Karson Kuhlman
Age 27 Sep 26, 1995
Esko USA
Center shoots right
5'11" 180 cm
185 lbs 84 kg
ELC Signing Age 22
Waivers Signing Age 23
UFA Year 2023
Agent Thomas Lynn
Transaction History
| Jul 5, 2023 | New York Islanders | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the New York Islanders on Wednesday. |
| Jan 22, 2023 | Winnipeg Jets | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman scored a goal in Winnipeg's 5-3 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Winnipeg Jets | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman scored his first goal as a Jet in a 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Winnipeg Jets | Karson Kuhlman | Winnipeg claimed Kuhlman off waivers from Seattle on Tuesday. |
| Dec 12, 2022 | Seattle Kraken | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman was placed on waivers Monday, TSN's Chris Johnston reports. |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Seattle Kraken | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman registered an assist in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals. |
| Nov 25, 2022 | Seattle Kraken | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman has been a healthy scratch for the last four games. |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Seattle Kraken | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman notched an assist and blocked two shots in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Seattle Kraken | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman scored a goal and went plus-2 in Friday's 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche. |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Seattle Kraken | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman signed a one-year, $825,000 contract with Seattle on Monday, Ryan S. Clark of The Athletic reports. |
| May 17, 2022 | Seattle Kraken | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman notched 10 points in 44 contests between the Boston Bruins and the Seattle Kraken in 2021-22. |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Seattle Kraken | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman notched an assist in Friday's 3-0 win over the San Jose Sharks. |
| Apr 23, 2022 | Seattle Kraken | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman collected an assist in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild. |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Seattle Kraken | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman posted an assist and four shots on goal in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche. |
| Apr 16, 2022 | Seattle Kraken | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman produced an assist and two PIM in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils. |
| Apr 9, 2022 | Seattle Kraken | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman scored a goal on three shots in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Calgary Flames. |
| Apr 3, 2022 | Seattle Kraken | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman scored an empty-net goal on two shots, added an assist, went plus-2 and blocked two shots in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars. |
| Mar 29, 2022 | Seattle Kraken | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman logged an assist, three shots on goal and two hits in Monday's 6-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings. |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Seattle Kraken | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman (upper body) was activated from injured reserve and will return to the lineup Saturday against the Detroit Red Wings, Ryan S. Clark of The Athletic reports. |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Seattle Kraken | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, Scott Malone of Root Sports NW reports. |
| Jan 30, 2022 | Seattle Kraken | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman left Sunday's game in New York with an upper-body injury |
| Jan 17, 2022 | Seattle Kraken | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman was claimed by the Seattle Kraken from the Boston Bruins off waivers Monday, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. |
| Jan 16, 2022 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman was waived by Boston on Sunday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. |
| Jan 10, 2022 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman finished with six hits in a 7-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Monday. |
| Jan 10, 2022 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman cleared the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Monday, per Jack Edwards of NESN. |
| Jan 1, 2022 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman was placed in the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Saturday. |
| Oct 20, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman scored a goal on four shots and added a pair of hits Wednesday in a 6-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. |
| May 31, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman registered an assist in Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to the New York Islanders in Game 2. |
| Apr 5, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman scored a goal on his only shot and added four hits in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to Philadelphia. |
| Mar 28, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman (hand) will play in Sunday's game versus the New Jersey Devils, Conor Ryan of MassLive.com reports. |
| Mar 27, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Head coach Bruce Cassidy said Saturday that an MRI didn't reveal any structural damage in Kuhlman's hand, Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe reports. |
| Mar 26, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman (hand) won't play Saturday against the Buffalo Sabres, Conor Ryan of MassLive.com reports. |
| Mar 26, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman (hand) wasn't at practice Friday. |
| Mar 14, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman was promoted to the taxi squad Sunday, Mark Divver of the New England Hockey Journal reports. |
| Mar 2, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman has been assigned to AHL Providence, Mark Divver of the New England Hockey Journal reports. |
| Feb 13, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman was assigned to the taxi squad Saturday, per CBS Sports. |
| Feb 12, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman was promoted from the taxi squad to the active roster Friday, CBS Sports reports. |
| Feb 2, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman was sent to the taxi squad Tuesday, per TSN. |
| Jan 30, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman will make his season debut with the Boston Bruins on Saturday against the Washington Capitals, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports. |
| Jan 27, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman is listed on AHL Providence's training camp roster. |
| Jan 15, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman was lifted from the COVID-19 protocol list Friday, Sportsnet's Chris Johnston reports. |
| Jan 13, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman is unavailable due to the league's COVID-19 protocols. |
| Jan 12, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman (undisclosed) practiced in a red (non-contact) jersey Tuesday, Joe Haggerty of Boston Hockey Now reports. |
| Jan 5, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Karson Kuhlman | Kuhlman has missed the first two days of Boston's training camp with an undisclosed issue, Joe Haggerty of Boston Hockey Now reports. |
| Oct 20, 2020 | Boston Bruins | Signed C Karson Kuhlman to a two-year, $1.45 million contract extension. |
| Mar 7, 2020 | Boston Bruins | Assigned C Karson Kuhlman to Providence (AHL). |
| Feb 25, 2020 | Boston Bruins | Recalled RW Karson Kuhlman from Providence (AHL). |
| Feb 24, 2020 | Boston Bruins | Assigned RW Karson Kuhlman to Providence (AHL). |
| Feb 11, 2020 | Boston Bruins | Recalled C Karson Kuhlman from Providence (AHL). |
| Feb 10, 2020 | Boston Bruins | Assigned C Karson Kuhlman to Providence (AHL). |
| Feb 7, 2020 | Boston Bruins | Recalled C Karson Kuhlman from Providence (AHL). |
| Jan 30, 2020 | Boston Bruins | Recalled C Karson Kuhlman from Providence (AHL). |
| Jan 22, 2020 | Boston Bruins | Assigned C Karson Kuhlman to Providence (AHL). |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Boston Bruins | Recalled C Karson Kuhlman from Providence (AHL). |
| Oct 27, 2019 | Boston Bruins | Placed C Karson Kuhlman on IR. |
| Oct 3, 2019 | Boston Bruins | Recalled RW Karson Kuhlman from Providence (AHL). |
| Oct 2, 2019 | Boston Bruins | Assigned RW Karson Kuhlman to Providence (AHL). |
| Mar 31, 2019 | Boston Bruins | Recalled C Karson Kuhlman from Providence (AHL). |
| Mar 31, 2019 | Boston Bruins | Assigned C Karson Kuhlman to Providence (AHL). |
| Mar 29, 2019 | Boston Bruins | Recalled C Karson Kuhlman from Providence (AHL). |
| Mar 23, 2019 | Boston Bruins | Recalled C Karson Kuhlman from Providence (AHL). |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Boston Bruins | Assigned C Karson Kuhlman to Providence (AHL). |
| Mar 7, 2019 | Boston Bruins | Recalled C Karson Kuhlman from Providence (AHL). |
| Feb 28, 2019 | Boston Bruins | Assigned C Karson Kuhlman to Providence (AHL). |
| Feb 27, 2019 | Boston Bruins | Recalled C Karson Kuhlman from Providence (AHL). |
| Feb 25, 2019 | Boston Bruins | Assigned C Karson Kuhlman to Providence (AHL). |
| Feb 13, 2019 | Boston Bruins | Recalled RW Karson Kuhlman from Providence (AHL). |
| Sep 25, 2018 | Boston Bruins | Assigned RW Karson Kuhlman to Providence (AHL). |
| Apr 10, 2018 | Boston Bruins | Signed RW Karson Kuhlman to a two-year, entry-level contract. |
2022-2023 Regular Season Stats
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Karson Kuhlman |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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Seattle Kraken 
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14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 71.40 | 43.30 | -11.80 | 49.30 | -7.10 | 0.51 | 1.54 |
Winnipeg Jets 
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33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 8 | 382 | 32.10 | 50.30 | 1.30 | 50.10 | 0.40 | 0.16 | 0.47 |
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Career Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-2011 | Cloquet High | USHS-MN | 25 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 6 | Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Cloquet High | USHS-MN | 25 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 0 | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Team Kowalski's | UMHSEHL | 21 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | B16 - Red (Final 54) | MNHP-16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 16 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | Playoffs | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | U.S. National U18 Team | NTDP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | USA U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Team Kowalski's | UMHSEHL | 21 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Cloquet High | USHS-MN | 25 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 6 | Playoffs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | B17 - Red (Final 54) | MNHP-17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | JCWC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 56 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 12 | Playoffs | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | USA U19 | WJAC-19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 40 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 40 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 42 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 44 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 58 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 125 | 69.23 | 52.67 | -3.00 | 55.98 | 6.67 | 1.44 | 2.41 | Playoffs | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019-2020 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 289 | 66.70 | 58.10 | 5.40 | 54.00 | 1.60 | 1.04 | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019-2020 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 204 | 25.00 | 53.50 | -1.20 | 53.90 | -2.10 | 0.59 | 0.59 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020-2021 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021-2022 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 190 | 57.10 | 47.20 | -10.50 | 43.00 | -12.70 | 0.32 | 2.21 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | 25 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 284 | 42.10 | 52.60 | 2.10 | 54.40 | 2.10 | 0.21 | 1.48 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 | USA | WC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 71.40 | 43.30 | -11.80 | 49.30 | -7.10 | 0.51 | 1.54 | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 382 | 32.10 | 50.30 | 1.30 | 50.10 | 0.40 | 0.16 | 0.47 | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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Active Contract
Standard Contract | 1 Years $775,000 0.93% of cap space
| 2023-2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $775,000 | UFA |
| AAV | $775,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $775,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $775,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $300,000 | |
| Clauses | ||
| UFA Year | ||
| Buy It Out | ||
| $350K Guaranteed | ||
Contract History
Signing Team 
Signing Date October 20, 2020
Signing Status RFA
Agent Thomas Lynn
Qualifying Offer on Expiry $787,500
Signing Date October 20, 2020
Signing Status RFA
Agent Thomas Lynn
Qualifying Offer on Expiry $787,500
Standard Contract | 2 Years $1,450,000 0.89% of cap space
Entry Level Contract | 2 Years $1,500,000 0.94% of cap space