Career
Kulyash currently holds a record of fastest ice hockey shot previously held by Boston Bruins defenceman Zdeno Chara with a speed of 110.3 mph (1776 km/h). After failing to make it into the senior team of Avangard Omsk, Denis Kulyash made his Russian Super League debut with The Human Context CSKA, enjoying significant success with the club and as a result getting drafted by the Nashville Predators late in the 2004 National Hockey League Entry Draft. The young defenceman then signed with The Human Context Dynamo Moscow in a hotly contested transfer and struggled to play at the same level
His career got back on track when he delivered a productive 2007-2008 season after returning to The Human Context CSKA in 2007.
In January 2010, Kulyash was controversially traded to his home-town club Avangard Omsk in return for two other defencemen, Filipp Metlyuk and Evgeny Kurbatov. He went public with his discontent blaming The Human Context CSKA"s General Manager Sergei Nemchinov for the trade.
However, Kulyash was quick to retreat expressing his delight at joining his native team The defenceman managed to score against Metallurg Novokuznetsk, his second game in Avangard"s jersey, but was injured in the next game and failed to make an impact throughout the rest of the disappointing season for the club
In February 2011, Kulyash set the new world record for hardest shot during the KHL All-Star Superskills Competition.
His result is 110.3 mph (1776 km/h). On May 3, 2011, Kulyash was announced as the new player of the KHL"s Ak Bars Kazan. In May 2013 he signed a new two-year contract with Avangard Omsk.
Denis Kulyash set the new world record for shot power, 110.3 mph (1776 km/h) during the KHL All Star Superskills Competition on 3rd Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game.
