Brett Kulak
Colorado Avalanche · D · #27- HT
- 6'1"
- WT
- 192 lb
- Age
- 32
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Edmonton, CAN
- Draft
- 2012 CGY · R4 #105
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedDefenseman toolkit
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 51 GP tracked · 16h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 1451 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$2.75M
cap hit
$3.35M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (+$0.6M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brett Kulak | 65 | Depth Defenseman | 12 P · 83 GP | $2.75M | $3.35M | C+$0.6M | this player |
 Alex Vlasic | 67 | Depth Defenseman | 21 P · 81 GP | $4.60M | $3.91M | C−$0.7M | 89% |
 Radko Gudas | 68 | Heavy Hitter | 13 P · 56 GP | $4.00M | $4.20M | C+$0.2M | 87% |
 Will Borgen | 67 | Depth Defenseman | 15 P · 75 GP | $4.10M | $3.91M | C−$0.2M | 85% |
 Braden Schneider | 67 | Depth Defenseman | 18 P · 82 GP | $2.20M | $3.91M | B+$1.7M | 83% |
Chemistry
Creates for
goals Brett assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs CGY
0P
0G 0A
vs CGY 03-30
0G 0A · 3 shots · 20:56 TOI
vs VAN
0P
0G 0A
vs VAN 04-01
0G 0A · 1 shots · 19:13 TOI
@ DAL
0P
0G 0A
@ DAL 04-04
0G 0A · 0 shots · 20:41 TOI
vs STL
0P
0G 0A
vs STL 04-05
0G 0A · 2 shots · 21:00 TOI
@ STL
0P
0G 0A
@ STL 04-07
0G 0A · 3 shots · 22:40 TOI
vs CGY
0P
0G 0A
vs CGY 04-09
0G 0A · 1 shots · 21:48 TOI
vs VGK
0P
0G 0A
vs VGK 04-11
0G 0A · 1 shots · 22:37 TOI
@ EDM
0P
0G 0A
@ EDM 04-13
0G 0A · 1 shots · 21:41 TOI
@ CGY
1P
0G 1A
@ CGY 04-14
0G 1A · 0 shots · 21:12 TOI
vs SEA
0P
0G 0A
vs SEA 04-16
0G 0A · 2 shots · 19:20 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
Playmaking gravity: 20 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 108 blocks · 9 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | Calgary Flames | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Calgary Flames | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| 2016-17 | Calgary Flames | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 |
| 2017-18 | Calgary Flames | 71 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 |
| 2018-19 | Montréal Canadiens | 57 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 |
| 2019-20 | Montréal Canadiens | 56 | 0 | 7 | 7 | -1 |
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 46 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| 2021-22 | Montréal Canadiens | 56 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -10 |
| 2021-22 | Edmonton Oilers | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 11 |
| 2023-24 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -7 |
| 2025-26 | Edmonton Oilers | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -7 |
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 25 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Colorado Avalanche | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 5 teams | 663 | 29 | 108 | 137 | 2 |