Mark Cullen (ice hockey)
American ice hockey player (born 1978) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
| Mark Cullen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Cullen playing for EC Red Bull Salzburg in October 2013 | |||
| Born |
October 28, 1978 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 team | United States | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2002–2016 | ||
Playing career
Summarize
Perspective
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 American Hockey League (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 | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks | USHL | 30 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | ||
| 1998–99 | Colorado College | WCHA | 42 | 8 | 25 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999–00 | Colorado College | WCHA | 37 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Colorado College | WCHA | 31 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Colorado College | WCHA | 43 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 72 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 53 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2004–05 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 64 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 54 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 29 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 56 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 59 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 56 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 62 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 58 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Vityaz Podolsk | KHL | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 19 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 54 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Bolzano | EBEL | 52 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Dresdner Eislöwen | DEL2 | 41 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 38 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 12 | ||
| NHL totals | 38 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | United States | WC | 7th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honors
References
External links
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