Jim Krulicki Explained

Position:Right wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:180
Played For:Detroit Red Wings
New York Rangers
Wiener EV
League:NHL
Birth Date:March 9, 1948
Birth Place:Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:1967
Career End:1973

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
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1964–65Kitchener RangersOHA2 0 0 0 0
1964–65Kitchener GreenshirtsCOJHL
1965–66Kitchener RangersOHA48 16 8 24 4119 4 4 8 4
1966–67Kitchener RangersOHA48 25 24 49 5013 10 3 13 19
1966–67Omaha KnightsCHL3 0 0 0 0
1967–68Kitchener RangersOHA51 28 31 59 4919 3 13 16 32
1968–69Omaha KnightsCHL32 3 6 9 10
1969–70Omaha KnightsCHL72 9 19 28 2612 5 7 12 22
1969–70Buffalo BisonsAHL7 3 2 5 5
1970–71New York RangersNHL27 0 2 2 6
1970–71Omaha KnightsCHL9 2 4 6 7
1970–71Detroit Red WingsNHL14 0 1 1 0
1972–73Wiener EVAUT28 15 5 20 33
CHL totals113 14 29 43 4312 5 7 12 22
NHL totals41 0 3 3 6

Awards