Jim Krulicki

James John Krulicki (born March 9, 1948) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. He played 41 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings during the 1970–71 season.

Professional career

Minor league hockey Krulicki grew up playing for his hometown Kitchener Greenshirts and Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey Association, while a prospect of the New York Rangers. Krulicki recorded back-to-back 20 goal seasons in 1966–67 and 1967–68, scoring 25 and 28 goals respectively, for a total of 108 points over those two seasons. In 1968 he turned professional with the Omaha Knights of the Central Hockey League. In his first season with the Knights he scored nine points, but followed that up in 1969–70 with a 28 point campaign. He helped the Knights reach first place in the regular season and win the Adams Cup as league champions of the playoffs. After scoring 12 points in the 12 game playoff run, Krulicki was called up to the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League for their playoff run. He scored another five points as the Bisons reached the finals and won the Calder Cup after defeating the Springfield Kings four games to zero. Krulicki had just helped win championships for two different teams and had finally earned his chance at the NHL.

NHL career Krulicki started the 1970–71 season with the New York Rangers. He recorded 2 assists in 27 games for the Rangers before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings on March 2, 1971, for Dale Rolfe. Krulicki finished the season with Detroit scoring one assist. He opted to retire at the conclusion of the 1970–71 season. He came back to play one final season with Wiener EV in the Austrian Hockey League during the 1972–73 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1964–65 Kitchener Rangers OHA 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1964–65 Kitchener Greenshirts COJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1965–66 Kitchener Rangers OHA 48 16 8 24 41 19 4 4 8 4 1966–67 Kitchener Rangers OHA 48 25 24 49 50 13 10 3 13 19 1966–67 Omaha Knights CHL — — — — — 3 0 0 0 0 1967–68 Kitchener Rangers OHA 51 28 31 59 49 19 3 13 16 32 1968–69 Omaha Knights CHL 32 3 6 9 10 — — — — — 1969–70 Omaha Knights CHL 72 9 19 28 26 12 5 7 12 22 1969–70 Buffalo Bisons AHL — — — — — 7 3 2 5 5 1970–71 New York Rangers NHL 27 0 2 2 6 — — — — — 1970–71 Omaha Knights CHL 9 2 4 6 7 — — — — — 1970–71 Detroit Red Wings NHL 14 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1972–73 Wiener EV AUT 28 15 5 20 33 — — — — — CHL totals 113 14 29 43 43 12 5 7 12 22 NHL totals 41 0 3 3 6 — — — — —

Awards Adams Cup Champion: 1969–70 (Omaha Knights – CHL) Calder Cup Champion: 1969–70 (Buffalo Bisons – AHL)