Matt Cullen

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Matthew David Cullen (born November 2, 1976) is an American professional ice hockey
centerman. He is currently a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League
(NHL). Cullen was born in Virginia, Minnesota, but grew up in Moorhead, Minnesota. Matt
attended Moorhead Senior High School, where his father Terry Cullen was the varsity hockey
coach.

Matt Cullen

Contents
1 Playing career
2 Personal
3 Career statistics
3.1 Regular season and playoffs
3.2 International
4 Awards and honours
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

Playing career
Cullen graduated from Moorhead High School in 1995; his father, Terry Cullen, was the school's ice
hockey coach. Cullen played at St. Cloud State University from 1995 to 1997, and was named to the
WCHA All-Rookie Team in 1995 and WCHA All-Star in 1996. He was then drafted in the second
round, 35th overall, by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.

Born

November 2, 1976
Virginia, MN, USA

Height

6 ft 1 in (185 cm)

Weight

200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)

Position

Center

Shoots

Left

NHL team
Former teams

Pittsburgh Penguins
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Florida Panthers
Carolina Hurricanes
New York Rangers
Ottawa Senators
Minnesota Wild
Nashville Predators

During the 200405 NHL lockout, Cullen played in the Italian Serie A with SG Cortina, where he
led the league in scoring with 27 goals and 33 assists in 36 games.
In the 200506 season, after NHL play resumed, Cullen won a Stanley Cup with the Carolina
Hurricanes. After the season, he became an unrestricted free agent and subsequently signed a fouryear contract with the New York Rangers. After just one season with the Rangers, however, Cullen
was traded back to Carolina during the 200607 off-season in exchange for defenseman Andrew
Hutchinson, forward Joe Barnes and a third-round draft pick in the 2008 in the Rangers' attempt to
free-up salary space underneath the cap.
On February 22, 2009, Cullen scored the first hat-trick of his career in a game against the Colorado
Avalanche. On February 12, 2010, he was traded to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Alexandre
Picard and a second-round draft pick

United States

National team
NHL Draft

35th overall, 1996

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

Playing career

1997present

On July 1, 2010, Cullen returned to his home state when he signed a three-year deal as a free agent with the Minnesota Wild.[1]
Upon the expiration of his three-year contract with the Wild, and with the team facing salary cap constraints, Cullen departed as a free agent and
signed a two-year contract with the Nashville Predators on July 5, 2013.[2] On August 6, 2015 Cullen, signed a 1-year deal with the Pittsburgh
Penguins, reuniting him with former Carolina Hurricanes GM, Jim Rutherford.[3]

Personal
Cullen is the older brother of EC Red Bull Salzburg player Mark Cullen, as well as of Braehead Clan player Joe Cullen. Matt Cullen has a wife and
three sons.
Cullen is a Christian.[4]
Matt currently resides in West Fargo, North Dakota, in the off-season with his family.

Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Season
199596
199697
199697

Team
St. Cloud State
St. Cloud State
Baltimore Bandits

League
WCHA
WCHA
AHL

GP
39
36
6

Regular season
G
A
Pts
12
29
41
15
30
45
3
3
6

PIM
28
70
7

GP

Playoffs
G A Pts


0
2
2

PIM

199798
199798
199899
199899
199900
200001
200102
200203
200203
200304
200405
200506
200607
200708
200809
200910
200910
201011
201112
201213
201314
201415

Cincinnati Mighty Ducks

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers
SG Cortina
Carolina Hurricanes
New York Rangers
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes
Ottawa Senators
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild
Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators
NHL totals

AHL
NHL
AHL
NHL
NHL
NHL
NHL
NHL
NHL
NHL
ITL
NHL
NHL
NHL
NHL
NHL
NHL
NHL
NHL
NHL
NHL
NHL

18
61
3
75
80
82
79
50
30
56
36
78
80
59
69
60
21
78
73
42
77
62
1212

15
6
1
11
13
10
18
7
6
6
27
25
16
13
22
12
4
12
14
7
10
7
219

12
21
2
14
26
30
30
14
6
13
33
24
25
36
21
28
4
27
21
20
29
18
407

27
27
3
25
39
40
48
21
12
19
60
49
41
49
43
40
8
39
35
27
39
25
626

2
23
8
47
24
38
24
12
22
24
64
40
50
32
20
26
8
34
24
10
32
16
508

25
10

18

6
74

4
1

1
12

14
3

1
29

18
4

2
41

International
Year
1996
1998
1999
2003
2004

Team
Event
United States
WJC
United States
WC
United States
WC
United States
WC
United States
WC
Junior totals
Senior totals

Result
5th
12th
6th
13th

GP
6
6
6
6
9
6
27

G
3
2
1
1
2
3
6

A
1
1
6
1
4
1
12

Pts
4
3
7
2
6
4
18

PIM
0
0
4
2
4
0
10

Medal record
Competitor for

United States

World Championships
2004 Prague

Awards and honours

Award

Year

College
All-WCHA Rookie Team 1996
All-WCHA Second Team 1997
NHL
Stanley Cup

2006

See also
List of NHL players with 1000 games played

References
1.
2.
3.
4.

"Cullen comes home". Minnesota Wild. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2011-05-31.

"Nashville Predators sign Matt Cullen to a two-year contract". Nashville Predators. 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
"Penguins sign Matt Cullen to 1-year deal". Pittsburgh Penguins. 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
"NHL Champion Checks Fear of Failure".

External links
Matt Cullen's career statistics (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=23904) at The Internet Hockey Database
(http://www.hockeydb.com/)
Matt Cullen's Day With the Stanley Cup (http://www.hhof.com/html/exSCJ06_15.shtml)
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matt_Cullen&oldid=684831451"
Categories: 1976 births Living people American ice hockey centers Anaheim Ducks draft picks Baltimore Bandits players
Carolina Hurricanes players Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players Florida Panthers players Ice hockey people from Minnesota

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People from Moorhead, Minnesota People from Virginia, Minnesota St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey players
St. Cloud State University alumni SG Cortina players Stanley Cup champions Pittsburgh Penguins players

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