Cody Kunyk

Cody Kunyk (born May 20, 1990) is a Canadian ice hockey forward currently under contract to HPK of the Finnish Liiga. He has formerly played with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League. (NHL)

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

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

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] Kunyk later signed with Danish club, Gentofte Stars of the Metal Ligaen for the 2015–16 season. Kunyk made an immediate impact with the Stars and in 27 games, placed second in team scoring with 13 goals and 29 points.

In the following off-season, Kunyk returned to North America as a free agent, securing a one-year AHL contract with the Utica Comets, an affiliate to the Vancouver Canucks on July 25, 2016.[5] Kunyk responded to his return to the AHL with a career year offensively in posting 15 goals and 37 points in 61 games.

As a free agent, Kunyk opted to return overseas in signing a one-year deal with top flight Finnish club, SaiPa of the Liiga on September 5, 2017.[6]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	Sherwood Park Flyers	AMBHL		31	16	20	36	19		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Sherwood Park Flyers	AMBHL		39	16	15	31	46		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Sherwood Park Monarchs	REMHL		32	21	37	58	26		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Sherwood Park Kings	AMHL		35	16	16	32	58		8	0	6	6	22
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
2015–16	Gentofte Stars	DEN		27	13	16	29	10		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Alaska Aces	ECHL		2	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Utica Comets	AHL		61	15	22	37	16		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	SaiPa	Liiga		51	12	18	30	51		9	2	4	6	39
2018–19	SaiPa	Liiga		55	14	23	37	18		3	0	3	3	2
NHL totals				1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
Liiga totals				106	26	41	67	69		12	2	7	9	41

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-WCHA First Team	2013–14	[7]
WCHA Player of the Year	2013–14	[8]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American	2013–14

References

1. "UAFS Beck WCHA player of the year". adn.com. March 13, 2014. Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
2. "Former UAF center Cody Kunyk makes NHL debut". adn.com. April 13, 2013. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
3. "Grizzlys Wolfsburg undertake Cody Kunyk" (in German). Grizzlys Wolfsburg. August 18, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
4. "Cody Kunyk leaves the Grizzlys" (in German). EHC Wolfsburg. September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
5. "Comets sign Cody Kunyk". Utica Comets. July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
6. "Cody Kunyk to SaiPa" (in Finnish). SaiPa. September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
7. "Kunyk, Daniels take top WCHA awards". collegehockeynews.com. March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
8. "WCHA award winners announced". Western Collegiate Hockey Association. March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database