• Kulda capped the 2013-14 season with a goal and two assists in the championship game of the Memorial Cup as Edmonton captured its first championship since 1966 with a 6-3 win over the Guelph Storm. He totaled seven points (4-3—7) in five games en route to capturing the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as the tournament’s most valuable player.

• He finished fifth in Oil Kings scoring during the 2013-14 regular season, compiling 60 points (30-30—60) in 66 games, and was the team’s second-highest scorer in the postseason, notching 22 points (10-12—22) in 21 contests. His plus-14 postseason rating led all Oil Kings.

• After winning the Memorial Cup, Kulda reflected on the passing of his fellow countryman and former teammate, Kristians Pelss, who drowned in June 2013: "We were always talking about Pelss, always remembering him. We were playing for him, and I'm sure he is watching us right now and he is very happy."

• Kulda has represented Latvia at a number of international events, most recently winning a silver medal with his country at the 2014 Division 1 Group A World Junior Championship, where he shared the tournament lead with six assists (1-6—7) in five games. He also played for Latvia at the 2012 Under-18 World Championship and 2013 World Junior Championship.

• His brother, Arturs, was drafted 200th overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in 2006 and spent the 2013-14 season with Ufa in the Kontinental Hockey League.

• In 2009-10, Kulda shared the league goal-scoring lead and led SK Riga to an under-18 title, compiling 63 points (36-27—63) in 17 games. He spent the 2011-12 season with HK Riga’s junior team before Edmonton selected him in the first round (38th overall) of the 2012 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft.

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