Trent Cull

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Trent Cull
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Cull with the Syracuse Crunch in 2017
Born (1973-09-27) September 27, 1973 (age 51)
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for AHL
St. John's Maple Leafs
Springfield Falcons
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Houston Aeros
Syracuse Crunch
CoHL
Brantford Smoke
IHL
Houston Aeros
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1994–2004
Coaching career 2004–present

Trent Cull (born September 27, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently serving as the head coach of the Calgary Wranglers of the American Hockey League (AHL). Previously, Cull served as an assistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Playing career

Junior

During the 1988-89 season, Cull played for the Georgetown Raiders of the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League (COJHL). [1] His play there earned him a spot in the major juniors for the 1989-90 season after being drafted 7th overall by the Guelph Platers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) during the 1989 draft. [2] The team would relocate to become the Owen Sound Platers before the start of the season. Cull would struggle to score during his time with the Platers, recording only a single goal and seven assists in 81 games with the team. [2] Midway through the 1990-91 season Cull requested a trade out of Owen Sound, claiming "the atmosphere" wasn't right, and was traded to the Windsor Spitfires. [3]

Cull would not spend long with the Spitfires, being traded right at the trade deadline of the 1991-92 season on January 10, 1992, to the Kingston Frontenacs along with a 6th-round draft pick for Rod Pasma and Gord Harris. [3]

Cull would spend the rest of his time in major junior with the Frontenacs, where he would begin to play a significantly more physical game, earning 322 penalty minutes in 128 games.

Professional

Prior to the 1993-94 NHL season, Cull was invited to the Boston Bruins training camp, but was not offered a contract. [4]

After aging out of the OHL, Cull started his professional career with the Brantford Smoke of the Colonial Hockey League (CoHL), where his play quickly earned him a spot with the St. John's Maple Leafs of the American Hockey League (AHL).

After three seasons with the Leafs, he would spend two and a half seasons with the Houston Aeros of the International Hockey League (IHL) before moving to the Springfield Falcons, where he would play alongside future Calgary coaching colleague Ryan Huska. [5]

Cull would spend the rest of his playing career in the AHL, spending time with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the Houston Aeros (who had moved to the AHL following the IHL's folding in 2001), [6] and the Syracuse Crunch. [7]

Over the course of his ten-season professional career, Cull would score 32 goals, 118 points, and accrue 1767 penalty minutes. [5]

Coaching career

Following his playing career, Cull took up coaching to work as an AHL assistant coach with the Syracuse Crunch under Ross Yates from 2006 to 2010. He then accepted a head coaching position in the Ontario Hockey League with the Sudbury Wolves, where he remained for three seasons before returning to the Syracuse Crunch as an assistant coach with the 2013–14 season. [8] In 2017, he was named head coach of the Utica Comets by their NHL affiliate, the Vancouver Canucks. [9] He remained with the AHL team when it relocated as the Abbotsford Canucks in 2021. [10]

On July 1, 2022, Cull was named an assistant coach for the Vancouver Canucks, [11] where he would be fired in the middle of his first season along with head coach Bruce Boudreau. [12]

Cull represented the Pacific division as a coach at the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic. Trent Cull all star classic.jpg
Cull represented the Pacific division as a coach at the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic.

On July 17, 2023, Cull was named the head coach of the Calgary Wranglers, the top AHL affiliate of the Calgary Flames. [5] During the 2023–24 AHL season, due to the Wranglers position at the top of the Pacific division at the end of the calendar year, Cull was named as a coach for the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic. [13]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1988–89 Georgetown Raiders COJHL 3615651—————
1989–90 Owen Sound Platers OHL 57055531202211
1990–91 Owen Sound PlatersOHL2412319—————
1990–91 Windsor Spitfires OHL3316734110008
1991–92 Windsor SpitfiresOHL3206666—————
1991–92 Kingston Frontenacs OHL1800031—————
1992–93 Kingston FrontenacsOHL6011283914416281037
1993–94 Kingston FrontenacsOHL502303214760116
1994–95 Brantford Smoke CoHL 400014—————
1994–95 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 4301153—————
1995–96 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL4621311840006
1996–97 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL75459219801118
1997–98 Houston Aeros IHL 72481220140004
1998–99 Houston AerosIHL72214162321902234
1999–00 Springfield Falcons AHL2802274—————
1999–00 Houston AerosIHL35279133500024
2000–01 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL711115261662132528
2001–02 Houston AerosAHL7411112158120228
2002–03 Syracuse Crunch AHL40088115—————
2003–04 Syracuse CrunchAHL58279146510116
AHL totals4352050701,0495045976

Coaching record

AHL

TeamSeasonRegular seasonPost season
GWLTOTL/SOLPtsFinishResult
Utica Comets 2017–18 763826—12884th, NorthLost in round 1
Utica Comets 2018–19 763434—8766th, NorthMissed playoffs
Utica Comets 2019–20 613422—5733rd, NorthSeason cancelled
Utica Comets 2020–21 281611—1334th, NorthNo playoffs were held
Abbotsford Canucks 2021–22 683923—6844th, PacificLost in qualifying round
Calgary Wranglers 2023–24 683528—9797th, PacificLost in Division Semifinals

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