former_teams height_ft weight_lb shoots birth_place ntl_team team position league birth_date height_in article_title name prospect_league career_start
zsc lions luleå hf 6 198 left zürich , switzerland sui columbus blue jackets defence nhl 8 july 1993 2 dean kukan
 dean kukan ahl 2009
dean kukan

dean kukan -lrb- born july 8 , 1993 -rrb- is a swiss professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with the columbus blue jackets in the national hockey league -lrb- nhl -rrb- .
undrafted , kukan made his european elite debut during the 2010 -- 11 season playing in the swiss national league a with the zsc lions .
after two seasons , kukan left for luleå hf in the swedish hockey league -lrb- shl -rrb- .
kukan established a role on the blueline with luleå hf over six seasons before using an nhl out-clause after the 2014 -- 15 season , to sign a two-year entry-level contract with the columbus blue jackets on june 1 , 2015 .
kukan participated at the 2012 world junior ice hockey championships as a member of the switzerland men 's national junior ice hockey team .
