Mark Cullen (ice hockey)

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Mark Cullen
Born October 28, 1978
Moorhead, MN, USA
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
EBEL team
Former teams 		HC Bolzano
Chicago Blackhawks
Philadelphia Flyers
Florida Panthers
Vityaz Podolsk
EC Red Bull Salzburg
National team  United States
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2002–present

Mark Daniel Cullen (born October 28, 1978) is an American professional ice hockey player for HCB South Tyrol of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He is the younger brother of Nashville Predators player Matt Cullen.

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 3 games with the Flyers in 2006–07, spending most of his time with affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms. He signed with the Detroit Red Wings on July 5, 2007, where he played 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 he 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]

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 33 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 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
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

Award Year
NCAA
All-WCHA First Team 2000–01
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 2000–01
WCHA All-Tournament Team 2001 [5]
All-WCHA First Team 2001–02
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 2001–02
WCHA All-Tournament Team 2002 [5]
American Hockey League
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award 2005–06 [6]

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. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  6. ↑ "Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award". American Hockey League. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2010-07-21.

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