Denis Kulyash

Denis Kulyash is a Russian defenseman on Avangard Omsk.

Kulyash was drafted in 2004 by the Nashville Predators after seeing his first action in the Russian Super League with CSKA Moscow. He never left Russia, however, opting to stay with CSKA Moscow, where he scored 18 points and 58 penalty minutes in his first full season of play. He joined Dynamo Moscow in 2005, and put up a career high 117 penalty minutes. He stayed with the club another season before rejoining CSKA Moscow, where he had three consecutive seasons with 20+ points, including a 16 goal, 26 point campaign in 2008-09. He was dealt to Avangard Omsk, his hometown team, in 2010, and was re-signed by the club in 2010.