Karlis Cukste

Born on: June 17, 1997
Birth place: Riga, Latvia
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 4" (193 cm) | 220 lb (100 kg)

Drafted by: San Jose Sharks, 5. round (#130 overall), in 2015 NHL Entry Draft

Championships & Medals

	Age	Year	Team	Event	Tournament Location / Series Result
	25	2023	HC Ocelari Trinec	Czech ExtraLiga	HC Ocelari Trinec defeated Mountfield HK 4‑2 in a best of seven series.
	25	2023	Team Latvia	World Championship	Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia
IIHF World Championship Medals
Czech Extraliga Championships

Regular Season

Stripe: Rows Seasons
Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
2014‑15	HK Riga	MHL	17	56	7	8	15	40	-3	3	0	0	10.3
2015‑16	Chicago Steel	USHL	18	44	4	11	15	10	-4	1	1	0	10.8
2016‑17	Quinnipiac University	NCAA	19	38	5	10	15	47	11	2	0	0	8.8
2017‑18	Quinnipiac University	NCAA	20	38	3	10	13	10	1	0	0	0	4.9
2018‑19	Quinnipiac University	NCAA	21	38	2	18	20	26	9	0	0	0	3.6
2019‑20	Quinnipiac University	NCAA	22	34	4	14	18	14	0	1	0	0	5.5
2020‑21	Orlando Solar Bears	ECHL	23	16	1	3	4	2	2	0	0	0	3.7
2020‑21	San Jose Barracuda	AHL	23	7	1	0	1	0	-2	0	0	0	12.5
2021‑22	Dinamo Riga	KHL	24	34	0	2	2	39	-3	0	0	0	0.0
2021‑22	Pelicans Lahti	Liiga	24	15	1	5	6	4	9	0	0	0	2.4
2022‑23	HC Ocelari Trinec	Czech ExtraLiga	25	49	2	6	8	18	9	0	0	0	3.2
2023‑24	Brynäs IF	Allsvenskan	26	49	0	13	13	18	18	0	0	0	0.0
	NCAA Totals			148	14	52	66	97	21	3	0	0	5.7
	MHL Totals			56	7	8	15	40	-3	3	0	0	10.3
	Czech ExtraLiga Totals			49	2	6	8	18	9	0	0	0	3.2
	Allsvenskan Totals			49	0	13	13	18	18	0	0	0	0.0
	USHL Totals			44	4	11	15	10	-4	1	1	0	10.8
	KHL Totals			34	0	2	2	39	-3	0	0	0	0.0
	ECHL Totals			16	1	3	4	2	2	0	0	0	3.7
	Liiga Totals			15	1	5	6	4	9	0	0	0	2.4
	AHL Totals			7	1	0	1	0	-2	0	0	0	12.5

Playoff Stats

Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
2014‑15	HK Riga	MHL	17	3	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0.0
2021‑22	Pelicans Lahti	Liiga	24	3	0	0	0	4	-1	0	0	0	0.0
2022‑23	HC Ocelari Trinec	Czech ExtraLiga	25	9	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	22.2
2023‑24	Brynäs IF	Allsvenskan	26	13	1	2	3	4	3	0	0	1	7.7
	Allsvenskan Totals			13	1	2	3	4	3	0	0	1	7.7
	Czech ExtraLiga Totals			9	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	22.2
	Liiga Totals			3	0	0	0	4	-1	0	0	0	0.0
	MHL Totals			3	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0.0

National Team Stats - Major Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
Team Latvia - U18 World Championship 2015	17	6	2	4	6	8	2	2	0	0	16.7
Team Latvia - U20 World Championship 2017	19	6	1	2	3	8	-4	0	0	0	14.3
Team Latvia - World Championship 2022	24	7	0	4	4	6	-2	0	0	0	0.0
Team Latvia - World Championship 2023	25	10	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0.0
Team Latvia - World Championship 2024	26	7	0	0	0	2	-3	0	0	0	0.0
World Championship Totals		24	0	4	4	10	-1	0	0	0	0.0
U20 World Championship Totals		6	1	2	3	8	-4	0	0	0	14.3
U18 World Championship Totals		6	2	4	6	8	2	2	0	0	16.7

National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
Team Latvia - Euro Hockey Challenge 2015	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Team Latvia - Deutschland Cup 2020	23	3	1	0	1	0	-2	0	0	1	12.5
Team Latvia - Kaufland Cup 2022	25	2	0	0	0	2	-2	0	0	0	0.0
Deutschland Cup Totals		3	1	0	1	0	-2	0	0	1	12.5
Kaufland Cup Totals		2	0	0	0	2	-2	0	0	0	0.0
EHC Totals		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0