Cody Kunyk (born May 20, 1990) is a

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forward currently under contract to Oulun Kärpät of the

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. He has formerly played with the

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of the

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. (NHL)

Playing career

Kunyk played collegiate hockey for the

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in the NCAA Men's Division I

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(WCHA). In his

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year, Kunyk's outstanding play was rewarded when he was chosen as the WCHA Player of the Year and was named to the 2013–14 All-WCHA First Team. On April 13, 2014, Kunyk made his NHL debut with the

in a 1–0 shootout win against the

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. As a free agent from the Lightning after the completion of his entry-level contract, Kunyk signed a one-year deal with German-based club,

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of the

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on August 18, 2015. After training and competing in four pre-season games with Wolfsburg, Kunyk was released from his contract unable to reach the expectations of play on September 6, 2015. Kunyk later signed with Danish club,

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of the

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for the 2015–16 season. Kunyk made an immediate impact with the Stars and in 27 games, placed second in team scoring with 13 goals and 29 points. In the following off-season, Kunyk returned to North America as a free agent, securing a one-year AHL contract with the Utica Comets, an affiliate to the

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on July 25, 2016. Kunyk responded to his return to the AHL with a career year offensively in posting 15 goals and 37 points in 61 games. As a free agent, Kunyk opted to return overseas in signing a one-year deal with top flight Finnish club, SaiPa of the Liiga on September 5, 2017. Following a lone season in the

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with Kazakh club,

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, in 2021–22, Kunyk returned to former club, Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga on a one-year contract on July 20, 2022.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kunyk, Cody 1990 births Living people AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans Alaska Aces (ECHL) players Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey players Barys Nur-Sultan players Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Gentofte Stars players HPK players Ice hockey people from Alberta Oulun Kärpät players SaiPa players Sherwood Park Crusaders players Sportspeople from Sherwood Park Syracuse Crunch players Tampa Bay Lightning players Undrafted National Hockey League players Utica Comets players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Denmark Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Kazakhstan Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States