Karlis Cukste
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| Date of Birth: | June 17, 1997 | Shot: | L |
| Hometown: | Riga, NA | Height: | 6'2" |
| Nation: | United States | Weight: | 215 |
| Position: | Defense | Commit: | Quinnipiac | 2016 |
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHL Import Draft | 2015 | 2 | 82 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies |
| NHL Entry Draft | 2015 | 5 | 130 | San Jose Sharks |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brynäs IF | D | 2024-10-18 | |
| HC Ocelari Trinec | Brynäs IF | D | 2023-07-28 |
| Pelicans | HC Ocelari Trinec | D | 2022-05-09 |
| Dinamo Riga | Pelicans | D | 2022-02-14 |
| San Jose Barracuda | Dinamo Riga | D | 2021-05-25 |
| San Jose Barracuda | HK Mogo | D | 2020-09-13 |
| Quinnipiac Univ. | San Jose Barracuda | D | 2020-09-01 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Latvia U18 Champion | Latvia U18 | 2012-2013 |
| U18 WJC (D1A) Gold Medal | U18 WJC D1 | 2013-2014 |
| U20 WJC (D1A) Bronze Medal | U20 WJC D1A | 2014-2015 |
| U20 WJC (D1A) Best Defenseman | U20 WJC D1A | 2015-2016 |
| U20 WJC (D1A) Gold Medal | U20 WJC D1A | 2015-2016 |
| U20 WJC Top 3 Player on Team | U20 WJC | 2016-2017 |
| Latvia Player of the Month | Latvia | 2020-2021 |
| Latvia Media All-Star Team | 2020-2021 | |
| Czech Extraliga Champion | Czechia | 2022-2023 |
| World Championship Bronze Medal | WC | 2022-2023 |
| JPL-Pro Champion | 2022-2023 | |
| HockeyAllsvenskan to SHL Promotion | HockeyAllsvenskan | 2023-2024 |
| HockeyAllsvenskan Champion | HockeyAllsvenskan | 2023-2024 |
| JPL-Pro Champion | 2024-2025 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | HS Riga 15 | Latvia U16 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 20 | ||||||
| 2012-2013 | HS Riga 16 | Latvia U18 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 24 | ||||||
| 2013-2014 | HS Riga | Latvia U20 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 16 | ||||||
| 2013-2014 | Latvia U18 | WJC-18 D1A | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2013-2014 | Latvia U17 (all) | International-Jr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2013-2014 | Latvia U18 (all) | International-Jr | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | HK Riga | MHL | 56 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 40 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-2015 | Prizma/Pardaugava U18 | Latvia U18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | Latvia U18 | WJC-18 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | Latvia U20 | WJC-20 D1A | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | Latvia U18 (all) | International-Jr | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | Latvia U20 (all) | International-Jr | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | Latvia (all) | International | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | HK Riga | JCWC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 2015-2016 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 44 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | ||||||
| 2015-2016 | Latvia U20 | WJC-20 D1A | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| 2015-2016 | Latvia U20 (all) | International-Jr | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| 2016-2017 | Quinnipiac Univ. | NCAA | 38 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 47 | ||||||
| 2016-2017 | Latvia U20 | WJC-20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Quinnipiac Univ. | NCAA | 38 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Quinnipiac Univ. | NCAA | 38 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 26 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Quinnipiac Univ. | NCAA | 34 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 14 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | HK Mogo | Latvia | 16 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Orlando Solar Bears | ECHL | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Latvia (all) | International | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | HK Mogo | Baltic League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Latvia | Deutschland Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Pelicans | Liiga | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021-2022 | Latvia Olympics | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Latvia (all) | International | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | HC Ocelari Trinec | Czechia | 49 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | Playoffs | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022-2023 | Latvia | WC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Latvia (all) | International | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | HC Ocelari Trinec | Champions HL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | XHockey Products | JPL-Pro | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Cheema Hockey | JPL-Pro | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | Brynäs IF | HockeyAllsvenskan | 49 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 18 | Playoffs | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023-2024 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Latvia (all) | International | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | XHockey Products | JPL-Pro | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | Lab Elite Hockey Training | JPL-Pro | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | 43 Oak Foundation | JPL-Pro | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | XHockey Products | JPL-Pro | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||