Matt Cullen
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November 2, 1976 Virginia, Minnesota, U.S. |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Pittsburgh Penguins Anaheim Ducks Florida Panthers Carolina Hurricanes New York Rangers Ottawa Senators Minnesota Wild Nashville Predators |
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| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | 35th overall, 1996 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
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| Playing career | 1997–present | ||
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| World Championships | ||
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2004 Prague | |
Matthew David Cullen (born November 2, 1976) is an American professional ice hockey center playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 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.
Cullen graduated from Moorhead High School in 1995; his father, Terry Cullen, was the school's Varsity ice hockey coach. During his time at Moorhead High, Cullen led Moorhead to three state tourney appearances and two runner-up finishes. He was an all-state tourney selection three years, and was a Mr. Hockey finalist in 1995, when he was named the state’s Player of the Year by the Associated Press after scoring 47 goals and adding 42 assists in 28 games.
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.
Cullen played 5 1/2 seasons with Anaheim before becoming a Florida Panther in 2003. He also played on four World Championship teams and was a 2004 bronze medalist on Team USA.
During the 2004–05 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 2005–06 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 four-year contract with the New York Rangers. After just one season with the Rangers, however, Cullen was traded back to Carolina during the 2006–07 off-season in exchange for defenseman Andrew Hutchinson, forward Joe Barnes and a third-round draft pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in the Rangers' attempt to free-up salary space underneath the cap.
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