Alexander Kulakov

Alexander Kulakov
Born	(1983-05-15) 15 May 1983 Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, URS
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
BXL team Former teams	Yunost Minsk Dinamo Minsk HC Shakhter Soligorsk Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
National team	Belarus
Playing career	2001–2021

Alexander Viktorovich Kulakov (Russian: Александр Викторович Кулаков) (born 15 May 1983) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for Yunost Minsk of the Belarusian Extraleague (BXL). He previously joined Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod after a lengthy first tenure with HC Dinamo Minsk. He has also competed in the Eastern European Hockey League and the Belarusian Extraliga.

Kulakov was selected for the Belarus national team in the 2010 Winter Olympics. He also participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship. He previously represented Belarus at the 2000 and 2001 IIHF World U18 Championships, the 2001, 2002 and 2003 IIHF World U20 Championship, and the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Ice Hockey World Championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Yunost Minsk	BLR		7	5	4	9	18		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Keramin Minsk	BLR		12	2	0	2	0		5	0	1	1	2
2001–02	Keramin Minsk	EEHL		25	4	5	9	10		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	HK Vitebsk	BLR		39	4	6	10	28		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	HK Vitebsk	EEHL		28	3	4	7	18		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Yunost Minsk	BLR		8	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Yunior Minsk	BLR		6	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Dinamo Minsk	BLR		20	3	4	7	4		4	0	0	0	0
2003–04	Dinamo–2 Minsk	BLR.2		5	5	1	6	0		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Dinamo Minsk	BLR		41	12	8	20	28		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Dinamo–2 Minsk	BLR.2		1	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Khimik–SKA Novopolotsk	BLR		1	1	1	2	0		3	0	0	0	0
2005–06	Dinamo Minsk	BLR		54	13	13	26	36		10	0	0	0	2
2006–07	Dinamo Minsk	BLR		49	11	13	24	32		12	4	5	9	8
2006–07	Dinamo–2 Minsk	BLR.2		2	2	2	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Dinamo Minsk	BLR		53	15	25	40	66		8	3	4	7	4
2008–09	Dinamo Minsk	KHL		37	6	10	16	12		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Keramin Minsk	BLR		15	6	3	9	2		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Dinamo Minsk	KHL		40	5	5	10	8		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	BLR		10	5	5	10	2		14	4	8	12	14
2010–11	Dinamo Minsk	KHL		53	9	12	21	22		7	1	4	5	4
2011–12	Dinamo Minsk	KHL		52	8	10	18	24		3	0	1	1	25
2012–13	Dinamo Minsk	KHL		50	8	3	11	28		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL		16	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Dinamo Minsk	KHL		56	7	9	16	16		5	0	0	0	0
2015–16	Dinamo Minsk	KHL		7	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Dinamo Minsk	KHL		46	5	9	14	20		5	0	1	1	4
2017–18	Dinamo Minsk	KHL		35	3	3	6	8		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	BLR		14	2	7	9	12		7	3	5	8	16
2018–19	Yunost Minsk	BLR		49	5	33	38	8		11	2	7	9	25
2019–20	Yunost Minsk	BLR		54	2	18	20	12		11	1	2	3	10
2020–21	Podhale Nowy Targ	POL		2	0	0	0	2		4	0	3	3	4
BLR totals				432	86	141	227	256		85	17	32	49	81
KHL totals				392	51	62	113	140		20	1	6	7	33

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000	Belarus	WJC18		6	1	1	2	4
2001	Belarus	WJC		6	1	1	2	0
2001	Belarus	WJC18 D1		5	3	5	8	12
2002	Belarus	WJC		6	0	2	2	4
2003	Belarus	WJC		6	2	0	2	2
2007	Belarus	WC		6	2	2	4	6
2008	Belarus	WC		5	0	1	1	0
2009	Belarus	WC		7	0	0	0	2
2010	Belarus	OG		4	0	1	1	0
2010	Belarus	WC		6	0	0	0	0
2011	Belarus	WC		6	1	5	6	2
2012	Belarus	WC		5	0	0	0	2
2013	Belarus	OGQ		3	1	1	2	2
2013	Belarus	WC		7	1	1	2	4
2015	Belarus	WC		8	0	3	3	2
2016	Belarus	OGQ		3	0	1	1	0
2017	Belarus	WC		7	2	0	2	0
Junior totals				29	7	9	16	22
Senior totals				67	7	15	22	20

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database