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Mark Cullen 
Born October 28, 1978
Moorhead, MN, USAHeight 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) Position Center / Left wing Shoots Left NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teamsFlorida Panthers
Rochester Americans (AHL)
Chicago Blackhawks
Philadelphia FlyersNational team 
United StatesNHL Draft Undrafted Playing career 2002–present Mark Cullen (born October 28, 1978) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. He is the younger brother of Minnesota Wild player 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 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]
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 — — — — — NHL totals 32 7 9 16 2 — — — — — International
Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM 2006 United States WC 7 1 2 3 0 Senior int'l totals 7 1 2 3 0 Awards and honours
Award Year American Hockey League Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award 2005–06 [3] References
- ^ "Panthers sign centre Mark Cullen". Florida Panthers. 2010-07-22. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=534836. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ "Mark Cullen undergoes successful surgery on Achilles tendon". Florida Panthers. 2010-09-22. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=538444. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ "Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award". American Hockey League. 2010-07-21. http://ahlhalloffame.com/fred-t-hunt-memorial-award-p139054. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
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Categories:- 1978 births
- American ice hockey players
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey players
- Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks players
- Grand Rapids Griffins players
- Houston Aeros players
- Ice hockey people from Minnesota
- Living people
- Manitoba Moose players
- Norfolk Admirals players
- People from Moorhead, Minnesota
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Philadelphia Phantoms players
- Rochester Americans players
- Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
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