Dominik Kahun

Dominik Kahun (born 2 July 1995) is a Czech-born German professional ice hockey player who is a forward for Lausanne HC of the National League (NL). He previously has played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres and Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career Born in the Czech Republic, Kahun moved to Germany with his family as a child. Kahun played junior hockey with the Jungadler Mannheim U18 team, where he was the league's leading scorer for the 2011–12 season. He then moved to Canada where he played two seasons of major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).

On 4 April 2014, it was confirmed that Kahun had signed with EHC Red Bull München to begin his professional career with the 2014–15 season in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). In 2016, he won the DEL title with München.

On 21 May 2018, Kahun as an undrafted free agent signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kahun made his NHL debut on 3 October and recorded his first two NHL points, both assists, in a 7–6 overtime loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs on 8 October. He recorded his first career NHL goal on 11 October in a 4–3 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild. He appeared in all 82 games with the Blackhawks in the 2018–19 season, providing scoring depth to Chicago, finishing tied 7th among all rookies in NHL scoring with 13 goals and 37 points.

On 15 June 2019, Kahun was traded by the Blackhawks to the Pittsburgh Penguins along with a 2019 fifth-round pick for Olli Maatta. Kahun scored his first goal with the Penguins on 26 October 2019 against the Dallas Stars. Kahun was injured on 19 January 2020, suffering a concussion during a game against the Boston Bruins. He returned to the line-up on 18 February after missing 8 games. In 50 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kahun added 10 goals and 17 assists. On 24 February 2020, he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Conor Sheary and Evan Rodrigues. Kahun made six appearances with the Sabres, collecting two goals and 4 points before the regular season was initially paused then concluded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Due to salary cap considerations, Kahun was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Sabres during the offseason, making him a free agent. On 1 November 2020, Kahun was signed to a one-year, $975,000 contract by the Edmonton Oilers, joining countryman and league MVP Leon Draisaitl. With the 2020–21 NHL season set to be delayed due to the pandemic, Kahun was loaned by the Oilers to return to his German club, EHC München of the DEL, on 6 November 2020, until the commencement of Edmonton's training camp.

On 6 September 2021, Kahun joined SC Bern of the National League (NL) as a free agent on a three-year deal through the end of the 2023/24 season. On 22 August 2022, SC Bern and Kahun agreed to another three year extension that runs through the end of the 2026/27 season.

On February 18, 2025, it was announced that Kahun would play for the Lausanne HC with immediate effect. His contract with the Lausanne HC lasts until the end of the 2026/27 season.

International play

Kahun made his senior international debut by representing Germany at the Ice Hockey World Championships in 2016 and later featured in the, 2017, 2018, and 2019 events.

Kahun represented Germany at the 2018 Winter Olympics, earning a silver medal. He grew up in the small town of Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Germany, after moving there from the Czech Republic at the age of three, though he continued to play hockey in the Czech Republic for a time.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2010–11 Jungadler Mannheim DNL 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2011–12 Jungadler Mannheim DNL 36 21 36 57 4 8 3 9 12 0 2012–13 Sudbury Wolves OHL 58 13 27 40 8 9 1 5 6 4 2013–14 Sudbury Wolves OHL 43 9 22 31 8 5 1 1 2 0 2014–15 EHC Red Bull München DEL 33 4 2 6 8 4 0 1 1 0 2014–15 SC Riessersee DEL2 12 7 8 15 0 — — — — — 2015–16 EHC Red Bull München DEL 42 12 22 34 2 14 3 9 12 4 2016–17 EHC Red Bull München DEL 40 11 19 30 6 14 2 9 11 0 2017–18 EHC Red Bull München DEL 42 12 29 41 2 17 4 10 14 2 2018–19 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 13 24 37 6 — — — — — 2019–20 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 50 10 17 27 8 — — — — — 2019–20 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6 2 2 4 0 — — — — — 2020–21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 48 9 6 15 2 2 0 0 0 0 2021–22 SC Bern NL 42 16 28 44 29 — — — — — 2022–23 SC Bern NL 23 4 17 21 4 9 6 3 9 2 2023–24 SC Bern NL 47 15 35 50 6 7 0 1 1 0 2024–25 SC Bern NL 24 2 7 9 4 — — — — — 2024–25 Lausanne HC NL 4 0 1 1 0 19 3 10 13 0 DEL totals 157 39 72 111 18 49 9 29 38 6 NHL totals 186 34 49 83 16 2 0 0 0 0 NL totals 140 37 88 125 43 35 9 14 23 2

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2012 Germany U17 9th 5 0 2 2 0 2012 Germany WJC18 6th 6 1 2 3 0 2013 Germany WJC 9th 6 0 3 3 4 2013 Germany WJC18 8th 5 3 4 7 4 2014 Germany WJC 9th 7 4 3 7 0 2015 Germany WJC 10th 6 0 1 1 0 2016 Germany WC 7th 7 1 3 4 2 2016 Germany OGQ Q 3 0 3 3 0 2017 Germany WC 8th 8 2 5 7 0 2018 Germany OG 7 2 3 5 2 2018 Germany WC 11th 7 1 2 3 0 2019 Germany WC 6th 8 1 4 5 0 2021 Germany WC 4th 5 0 3 3 0 2022 Germany OG 10th 4 1 2 3 0 2023 Germany WC 10 1 6 7 0 2024 Germany WC 6th 8 3 1 4 0 2025 Germany WC 9th 7 2 5 7 0 2026 Germany OG 6th 5 0 1 1 0 2026 Germany WC 10th 6 0 0 0 2 Junior totals 35 8 15 23 8 Senior totals 85 14 38 52 6

Awards and honours Award Year DNL champion 2012 DEL champion 2016, 2017, 2018