Denis Kulyash Ice hockey player

Denis Kulyash (Russian: Денис Куляш; born May 31, 1983) is a professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Kulyash has been a long-time member of Russia's national ice hockey team known for his extremely hard slap shot, which gained him a nickname "Tsar Cannon" (Russian: Царь-пушка). Kulyash currently holds a record of fastest ice hockey shot previously held by Boston Bruins defenceman Zdeno Chara with a speed of 110.3 mph (177.6 km/h).

Personal facts

Denis Kulyash
Birth dateMay 31, 1983
Birth place
Soviet Union , Omsk

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Ice hockey player

Career start2003
draft243rd overall
draft team
Nashville Predators
draft year2004
former team
Ak Bars Kazan
HC CSKA Moscow
HC Dynamo Moscow
league
Kontinental Hockey League
position
Defenceman
shootsLeft
teams
Avangard Omsk

Denis Kulyash on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.russianprospects.com/public/profile.php?player_id=444