KULICH ASSIGNED TO CZECH NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM
The 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship gets underway on Tuesday, Dec. 26 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Dec 22, 2023The Buffalo Sabres have reassigned forward Jiri Kulich to the Czech national junior team, the Sabres announced Friday.
Kulich will represent Czechia at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship, which will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5. Czechia will open up play against Slovakia on Dec. 26.
The 28th-overall pick by the Sabres in the 2022 NHL Draft, Kulich has recorded 22 points (16+6) in 23 games for the Rochester Americans this season, including three goals in his last three games. His 16 goals currently rank first among all AHL skaters.
Kulich led Czechia to a silver medal at last year's event after scoring seven goals and nine points in nine games, earning a selection to the All-Tournament Team.