Matt Cullen

#7 Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL - 18/19

Date of Birth: Nov 02, 1976
Age: 49
Place of Birth: Virginia, MN, USA
Nation: USA
Youth Team: -
Position: C
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 92 kg / 203 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Matt Cullen Facts

Player Type: PlaymakerTwo-Way Center
Drafted: 1996 round 2 #35 overall by Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

Sons: Brooks Cullen, Wyatt Cullen, Joey Cullen
Brothers: Joe Cullen & Mark Cullen
Father: Terry Cullen

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Matt Cullen Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1992-1993	Moorhead High	USHS-MN	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993-1994	Moorhead High	USHS-MN	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994-1995	Moorhead High	USHS-MN	28	47	42	89	78	-
1995-1996	St. Cloud State Univ.	NCAA	39	12	29	41	28	-
1995-1996	USA U20	WJC-20	6	3	1	4	0	-
1996-1997	St. Cloud State Univ.	NCAA	36	15	30	45	70	-
1996-1997	Baltimore Bandits	AHL	6	3	3	6	7	-4	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	0	-1
1997-1998	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	61	6	21	27	23	-4
1997-1998	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL	18	15	12	27	2	12
1997-1998	USA	WC	6	2	1	3	4	0
1998-1999	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	75	11	14	25	47	-12	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0	-2
1998-1999	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL	3	1	2	3	8	1
1998-1999	USA	WC	6	1	6	7	4	5
1999-2000	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	80	13	26	39	24	5
2000-2001	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	82	10	30	40	38	-23
2001-2002	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	79	18	30	48	24	-1
2002-2003	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	50	7	14	21	12	-4
2002-2003	Florida Panthers	NHL	30	6	6	12	22	-4
2002-2003	USA	WC	6	1	1	2	2	1
2003-2004	Florida Panthers	NHL	56	6	13	19	24	-2
2003-2004	USA	WC	9	2	4	6	4	2
2004-2005	Cortina Lockout	Italy	36	27	34	61	58	-	Playoffs	18	8	13	21	36	-
2005-2006	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	78	25	24	49	40	4	Playoffs	25	4	14	18	12	2
2006-2007	New York Rangers	NHL	80	16	25	41	52	0	Playoffs	10	1	3	4	6	-2
2007-2008	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	59	13	36	49	32	2
2008-2009	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	69	22	21	43	20	11	Playoffs	18	3	3	6	14	0
2009-2010	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	60	12	28	40	26	0
2009-2010	Ottawa Senators	NHL	21	4	4	8	8	-7	Playoffs	6	3	5	8	0	-3
2010-2011	Minnesota Wild	NHL	78	12	27	39	34	-14
2011-2012	Minnesota Wild "A"	NHL	73	14	21	35	24	-10
2012-2013	Minnesota Wild	NHL	42	7	20	27	10	9	Playoffs	5	0	3	3	2	1
2013-2014	Nashville Predators	NHL	77	10	29	39	32	4
2014-2015	Nashville Predators	NHL	62	7	18	25	16	8	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	4	-1
2015-2016	Pittsburgh Penguins "A"	NHL	82	16	16	32	20	5	Playoffs	24	4	2	6	8	3
2016-2017	Pittsburgh Penguins "A"	NHL	72	13	18	31	30	4	Playoffs	25	2	7	9	24	-1
2017-2018	Minnesota Wild	NHL	79	11	11	22	20	-1	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	2	-3
2018-2019	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	71	7	13	20	14	6	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0	-1

Matt Cullen Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	3	27	19	17	36	1.33	17	9	1	3	0	2	2	0.67	0	-1
Italy	1	36	27	34	61	1.69	58	-	1	18	8	13	21	1.17	36	-
NCAA	2	75	27	59	86	1.15	98	-	0
NHL	21	1516	266	465	731	0.48	592	-24	11	132	19	39	58	0.44	72	-7
USHS-MN	3	28*	47*	42*	89*	3.18*	78*	-	0
WC	4	27	6	12	18	0.67	14	8	0
WJC-20	1	6	3	1	4	0.67	0	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Matt Cullen Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Baltimore Bandits	1	6	3	3	6	1.00	7	-4	1	3	0	2	2	0.67	0	-1
Carolina Hurricanes	4	266	72	109	181	0.68	118	17	2	43	7	17	24	0.56	26	2
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	2	21	16	14	30	1.43	10	13	0
Cortina	1	36	27	34	61	1.69	58	-	1	18	8	13	21	1.17	36	-
Florida Panthers	2	86	12	19	31	0.36	46	-6	0
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	6	427	65	135	200	0.47	168	-39	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2
Minnesota Wild	4	272	44	79	123	0.45	88	-16	2	10	1	4	5	0.50	4	-2
Moorhead High	3	28*	47*	42*	89*	3.18*	78*	-	0
Nashville Predators	2	139	17	47	64	0.46	48	12	1	6	1	1	2	0.33	4	-1
New York Rangers	1	80	16	25	41	0.51	52	0	1	10	1	3	4	0.40	6	-2
Ottawa Senators	1	21	4	4	8	0.38	8	-7	1	6	3	5	8	1.33	0	-3
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	225	36	47	83	0.37	64	15	3	53	6	9	15	0.28	32	1
St. Cloud State Univ.	2	75	27	59	86	1.15	98	-	0
USA	4	27	6	12	18	0.67	14	8	0
USA U20	1	6	3	1	4	0.67	0	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Matt Cullen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1995-1996	NCAA (WCHA) All-Rookie Team
1996-1997	NCAA (WCHA) Second All-Star Team
1997-1998	AHL All-Star Game AHL Player of the Week (Jan. 11) AHL Rookie of the Month (January)
2003-2004	World Championship Bronze Medal
2004-2005	Italy Most Goals (27) Italy Most Points (61)
2005-2006	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
2015-2016	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
2016-2017	NHL Stanley Cup Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
07/10/2019	Confirmed	Pittsburgh Penguins	Retired
07/01/2018	Confirmed	Minnesota Wild	Pittsburgh Penguins
08/16/2017	Confirmed	Pittsburgh Penguins	Minnesota Wild
08/17/2016	Extension	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pittsburgh Penguins
08/06/2015	Confirmed	Nashville Predators	Pittsburgh Penguins
07/05/2013	Confirmed	Minnesota Wild	Nashville Predators
07/02/2010	Confirmed	Ottawa Senators	Minnesota Wild
02/12/2010	Confirmed	Carolina Hurricanes	Ottawa Senators

Matt Cullen Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Baltimore Bandits
Cult/Star player for Carolina Hurricanes
Cult/Star player for Cortina
Cult/Star player for Moorhead High
Cult/Star player for St. Cloud State Univ.

Career transactions
- 2019-07-10 • Announced his retirement
- 2018-07-01 • Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2017-08-16 • Signed by the Minnesota Wild
- 2015-08-06 • Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2013-07-05 • Signed by the Nashville Predators
- 2010-07-02 • Signed by the Minnesota Wild
- 2010-02-12 • Traded to the Ottawa Senators for Alexandre R. Picard & a 2010 2nd round pick (later traded to Edmonton: Martin Marinčin)
- 2007-07-17 • Traded to the Carolina Hurricanes for Andrew Hutchinson, Joe Barnes & a 2008 3rd round pick (Yevgeniy Grachyov)
- 2006-07-01 • Signed by the New York Rangers
- 2004-09-18 • (NHL lockout) Signed by Cortina
- 2004-08-05 • Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes
- 2003-01-30 • Traded to the Florida Panthers with Pavel Trnka & a 2003 4th round pick (James Pemberton)
- 1997-04-04 • Signed by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Matt Cullen was known as a solid two-way center. A good passer and handler of the puck, he was also a quality option on the penalty kill. He was a terrific skater even as an older player.
- Erik K. Piri, Elite Prospects