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Born	July 14, 1986 (age 23),; Magnitogorsk, Russian SFSR
Height; Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m); 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position	Left/right wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team; F. teams	Toronto Maple Leafs; Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Ntl. team	Russia
NHL Draft	44th overall, 2006; Toronto Maple Leafs
Pro career	2005 – present

Nikolai Kulemin (Russian: Николай Кулемин; born July 14, 1986) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kulemin was selected in the 2nd round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs as the 44th overall pick.

[edit] Personal

Kulemin is married and has one child, a boy named Alexei, born March 20, 2009.^[1]

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Toronto Maple Leafs

During the early stages of the 2008–09 NHL season, his first in the NHL, Kulemin found chemistry on a line with teammates Niklas Hagman and Mikhail Grabovski. Near the end of the season, after the trade of Leafs forward Nikolai Antropov, Kulemin was used mainly on a line with Grabovski and Alexei Ponikarovsky. ^[2] In a game against the Montreal Canadiens on March 21, 2009, soon after the line was created, Kulemin posted a career-high three points (one goal and two assists) in a 5-2 Toronto win.^[3] It has been noted that Ponikarovsky, a Ukrainian, has helped Kulemin become more comfortable in North America by translating and serving as a mentor on and off the ice.^[4]

Kulemin's first NHL goal occurred in his first NHL game, against the Detroit Red Wings, on goaltender Chris Osgood, in Toronto's 2008–09 season opener on October 9, 2008. The goal ended up as the game winner in a 3-2 Leafs win.^[5]

[edit] Toronto Marlies

On January 7, 2009, Kulemin was sent down to the Maple Leafs' American Hockey League (AHL) farm club, the Toronto Marlies, where he has again been called up for the remainder of the 2008–09 NHL season. He spent the beginning of the 2009-10 season, but was called up to replace Viktor Stalberg on the roster spot.^[6]

[edit] Contracts

On May 25, 2007, Kulemin signed a 3-year contract with the Maple Leafs,^[7] but stayed in Russia for the 2007–08 season on a handshake agreement between the two clubs.

[edit] Honours and awards

[edit] Individual awards

Russian Super League MVP: 2007

[edit] Team awards

Tampere Cup: 2006
Česká Pojišťovna Cup: 2006
Karjala Cup: 2006
Channel One Cup: 2006
Russian Super League Championship : 2007

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005–06	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	RSL	31	5	8	13	8	11	2	4	6	6
2006–07	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	RSL	54	27	12	39	42	15	10	1	11	10
2007–08	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	RSL	57	21	12	33	63	11	2	2	4	29
2008–09	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	73	15	16	31	18	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Toronto Marlies	AHL	5	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			73	15	16	31	18	—	—	—	—	—
RSL totals			142	53	32	85	113	37	14	7	21	45

[edit] International play

Played for Russia in:

International statistics

Year	Team	Event	Place	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004	Russia	WJC18	1	6	0	2	2	2
2006	Russia	WJC	2	4	4	2	6	25
2006	Russia	WC	5th	7	1	3	4	2
2007	Russia	WC	3	9	2	1	3	0
Junior int'l totals				10	4	4	8	27
Senior int'l totals				16	3	4	7	2

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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[0] ttp://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2009/03/21/8832711-sun.html

[1] ttp://www.nationalpost.com/scripts/story.html?id=1420309

[2] ttp://espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=290321010

[3] ttp://www.nationalpost.com/scripts/story.html?id=1420309

[4] ttp://espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=281009005

[5] ttp://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/563032

[6] ttp://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=208781&hubname=nhl

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