Edmonton Oilers defenceman Brett Kulak and his wife Caitlyn are hoping to welcome another addition to the family before the playoffs return to Edmonton later this season.
The Stony Plain native appeared on Hockey Night in Canada’s After Hours segment on Saturday night where it was revealed that the Kulak family is expecting to give birth to their second child later this season.
Kulak mentioned that the due date is in April, which will cut it close when it comes to the playoffs.
“Due date is the end of April and we play our last game I think on April 16,” Kulak said. “Hopefully the baby comes on the 17th and then get a couple days before our first-round matchup.”
During last night’s appearance on After Hours, it was revealed that Brett Kulak and his wife, Caitlyn, are expecting their second child in late April
The Kulak’s first child, two-year-old daughter Riley, was born in 2022 between Game 6 and 7 of the #Oilers playoff series vs. LA.
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The anxiety around the due date is because of what happened with Kulak’s first baby, two-year-old daughter Riley, who was born in 2022 between Game 6 and Game 7 of the Oilers’ first-round series against the LA Kings that season.
Kulak recalled that he got a call from a team trainer while he was with the team in LA that Caityln was in labour.
“I get the call in the middle of the night and then I’m up and caught the earliest flight I could,” Kulak said. “I flew into Calgary and my mom drove down from Stony [Plain] and picked me up and drove me out to Canmore and I was able to be there for the birth.”
After such an emotional personal moment, Kulak had no time to spare and had to drive up to Edmonton and play in Game 7, one in which he helped the Oilers win to advance to the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The preferred option would be to have Brett already in town so that he could be there with his wife to welcome their second child without the stress of flying in from another country and rushing into the hospital room.
It’ll be tough to swing the timing, but hopefully, luck will be on the side of the Kulak family this time.