Cody Kunyk

Cody Kunyk (born May 20, 1990) is a Canadian ice hockey forward currently under contract to Löwen Frankfurt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He has formerly played with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League. (NHL)

Cody Kunyk
Born (1990-05-20) 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
DEL team
Former teams		 Löwen Frankfurt
Tampa Bay Lightning
Gentofte Stars
SaiPa
HPK
Oulun Kärpät
Barys Nur-Sultan
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Canada Canada West
World Junior A Challenge
Silver medal – second place 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]

Following a lone season in the Kontinental Hockey League with Kazakh club, Barys Nur-Sultan, in 2021–22, Kunyk returned to former club, Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga on a one-year contract on July 20, 2022.[7]

In the 2023–24 season, Kunyk moved to Germany and signed a one-year contract with Löwen Frankfurt of the DEL on June 16, 2023.[8]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04Sherwood Park FlyersAMBHL3116203619—————
2004–05Sherwood Park FlyersAMBHL3916153146—————
2005–06Sherwood Park MonarchsREMHL3221375826—————
2006–07Sherwood Park KingsAMHL3516163258806622
2006–07Sherwood Park CrusadersAJHL20002—————
2007–08Sherwood Park CrusadersAJHL511311243452352
2008–09Sherwood Park CrusadersAJHL6125335861103582
2009–10Sherwood Park CrusadersAJHL514443873330112
2010–11U. of Alaska-FairbanksCCHA3812183028—————
2011–12U. of Alaska-FairbanksCCHA3615173218—————
2012–13U. of Alaska-FairbanksCCHA3711172822—————
2013–14U. of Alaska-FairbanksWCHA3722214322—————
2013–14Tampa Bay LightningNHL10000—————
2014–15Syracuse CrunchAHL691016263820000
2015–16Gentofte StarsDEN2713162910—————
2016–17Alaska AcesECHL20220—————
2016–17Utica CometsAHL6115223716—————
2017–18SaiPaLiiga5112183051924639
2018–19SaiPaLiiga551423371830332
2019–20HPKLiiga5910394918—————
2020–21Oulun KärpätLiiga531527422653470
2021–22Barys Nur-SultanKHL3359141051342
2022–23Oulun KärpätLiiga601023331630000
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Liiga totals 278 61 130 191 129 20 5 11 16 41
KHL totals 33 5 9 14 10 5 1 3 4 2

Awards and honours
Award Year
All-WCHA First Team 2013–14 [9]
WCHA Player of the Year 2013–14 [10]
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. "Forward Cody Kunyk returns to Kärpät" (in Finnish). Oulun Kärpät. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  8. "Canadian center Cody Kunyk joins the Lions" (in German). Löwen Frankfurt. June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  9. "Kunyk, Daniels take top WCHA awards". collegehockeynews.com. March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  10. "WCHA award winners announced". Western Collegiate Hockey Association. March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Player of the Year
2013–14		 Succeeded by
Preceded by WCHA Scoring leader
2013–14		 Succeeded by
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