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Brett Kulak

Position	Left Defense / Right Defense	Current Team	Colorado Avalanche
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	4 years ($2.8M CapHit)
Height	6'1"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	192	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	32
Age (DOB)	32 (Jan 6, 1994)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2012, Round 4, Overall 105 (CGY)

Date	Team	Transaction
Feb 24, 2026	Colorado Avalanche	Acquired from Pittsburgh Penguins
Feb 24, 2026	Pittsburgh Penguins	Traded to Colorado Avalanche
Dec 15, 2025	Pittsburgh Penguins	Activated from Non-Roster
Dec 13, 2025	Pittsburgh Penguins	Placed on Non Roster Status
Dec 12, 2025	Pittsburgh Penguins	Acquired from Edmonton Oilers
Dec 12, 2025	Edmonton Oilers	Traded to Pittsburgh Penguins
Jul 13, 2022	Edmonton Oilers	Signed 4 years @ $2.750M AAV starting in 2022-23
May 25, 2019	Montreal Canadiens	Signed 3 years @ $1.850M AAV starting in 2019-20
Jul 25, 2018	Calgary Flames	Signed 1 year @ $900K AAV starting in 2018-19
Aug 28, 2017	Calgary Flames	Signed 1 year @ $650K AAV starting in 2017-18
Mar 18, 2014	Calgary Flames	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

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About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance using a series of Player Archetypes developed for Puckalytics.com and TheStanleyCap.com. The boxes in the rink image show the archetype ratings for the season specified in the card while the graphs to the right show the five-year trends for those archetypes.

Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in pink. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Skating data is from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Core Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	Producer	Playmaker	Shooter	Sniper	Rebound	Rush	Skating	Defend
2015-16	CGY	8	96:19	-1.49	-1.46	-0.82	-1.37	-	-0.89	-	5.38
2016-17	CGY	21	286:02	0.03	1.53	-0.77	-1.49	-	-0.96	-	1.86
2017-18	CGY	71	881:55	-0.92	-0.67	-0.74	-0.41	-	2.12	-	-0.03
2018-19	MTL	57	948:10	-0.12	-0.48	0.44	0.80	-	-0.34	-	-1.37
2019-20	MTL	56	912:24	-1.32	-1.02	-0.85	-1.18	-	1.37	-	-0.60
2020-21	MTL	46	719:30	-0.44	-0.50	-0.22	0.12	-	-0.81	-	0.13
2021-22	EDM, MTL	74	1172:41	0.02	-0.09	0.03	0.99	-	-0.13	1.59	-1.02
2022-23	EDM	82	1232:02	-0.68	-0.50	-0.70	-0.49	-	-0.89	0.76	0.60
2023-24	EDM	82	1148:05	-0.37	-0.20	-0.52	-0.48	-	1.40	1.68	-0.59
2024-25	EDM	82	1465:51	0.14	-0.04	0.19	0.44	-	0.17	1.22	-1.22
2025-26	COL, EDM, PIT	83	1382:53	-1.10	-0.93	-0.85	-1.00	-	0.26	0.33	0.23

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs
2015-16	CGY	8	96:19	-2.34	-1.57	-2.37	3.00	2.86	-1.52	-
2016-17	CGY	21	286:02	-1.23	-1.38	-2.21	-0.74	-0.18	0.90	-
2017-18	CGY	71	881:55	-1.83	-1.51	-1.97	-0.59	-0.78	0.17	-
2018-19	MTL	57	948:10	0.17	-1.68	-1.70	1.14	0.39	-1.35	-
2019-20	MTL	56	912:24	0.12	-1.70	-2.02	0.83	0.23	-0.96	-
2020-21	MTL	46	719:30	-0.23	-1.62	-2.28	1.37	-0.48	-2.02	-
2021-22	EDM, MTL	74	1172:41	-0.08	-1.47	-0.98	0.71	-0.37	-1.63	-
2022-23	EDM	82	1232:02	-0.38	-1.29	-0.28	-1.01	-0.98	0.55	-
2023-24	EDM	82	1148:05	-1.15	-1.39	-1.11	-0.80	-2.05	-0.84	-
2024-25	EDM	82	1465:51	0.68	-1.33	0.28	0.02	-0.52	-0.56	-
2025-26	COL, EDM, PIT	83	1382:53	0.16	-1.37	-0.42	-1.99	-2.52	0.50	-

About Archetypes

Player archetypes are a look at a players strengths and weaknesses in his game when compared to other players around the leeague. Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in pink. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).

Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Skating data is from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	CGY	8	96:19	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.19	-0.19	0.00	3.44	-3.44	0.00	8.33
2016-17	CGY	21	286:02	0.00	0.63	0.63	0.13	-0.13	0.00	3.40	-3.40	0.00	0.00
2017-18	CGY	71	881:55	0.14	0.41	0.54	0.17	-0.04	2.82	3.57	-0.75	3.60	2.70
2018-19	MTL	57	948:10	0.32	0.63	0.95	0.23	0.09	5.10	3.70	1.41	0.76	3.82
2019-20	MTL	56	912:24	0.00	0.33	0.33	0.17	-0.17	0.00	2.70	-2.70	2.50	4.17
2020-21	MTL	46	719:30	0.17	0.50	0.67	0.16	0.01	3.57	3.42	0.16	0.00	4.23
2021-22	EDM	18	271:02	0.44	0.89	1.33	0.21	0.23	7.69	3.62	4.07	0.00	2.70
2021-22	MTL	56	901:39	0.20	0.60	0.80	0.14	0.06	5.00	3.46	1.54	1.32	1.32
2021-22	EDM, MTL	74	1172:41	0.26	0.67	0.92	0.15	0.10	5.81	3.51	2.30	0.88	1.77
2022-23	EDM	82	1232:02	0.10	0.58	0.68	0.17	-0.07	1.89	3.30	-1.41	0.00	2.26
2023-24	EDM	82	1148:05	0.16	0.63	0.78	0.20	-0.04	3.41	4.24	-0.83	2.48	3.31
2024-25	EDM	82	1465:51	0.25	0.61	0.86	0.20	0.05	4.72	3.78	0.95	0.55	2.19
2025-26	EDM	31	490:25	0.00	0.24	0.24	0.11	-0.11	0.00	2.84	-2.84	0.00	2.17
2025-26	COL	27	445:52	0.00	0.40	0.40	0.19	-0.19	0.00	4.28	-4.28	0.00	2.13
2025-26	PIT	25	446:36	0.13	0.67	0.81	0.16	-0.03	3.70	4.43	-0.73	2.78	0.00
2025-26	COL, EDM, PIT	83	1382:53	0.04	0.43	0.48	0.15	-0.11	1.10	3.83	-2.74	0.78	1.55

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	CGY	8	96:19	42.98	0.62	1.83	38.62	1.87	1.86	25.00	49.55	-0.05	-0.86	8.66
2016-17	CGY	21	286:02	37.13	1.47	1.90	41.11	2.31	2.34	38.89	44.79	-0.38	0.16	-6.30
2017-18	CGY	71	881:55	46.33	2.31	2.39	41.84	2.59	2.21	47.22	52.01	-0.19	-0.05	-1.32
2018-19	MTL	57	948:10	49.86	3.29	2.66	38.22	2.40	2.10	57.78	55.86	-0.07	-0.27	2.27
2019-20	MTL	56	912:24	46.89	2.30	2.67	36.83	2.37	2.04	49.30	56.62	0.02	-0.14	1.86
2020-21	MTL	46	719:30	42.03	2.08	2.27	32.27	1.92	1.88	52.08	54.69	-0.18	-0.31	1.95
2021-22	EDM	18	271:02	49.37	3.54	3.02	36.75	2.66	2.24	57.14	57.46	0.09	-0.82	8.51
2021-22	MTL	56	901:39	36.93	2.40	2.22	39.66	2.93	2.40	45.00	48.04	-0.13	-0.33	1.78
2021-22	EDM, MTL	74	1172:41	39.81	2.66	2.41	38.99	2.87	2.36	48.15	50.44	-0.10	-0.45	3.39
2022-23	EDM	82	1232:02	40.23	2.58	2.81	41.98	2.53	2.75	50.48	50.55	-0.34	0.13	-4.11
2023-24	EDM	82	1148:05	40.76	2.35	2.71	36.11	2.30	2.18	50.56	55.42	-0.58	-0.27	-1.85
2024-25	EDM	82	1465:51	43.14	2.17	2.67	36.43	2.78	2.25	43.80	54.29	-0.27	-0.19	-0.37
2025-26	EDM	31	490:25	31.20	1.84	1.71	37.56	2.94	2.56	38.46	40.11	-1.14	-0.07	-11.95
2025-26	COL	27	445:52	42.12	1.35	2.41	38.62	1.35	2.70	50.00	47.08	-1.17	0.49	-14.74
2025-26	PIT	25	446:36	39.63	2.55	2.57	41.38	2.55	2.57	50.00	49.99	-0.70	0.21	-8.13
2025-26	COL, EDM, PIT	83	1382:53	37.44	1.91	2.21	39.14	2.30	2.61	45.36	45.89	-0.98	0.19	-11.04

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

2026 Elimination Eval: Colorado Avalanche at Blue Shirt Banter (Thu May 28, 2026)
Kulak Draws on Past Experience; Avalanche Focused on Overcoming Mental Hurdle at Colorado Hockey Now (Tue May 26, 2026)
Former Oilers Brett Kulak, Taylor Hall headed to the Western Conference Final at Oilers Nation (Wed May 20, 2026)
Former Flames defender Brett Kulak is thriving in the Stanley Cup playoffs at Flames Nation (Tue May 19, 2026)
Avalanche cannot afford to let Kulak slip through their fingers at Mile High Sticking (Sat May 16, 2026)
Colorado Avalanche’s late additions are mirroring key 2022 trend at Mile High Sticking (Fri May 15, 2026)
Avalanche defenseman Brett Kulak exceeding expectations to be key contributor at Mile High Sticking (Thu May 14, 2026)
Oilers Trade Tree: The original Brett Kulak deal and Lane Hutson at Oilers Nation (Thu May 14, 2026)
Brett Kulak envoie l'Avalanche en finale de conférence at HABSolument Fan (Thu May 14, 2026)
Brett Kulak scores 3:52 into OT, Avs advance to West final with 4-3 win over Wild at NBC Sports (Thu May 14, 2026)
Brett Kulak scores 3:52 into OT, Avs advance to West final with 4-3 win over Wild at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu May 14, 2026)
Recap: Avs roar back to win 4-3 in OT & earn conference final birth at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu May 14, 2026)
Recap: Avs roar back to win 4-3 in OT & earn conference final appearance at Mile High Hockey (Thu May 14, 2026)
Oilers Missed Brett Kulak in a Big Way in the Playoffs at The Hockey Writers (Wed May 13, 2026)
Avalanche Practice: Even In a High-Scoring Game, Brett Kulak Still Played Shutdown Defense at Colorado Hockey Now (Mon May 4, 2026)
Avalanche’s Trade Deadline Additions Deliver in the Playoffs at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Apr 27, 2026)
Who is in NHL playoffs? Latest standings, bracket matchups, tiebreakers at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Apr 1, 2026)
How are the players the Oilers traded away this season doing on their new teams? at Oilers Nation (Wed Mar 18, 2026)
Penguins' Sidney Crosby returning to lineup from Olympics injury at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Mar 18, 2026)
NHL regular season ends in one month: Key questions for stretch run at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Mar 16, 2026)
Getting to know the new faces in Avs sweaters at Mile High Sticking (Sat Mar 14, 2026)
Anze Kopitar sets Kings' scoring record, passes Marcel Dionne at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Mar 14, 2026)
Utah's NIck Schmaltz signs extension; who are top remaining free agents? at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Mar 11, 2026)
Brett Kulak Returns To Familiar Territory Against Oilers at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Mar 10, 2026)
Brad Marchand injury update: Panthers star to see if he needs surgery at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Mar 9, 2026)
NHL power rankings: Which teams aced the trade deadline? at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Mar 9, 2026)
NHL trade deadline winners, losers: Avalanche go all in with Nazem Kadri deal at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
NHL trade deadline tracker, live updates, rumors and analysis on deals at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
John Carlson trade grades: Who won Capitals-Ducks deal? at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
NHL trade deadline live tracker, analysis on all of the deals at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Mar 5, 2026)
NHL's 5 longest regular-season winning streaks at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Mar 5, 2026)
MacKenzie Weegar trade grades: Who won Mammoth-Flames deal? at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Mar 5, 2026)
NHL trade candidates generating buzz before March 6 deadline at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Mar 4, 2026)
John Gibson injury update: Red Wings call up Sebastian Cossa at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Mar 4, 2026)
NHL trade deadline tracker: Analysis on all of the big moves at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Mar 2, 2026)
John Gibson injury update, Detroit Red Wings say goalie looks OK at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Mar 2, 2026)
Avalanche Management at Flames‑Ducks Game Sparks Trade‑Deadline Speculation at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Mar 2, 2026)
If The New Jersey Devils Sell At The Trade Deadline, What Are Their Options? at All About the Jersey (Mon Mar 2, 2026)
Penguins Week Ahead: Schedule & Storylines- Kulak Trade, Contributions A Plenty & More at The Hockey Writers (Mon Mar 2, 2026)
Sunday Scramble: The Oilers must limit Darnell Nurse, Mangiapane on waivers, approaching the Trade Deadline with fear at Oilers Nation (Sun Mar 1, 2026)
Brett Kulak aura finalement joué avec trois des plus grands de la LNH cette saison at HABSolument Fan (Fri Feb 27, 2026)
NHL mock draft: Gavin McKenna inches closer to reclaiming the top pick at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Feb 27, 2026)
10 Takeaways: Brett Kulak Looked Comfortable In Avalanche Debut at Colorado Hockey Now (Thu Feb 26, 2026)
Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche @ Utah Mammoth (7:00 P.M.) at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Feb 25, 2026)
Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche @ Utah Mammoth (7:00 P.M.) at Mile High Hockey (Wed Feb 25, 2026)
Breaking Down the Penguins’ Brett Kulak Trade and Samuel Girard’s Fit at The Hockey Writers (Wed Feb 25, 2026)
Preview: The Avs Make a Mammoth Return to Action Tonight! at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Feb 25, 2026)
Preview: The Avs Make a Mammoth Return to Action Tonight! at Mile High Hockey (Wed Feb 25, 2026)
Deen’s Daily: Kulak Acquired; Avs Move On From Girard; American Olympians Resuming Play at Colorado Hockey Now (Wed Feb 25, 2026)
NHL season is back: Can Panthers keep run alive? Will Sabres end drought? at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Feb 25, 2026)
Lehkonen, Avs Talk Kulak Addition, Girard Departure at Colorado Hockey Now (Wed Feb 25, 2026)
Taking a closer look at the newest member of Colorado Avalanche at Mile High Sticking (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
Avalanche Make Low-Risk, High-Reward Move With Brett Kulak Trade at The Hockey News (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
Breaking: Samuel Girard traded to Pittsburgh for Brett Kulak at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
Breaking: Samuel Girard traded to Pittsburgh for Brett Kulak at Mile High Hockey (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
NHL Notebook: Avalanche trade D Sam Girard to Penguins for D Brett Kulak at Canucks Army (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
Penguins Deal Kulak for Girard and Pick at PenguinPoop.com (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
Avalanche Acquire Brett Kulak For Samuel Girard, Pick at Colorado Hockey Now (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
Grading the Penguins & Avalanche’s Kulak & Girard Trade at The Hockey Writers (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
NHL Trade: Penguins Trade Brett Kulak to Colorado for Samuel Girard at NHL Rumors (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
Penguins send D Kulak to NHL-best Avalanche at ESPN (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
Avalanche acquire veteran D Brett Kulak from Pittsburgh for D Samuel Girard and a draft pick at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
Brett Kulak traded to Avalanche for Samuel Girard, 2028 second-round pick at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
Brett Kulak traded to Avalanche for Samuel Girard, 2028 second-round pick at Pens Burgh (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
Avalanche Trade Samuel Girard, Draft Pick To Penguins For Brett Kulak at The Hockey News (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
NHL News: Penguins trade Brett Kulak to Avs, Nazem Kadri move reportedly ‘inevitable’ at Oilers Nation (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
Avalanche Acquire Brett Kulak from the Penguins at The Hockey Writers (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
REPORT: Avalanche Acquire Brett Kulak From Penguins in Exchange for Samuel Girard and Draft Pick at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
Avalanche Acquire Brett Kulak For Samuel Girard, Pick at Colorado Hockey Now (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
Report: Avalanche Are Trading Samuel Girard to Pittsburgh, Acquiring Brett Kulak at Colorado Hockey Now (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
Colorado Avalanche acquire former Canadiens defenseman Brett Kulak at Habs Fanatics (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
Colorado Avalanche acquire former Canadiens defenseman Brett Kulak at Habs Fanatics (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
Report: Avalanche Acquire Brett Kulak For Samuel Girard, Pick at Colorado Hockey Now (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
NHL Rumors: 3 Potential Trade Fits For Penguins' Brett Kulak at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Jan 15, 2026)
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Takeaways: Penguins Drop Sixth Straight On Milestone Night For Oilers' Draisaitl at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Dec 17, 2025)
NHL Rumors: Will the Pittsburgh Penguins Flip Stuart Skinner and/or Brett Kulak at NHL Rumors (Tue Dec 16, 2025)
Oilers Will Miss Brett Kulak Much More Than Is Being Talked About at The Hockey Writers (Tue Dec 16, 2025)
Penguins’ Stuart Skinner, Brett Kulak activated to roster, eligible to debut against Oilers at Oilers Nation (Tue Dec 16, 2025)
Skinner Trade Gives Penguins GM Kyle Dubas Options at The Hockey News (Mon Dec 15, 2025)
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Monday Mailbag: Should the Oilers extend Brett Kulak? at Oilers Nation (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
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Current Contract

Brett Kulak signed a $11,000,000 4-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers and General Manager Ken Holland on July 13, 2022 with an AAV of $2,750,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2025-26 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 3.33% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	28	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	-	-	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	UFA
2023-24	29	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	UFA
2024-25	30	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	-	-	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	UFA
2025-26	31	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	-	-	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$11,000,000	$11,000,000	$11,000,000

Signed: July 13, 2022

Team: Edmonton Oilers

GM: Ken Holland

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 3.33

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Brett Kulak signed a $5,550,000 3-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens and General Manager Marc Bergevin on May 25, 2019 with an AAV of $1,850,000. This contract will start in 2019-20 and end after the 2021-22 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 2.27% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	25	$1,850,000	$1,850,000	-	-	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	RFA-arb
2020-21	26	$1,850,000	$1,850,000	-	-	$1,400,000	$1,400,000	$1,400,000	RFA-arb
2021-22	27	$1,850,000	$1,850,000	-	-	$2,200,000	$2,200,000	$2,200,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$5,550,000	$5,550,000	$5,550,000

Signed: May 25, 2019

Team: Montreal Canadiens

GM: Marc Bergevin

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 2.27

Retained Salary: Montreal Canadiens retained 50.0% of total salary on March 21, 2022

Brett Kulak signed a $900,000 1-year contract with the Calgary Flames and General Manager Brad Treliving on July 25, 2018 with an AAV of $900,000. This contract will start in 2018-19 and end after the 2018-19 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.13% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	24		$900,000	$900,000	-	-	$900,000	$900,000	$900,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$900,000	$900,000	$900,000

Signed: July 25, 2018

Team: Calgary Flames

GM: Brad Treliving

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 1.13

Brett Kulak signed a $650,000 1-year contract with the Calgary Flames and General Manager Brad Treliving on August 28, 2017 with an AAV of $650,000. This contract will start in 2017-18 and end after the 2017-18 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.87% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2017-18	23		$650,000	$650,000	-	-	$650,000	$650,000	$125,000	RFA
Total					-	-	$650,000	$650,000	$125,000

Signed: Aug 28, 2017

Team: Calgary Flames

GM: Brad Treliving

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 0.87

Brett Kulak signed a $7,370,000 3-year contract with the Calgary Flames and General Manager Brian Burke on March 18, 2014 with an AAV of $656,667. This contract will start in 2014-15 and end after the 2016-17 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.95% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2014-15	20	$656,667	$816,667	$215,000	$85,000	$550,000	$635,000	$70,000	ELC
2015-16	21	$656,667	$816,667	$145,000	$80,000	$575,000	$655,000	$70,000	ELC
2016-17	22	$656,667	$816,667	$120,000	$80,000	$6,000,000	$6,080,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$480,000	$245,000	$7,125,000	$7,370,000	$210,000

Signed: Mar 18, 2014

Team: Calgary Flames

GM: Brian Burke

Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2008-09	AMBHL	PAC Spruce Grove	33	2	19	21		28
2009-10	Minor-AB	PAC Spruce Grove	32	4	34	38		42				10	2	8	10		14
2010-11	WHL	Vancouver	3	0	0	0	-1
2010-11	AMHL	St. Albert	31	9	18	27		71				5	1	1	2
2011-12	WHL	Vancouver	72	9	15	24	+29	22				6		4	4	-1	2
2012-13	WHL	Vancouver	72	12	32	44	-34	34
2012-13	AHL	Abbotsford Heat	4	0	0	0	-1			0.0
2013-14	WHL	Vancouver	69	14	46	60	-8	51				4	1	2	3		7
2013-14	AHL	Abbotsford Heat	6	1	2	3	+5	2	4	2,500.0		4					2	5	0.0
2014-15	ECHL	Colorado	39	9	21	30	+9	15	70	1,290.0
2014-15	AHL	Adirondack	26	4	9	13	-2	27	40	1,000.0
2014-15	NHL	Calgary Flames	1	0	0	0		2		0.0	19:31
2015-16	AHL	Stockton	59	3	14	17	-9	36	107	280.0
2015-16	NHL	Calgary Flames	8	0	0	0	-2		9	0.0	12:21
2016-17	NHL	Calgary Flames	21	0	3	3	-3	12	19	0.0	14:15
2016-17	AHL	Stockton Heat	22	2	8	10	+7	14				5		4	4	+4	4
2017-18	NHL	Calgary Flames	71	2	6	8	-3	27	73	2.7	12:59
2018-19	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	57	6	11	17	+12	31	102	5.9	17:51
2018-19	AHL	Laval Rocket	19	3	8	11	+2	4
2019-20	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	56	0	7	7	-1	12	101	0.0	17:08	10		3	3	+2		19	0.0	18:33
2020-21	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	46	2	6	8	+3	20	57	3.5	16:06	13		1	1	-4	4	11	0.0	12:52
2021-22	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	56	3	10	13	-10	33	63	4.8	17:58
2021-22	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	18	2	6	8	+6	12	29	6.9	17:05	16		5	5	+7	12	18	0.0	17:06
2022-23	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	82	3	17	20	+11	41	114	2.6	17:31	12	1	1	2	+3	9	19	5.3	16:21
2023-24	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	82	3	13	16		30	94	3.2	15:23	25	1	7	8	-3	14	21	4.8	16:30
2024-25	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	82	7	18	25	-7	18	135	5.2	20:32	22	1	4	5	+9	8	25	4.0	23:25
2025-26	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	31	0	2	2	-7	10	33	0.0	17:42
2025-26	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	25	1	6	7	+2	18	29	3.4	20:20
2025-26	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	27	0	3	3	+1	10	33	0.0	19:08	13	1	4	5	+1	6	12	8.3	20:38
NHL Career			663	29	108	137	+2	276	891	3.2	17:05	111	4	25	29	+15	53	125	3.2	18:11