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2022 NHL Draft prospect profile: Jiří Kulich’s versatility is turning heads

The 2022 NHL Draft could be one of the deepest classes since 2015. All the way through the end of the second round, there are interesting options to select from for NHL teams looking for interesting projects with either rare tools or promising upside.

Jiu0159í Kulich, as it happens, has both.

Birthplace: Kadan, Czechia
Date of birth: April 14, 2004
Shoots: Left
Position: Centre/Left Wing
Height: 6’0
Weight: 172 lbs.
Team: HC Energie Karlovy Vary (Extraliga)

The Czech forward earned nine goals and five assists in 49 games in his country’s top professional league, the most among all under-20 skaters as a 17-year-old.