Mark Cullen (ice hockey)

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Mark Cullen
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Born (1978-10-28) October 28, 1978 (age 45)
Moorhead, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Blackhawks
Philadelphia Flyers
Florida Panthers
Vityaz Podolsk
EC Red Bull Salzburg
HC Bolzano
Dresdner Eislöwen
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2002–2016

Mark Daniel Cullen (born October 28, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey center. He is the younger brother of former NHL forward, and three-time Stanley Cup champion Matt Cullen.

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Playing career

Cullen was signed by the Minnesota Wild on April 8, 2002 after a four-year collegiate career at Colorado College. After three years of playing with the Houston Aeros of the AHL, Cullen signed with the Chicago Blackhawks on August 4, 2005. Splitting time with the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL and Chicago in the 2005–06 season, Cullen saw his first NHL action by playing in 29 games.

He signed with the Philadelphia Flyers in the off-season and played in three games with the Flyers in 2006–07, spending most of his time with affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms. Cullen signed with the Detroit Red Wings on July 5, 2007, playing for their minor league team, the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL. He then signed with the Vancouver Canucks on July 4, 2008. During the 2009–10 season, Cullen returned to the Chicago Blackhawks' organization and played for the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL.

On July 22, 2010, Cullen signed a one-year contract as a free agent with the Florida Panthers. [1] Cullen missed the start of the 2010–11 season, after rupturing an Achilles Tendon at the Panthers training camp. [2] On November 29, 2011, the Panthers recalled Cullen and he temporarily filled in as their fourth-line center for six games.

During the 2012–13 season, Cullen joined EC Red Bull Salzburg at the midpoint of their campaign for the remainder of the year from Vityaz Podolsk of the Kontinental Hockey League on December 16, 2012. [3]

After his second season with Salzburg, Cullen left the defeated EBEL finalists for the Champions in Italian club, HC Bolzano, signing a one-year contract on August 20, 2014. [4]

Cullen played three seasons in the Austrian league before moving as a free agent to the Neighbouring German DEL2 league, signing a one-year deal with Dresdner Eislöwen on September 23, 2015. [5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1997–98 Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks USHL 3017375416430325
1998–99 Colorado College WCHA 428253322—————
1999–00 Colorado CollegeWCHA3711203122—————
2000–01 Colorado CollegeWCHA3120335326—————
2001–02 Colorado CollegeWCHA4314365014—————
2002–03 Houston Aeros AHL 72222547201537104
2003–04 Houston AerosAHL531028382820000
2004–05 Houston AerosAHL641024342651120
2005–06 Norfolk Admirals AHL542939684842240
2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 2979162—————
2006–07 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL5616365234—————
2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers NHL30000—————
2007–08 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL5916314761—————
2008–09 Manitoba Moose AHL56142539222049130
2009–10 Rockford IceHogs AHL622132531640222
2010–11 Rochester Americans AHL2859146—————
2011–12 San Antonio Rampage AHL58103646301046102
2011–12 Florida Panthers NHL60112—————
2012–13 Vityaz Podolsk KHL 230118—————
2012–13 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 19710174121674
2013–14 EC Red Bull SalzburgEBEL5412243632144372
2014–15 HC Bolzano EBEL521130412670224
2015–16 Dresdner Eislöwen DEL2 4113334638150141412
NHL totals38710174—————

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2006 United States WC 7th71230
Senior totals71230

Awards and honors

AwardYear
NCAA
All-WCHA First Team 2000–01
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 2000–01
WCHA All-Tournament Team 2001, 2002 [6]
All-WCHA First Team 2001–02
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 2001–02
American Hockey League
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award 2005–06 [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Panthers sign centre Mark Cullen". Florida Panthers. 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
  2. ↑ "Mark Cullen undergoes successful surgery on Achilles tendon". Florida Panthers. 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
  3. ↑ "Mark Cullen commits to Salzburg" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  4. ↑ "Experience and points to HCB in Nesbitt and Cullen" (in Italian). HCB South Tyrol. 2014-08-20. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  5. ↑ "Marcel Rodman and Mark Cullen sign with Dresdner" (in German). Dresdner Eislöwen. 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  6. ↑ "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  7. ↑ "Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award". American Hockey League. 2010-07-21. Archived from the original on 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
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