Dmitri Kulikov

Dmitri Kulikov
Position	Defenceman
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg)
NHL Team	Florida Panthers
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1990-10-29)October 29, 1990, Lipetsk, Russian SFSR, USSR
NHL Draft	14th overall, 2009 Florida Panthers
Pro Career	2009 – present

Dmitri Kulikov (born October 29, 1990) is an Russian ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the Florida Panthers.

Draft

He was selected 14th overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers.

Career

Kulikov began his career in his homeland Russia with Lokomotiv-2 Yaroslavl in the Pervaya Liga and left his club in November 2008 to sign for the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. After his rookie year with the Voltigeurs, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers and signed on September 29, 2009.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008–09	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL		57	12	50	62	46		19	2	17	19	16
2009–10	Florida Panthers	NHL		68	3	13	16	32		—	—	—	—	—

International career

Kulikov represented his homeland in two U-18 World Cups: 2007 in Finland and 2008 in Russia. He was then a member of the Russia Under-20 team in Canada for the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

International statistics

Year	Team	Event	Place		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007	Russia	WJC18	1		7	0	4	4	6
2008	Russia	WJC18	2		6	0	2	2	6
2009	Russia	WJC	3		7	0	4	4	4
Junior int'l totals					20	0	10	10	16

External links

• Dmitri Kulikov's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Dmitri Kulikov's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Dmitri Kulikov - player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
• Dmitri Kulikov's NHL player profile