Dean Kukan (born 8 July 1993) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL).

[1] Kukan played in the 2006 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a youth team from Zürich.

[2] Undrafted, he made his European Elite debut during the 2010–11 season playing in the Swiss National League A with the ZSC Lions.

[4] In the 2015–16 season, Kukan made his NHL debut on 26 March 2016, against the Nashville Predators at the Bridgestone Arena.

Following his seventh season in North America in 2021–22, and despite recording career best 3 goals and 11 points through 41 games with the Blue Jackets, Kukan as an impending free agent opted to return to his native Switzerland in re-joining original club, ZSC Lions, on a five-year contract through 2027 on 1 June 2022.