturs-kulda-won-the-stafford-smythe-memorial-trophy-as-the-most-valuable-player-at-the-2014-photo-1401066106449.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/awards.php?award=CHL%20Memorial%20Cup%20Most%20Valuable%20Player%20%28Stafford%20Smythe%20Trophy%29|title=HOCKEY AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS|author=EliteProspects|publisher=eliteprospects.com|accessdate=2016-05-08}}

=Professional=

In 2015–16 season Kulda moved back to Latvia and joined his hometown club Dinamo Riga of KHL. He made his KHL debut on 3 September 2015, in overtime loss against Medveščak Zagreb.{{cite web|url=http://www.khl.ru/players/18399 |title=Player Match Log |author=KHL |publisher=khl.ru |accessdate=2016-05-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214221444/http://www.khl.ru/players/18399/ |archivedate=14 February 2016 |df=dmy }}

After a three year absence, highlighted with a lone season with PSG Berani Zlín of the Czech Extraliga, Kulda returned to Dinamo Riga on a one-year contract as a free agent on 7 August 2021.{{cite web | url = https://www.dinamoriga.lv/lv/zinas/kluba-zinas/pec-treninnometnes-pilnvertigus-ligumus-nosledz-vel-2-uzbruceji | title = Two more sign contracts after training camp | publisher = Dinamo Riga | date = 7 August 2021 | accessdate = 7 August 2021 | language = Latvian | archive-date = 7 August 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210807153527/https://www.dinamoriga.lv/lv/zinas/kluba-zinas/pec-treninnometnes-pilnvertigus-ligumus-nosledz-vel-2-uzbruceji | url-status = dead }}

International play

Kulda represented Latvia in junior and U18 championships. In 2016, he made his debut in 2016 World Championships in opening match overtime loss against Sweden.{{cite web|url=http://www.iihfworlds2016.com/en/games/2016-05-06/SWE-vs-LAT/#statistics-tab|title=Match Statistics|author=IIHF|publisher=iihf.com|accessdate=2016-05-08}}

Personal life

Edgars Kulda is the younger brother of Arturs Kulda.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" style="background:#fff;"\| ! rowspan="99" style="background:#fff;"\| ! colspan="5" \| Regular season ! rowspan="99" style="background:#fff;"\| ! colspan="5" \| Playoffs
style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM
2009–10 \| SK Rīga 18 \| LAT U18 \| 17	36	27	63	8 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2011–12 \| HK Rīga \| MHL \| 1	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
2011–12 \| HK Juniors Rīga \| MHL B \| 33	15	11	26	81 \| 7	2	9	11	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2011–12 \| HK Juniors Rīga \| LAT \| 25	21	15	36	18 \| 5	3	2	5	0
2012–13 \| Edmonton Oil Kings \| WHL \| 64	6	11	17	34 \| 22	2	12	14	10
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2013–14 \| Edmonton Oil Kings \| WHL \| 66	30	30	60	57 \| 21	10	12	22	12
2014–15 \| Edmonton Oil Kings \| WHL \| 47	13	17	30	35 \| 5	0	2	2	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2015–16 \| Dinamo Rīga \| KHL \| 39	4	3	7	23 \| —	—	—	—	—
2016–17 \| Dinamo Rīga \| KHL \| 39	3	6	9	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2017–18 \| Dinamo Rīga \| KHL \| 31	1	0	1	33 \| —	—	—	—	—
2017–18 \| HK Liepāja \| LAT \| —	—	—	—	— \| 5	2	3	5	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2018–19 \| PSG Berani Zlín \| ELH \| 52	11	11	22	32 \| 5	0	0	0	2
2019–20 \| Saryarka Karaganda \| VHL \| 37	12	8	20	16 \| 6	2	1	3	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2020–21 \| Metallurg Novokuznetsk \| VHL \| 41	8	8	16	14 \| 14	2	5	7	5
2021–22 \| Dinamo Rīga \| KHL \| 18	0	3	3	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2021–22 \| HK Zemgale/LLU \| LAT \| 16	10	20	30	4 \| 10	4	8	12	0
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| KHL totals ! 127 !! 8 !! 12 !! 20 !! 68 ! —!! —!! — !! — !! —