This must have been the moment every hockey player dreams of. Jiří Kulich sat in the Rochester booth after Friday’s 3-2 overtime home victory over Montreal Farm, to which he contributed two assists. And at the end of the coach’s speech, he learned that he was called to the main team together with Isak Rosen, a year older.
Kulich just exhaled in disbelief, slapped his Swedish teammate and best friend on the team, and exhaled in amazement. “Wow”. It’s really happening. At only 19 years old, he will play in the NHL. It must be noted that it is absolutely deserved.
The 28th pick of last year’s draft already shined on the farm with 46 points in the previous season. And this year, Kulich continues his great performances. He scored 11 goals and 6 assists in 16 games. He ranks fourth in the table of gunners.
“They’re both playing great,” Rochester head coach Seth Appert praised Kulich and Rosen. “They help us win games, even when they don’t get their way. That is very difficult at such a young age. They play hard, I can also use them to weaken. They rule our game. Well deserved,” praised the coach.
The Karlovy Vary native will probably make his debut in the night game against New Jersey. Forward Zemgus Girgensons suffered a lower body injury and another of the forwards, Jordan Greenway, will be absent for family reasons, according to the Buffalo website.
If Kulich manages to stay in the main team, the Czech under-20 national team will have to cope with a very significant loss, which awaits the World Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden. The productive striker already helped the national team with seven goals to win silver medals last year.
2023-11-25 21:21:34
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