Cody Kunyk

Cody Kunyk
Born	May 20, 1990 Sherwood Park, AB, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
DEN team Former teams	Gentofte Stars Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2014–present

Medal record
Ice hockey
Competitor for Canada West
World Junior A Challenge
	2009 Summerside

Cody Kunyk (born May 20, 1990) is a Canadian ice hockey forward currently an unrestricted free agent who last trained with Grizzlys Wolfsburg in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He previously played with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League. (NHL)

Playing career

Kunyk played collegiate hockey for the Alaska Nanooks in the NCAA Men's Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). In his senior year, Kunyk's outstanding play was rewarded when he was chosen as the WCHA Player of the Year and was named to the 2013–14 All-WCHA First Team.^[1]

On April 13, 2014, Kunyk made his NHL debut with the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 1-0 shootout win against the Washington Capitals.^[2]

As a free agent from the Lightning after the completion of his entry-level contract, Kunyk signed a one-year deal with German based club, Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the DEL on August 18, 2015.^[3] After training and competing in four pre-season games with Wolfsburg, Kunyk was released from his contract unable to reach the expectations of play on September 6, 2015.^[4]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2006–07	Sherwood Park Crusaders	AJHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Sherwood Park Crusaders	AJHL		51	13	11	24	34		5	2	3	5	2
2008–09	Sherwood Park Crusaders	AJHL		61	25	33	58	61		10	3	5	8	2
2009–10	Sherwood Park Crusaders	AJHL		51	44	43	87	33		3	0	1	1	2
2010–11	U. of Alaska-Fairbanks	CCHA		38	12	18	30	28		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	U. of Alaska-Fairbanks	CCHA		36	15	17	32	18		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	U. of Alaska-Fairbanks	CCHA		37	11	17	28	22		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	U. of Alaska-Fairbanks	WCHA		37	22	21	43	22		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		69	10	16	26	38		2	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-WCHA First Team	2013–14	[5]
WCHA Player of the Year	2013–14	[6]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American	2013–14

References

1. "UAFS Beck WCHA player of the year". adn.com. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
2. "Former UAF center Cody Kunyk makes NHL debut". adn.com. 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
3. "Grizzlys Wolfsburg undertake Cody Kunyk" (in German). Grizzlys Wolfsburg. 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
4. "Cody Kunyk leaves the Grizzlys" (in German). EHC Wolfsburg. 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
5. "Kunyk, Daniels take top WCHA awards". collegehockeynews.com. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
6. "WCHA award winners announced". Western Collegiate Hockey Association. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2014-03-14.

External links

• Cody Kunyk's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Cody Kunyk's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database