2018-19 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
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Cukste, Karlis
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Jersey Number 2
Karlis Cukste
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Riga, Latvia
- Previous Team:
- Chicago Steel (USHL)
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 220
Bio
2019-20 Quinnipiac Assistant Captain
Four-time ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20)
As a Senior in 2019-20
As A First Year In 2016-17
Before Quinnipiac
Personal
Four-time ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20)
As a Senior in 2019-20
- Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team
- Played in all 34 games, his third straight season playing in every single game
- Closed out his career playing in 129 straight games and only missed two games for the IIHF World Championships in the 2016-17 season
- Scored four goals and added 14 assists for 18 points along with a career-high 73 shots on goal
- Recorded at least 10 assists in every season in a Bobcat uniform
- Led Quinnipiac with 51 blocked shots
- Picked up an assist in the season-opening 3-2 win vs. AIC (Oct. 11)
- Recorded a four-game point streak from Nov. 9-22
- Scored his first goal of the season and blocked a season-high five shots in a 2-1 vs. Union (Nov. 15)
- Had a career-high three assists in a 3-1 vs. Rensselaer (Nov. 16)
- Registered a goal and an assist for two opints in a 6-1 win vs. Harvard (Jan. 3)
- Scored goals in back-to-back games at the Connecticut Ice Festival (Jan. 25-26)
- Tallied two assists in a 6-1 win vs. St. Lawrence (Feb. 15)
- Closed out his career with an assist and four blocked shots in a 5-0 win vs. Yale (Feb. 29)
As a Junior in 2018-19
- Was named an assistant captain for his senior season at the team's end-of-season awards banquet
- Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team
- Attended San Jose Sharks NHL Development Team for a fifth straight summer
- Played in all 38 games for a second straight season
- Recorded career-highs with 18 assists and 20 points, in addition to his two goals scored
- Was one of four Quinnipiac defensemen with 20-plus points
- Led ECAC Hockey and was seventh in the nation with 86 blocked shots and was seventh in the nation while he was second in ECAC Hockey and seventh in the nation with 2.26 blocked shots per game
- Recorded multiple assists twice as a junior in back-to-back games vs. AIC (Oct. 27) and at Harvard (Nov. 2)
- Scored his first goal of the season in Rand Pecknold's 500th victory, a 5-0 win vs. Colgate on Dec. 29
- Quinnipiac was 16-2-0 when Cukste recorded a point
As a Sophomore in 2017-18
- Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team
- Picked up his first points of the season with a goal and an assist in a 6-4 win at No. 16 Northeastern on Oct. 20
- Had an assist in a 3-2 overtime win at No. 16 Northeastern on Oct. 21
- Scored in a 4-1 loss to Colgate on Nov. 4
- Had an assist on Quinnipiac’s lone goal in a 4-1 loss at Union on Nov. 11
- Had an assist in a 6-3 loss to UMass on Nov. 25
- Had two assists in a 6-2 win at Princeton on Nov. 28
- Scored his third goal of the season in a 7-4 loss to Maine on Friday, Dec. 8
- Had an assist in a 4-3 overtime win at No. 17 Colgate on Jan. 5
- Had an assist in a 3-0 win at Brown on Feb. 11
- Had an assist on Tanner MacMaster's power-play goal against #2 Cornell in the ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals on Mar. 9
As A First Year In 2016-17
- Named to the 2016-17 ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team
- Scored five goals and assisted on 10 more for 15 points
- Posted a team-leading +11 plus/minus rating
- Suited up for Latvian National Team at the 2017 IIHF World Championships
- Served as Latvia's assistant captain, totaling a goal and two assists in six games
- Ranked second in the Bobcats' line-up, and tied for seventh in ECAC Hockey with 67 blocked shots for a 1.76 per game average
- Scored his first career goal in the Bobcats’ 5-2 win against No. 15 Northeastern on Oct. 8
- Had an assist in 3-2 win against UMass on Oct. 25
- Second career goal came in a 5-3 win at Clarkson on Nov. 4
- Had a goal and an assist in a 6-3 win against Dartmouth on Nov. 11
- Had an assist in a 4-2 win against No. 10/10 Harvard on Nov. 12
- Had an assist in a 7-3 win at Colgate on Nov. 19
- Had an goal against Union on Dec. 3
- Had an assist in a 5-3 loss at Princeton on Dec. 9
- Had career-best two assists in a 4-1 win against Colgate on Jan. 13
- Picked up an assist in a 5-2 win against Arizona State on Jan. 27
- Scored in a 7-3 win at RPI on Feb. 18
- Had two assists in a 4-1 win against Brown on Feb. 25
Before Quinnipiac
- Drafted by the San Jose Sharks with the 130th overall pick in the fifth round of the 2015 NHL Draft
- Played for the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League (USHL)
- Scored four goals and assisted on 11 more for 15 points in 44 games
- In 2014-15, played seven games for the Latvian U18 World Championship Team, totaling four goals and five assists
- In 2015-16, played seven games with the Latvian U20 National Team, totaling three assists
Personal
- Born in Riga, Latvia
- Son of Baiba and Ainars Cukste
- Attended West Aurora High School in Illinois
- Majoring in Psychology
- Involved in the Quinnipiac Psychology Club
Coaches Road Show at Bears BBQ
Thursday, September 04
Alumni Game Mic'd Up (pres. by Aunt Chilada's) - Chris Cerella and Mike Lombardi
Thursday, August 21
Quinnipiac Athletics 2024-25 Highlight Video
Tuesday, May 20
2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Senior Tribute
Friday, February 21
