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 19822000

Stuart Alan Kulak (born March 10, 1963) is a Canadian former 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 GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1979–80 Sherwood Park Crusaders AJHL 53302353111
1979–80 Victoria Cougars WHL 30000
1980–81 Victoria Cougars WHL 7223244743 1535819
1981–82 Victoria Cougars WHL 7138508892 412343
1982–83 Victoria Cougars WHL 50293362130 101091929
1982–83 Vancouver Canucks NHL 41120
1983–84 Fredericton Express AHL 5212162855 500059
1985–86 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 301482238 22020
1985–86 Fredericton Express AHL 31010 62130
1986–87 Vancouver Canucks NHL 2811237
1986–87 Edmonton Oilers NHL 331441
1986–87 New York Rangers NHL 30000 30002
1987–88 Quebec Nordiques NHL 1411228
1987–88 Moncton Hawks AHL 379122158
1988–89 Winnipeg Jets NHL 1820224
1988–89 Moncton Hawks AHL 5130295998 10561116
1989–90 Moncton Hawks AHL 5614233772
1990–91 Kansas City Blades IHL 4713284120
1992–93 Erie Panthers ECHL 211382123
1992–93 Tilburg Trappers NED 1611162744
1993–94 Tulsa Oilers CHL 59172946101 800028
1994–95 San Antonio Iguanas CHL 6530386897 1333636
1995–96 Reno Renegades WCHL 4316254160 31120
1996–97 Reno Renegades WCHL 3612183060
1996–97 New Mexico Scorpions WPHL 50000 61128
1997–98 Reno Rage WCHL 6316254154 33254
1998–99 Tucson Gila Monsters WCHL 218152316
1998–99 Phoenix Mustangs WCHL 203151818
1998–99 Fresno Falcons WCHL 956118 72246
1999–00 Austin Ice Bats WPHL 424101416
NHL totals 708412130 30002
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