Canada John Cullen
1-time NCAA (East) Second All-American Team 1
1-time NCAA (Hockey East) Champion 1
1-time NHL Sportsmanship Award (Bill Masterton Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
Position
C
Age
59
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired

Father: Barry Cullen
Brother: Terry Cullen
Uncles: Brian Cullen & Ray Cullen
Nephews: Logan Morrison, Joe Cullen, Mark Cullen & Matt Cullen
Great-Nephew: Brooks Cullen

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John Cullen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1981-82 Guelph Platers OJAHL 42* 45* 49* 94* 34* -* |
1982-83 Cambridge Winter Hawks OJAHL 45* 42* 56* 98* 52* -* |
1983-84 Boston Univ. NCAA 40* 23* 33* 56* 28* -* |
1984-85 Boston Univ. NCAA 41* 27* 32* 59* 46* -* |
1985-86 Boston Univ. NCAA 43* 25* 49* 74* 54* -* |
1986-87 Boston Univ. “C” NCAA 36* 23* 29* 52* 35* -* |
1987-88 Flint Spirits IHL 81* 48* 109* 157* 113* -* | Playoffs 16 11 15 26 16 -
1988-89 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79* 12* 37* 49* 112* -25* | Playoffs 11 3 6 9 28 4
1989-90 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 72* 32* 60* 92* 138* -13* |
Canada WC 10* 1* 3* 4* 0* -* |
1990-91 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 65* 31* 63* 94* 83* 0* |
Hartford Whalers “A” NHL 13* 8* 8* 16* 18* -6* | Playoffs 6 2 7 9 10 0
1991-92 Hartford Whalers “A” NHL 77* 26* 51* 77* 141* -28* | Playoffs 7 2 1 3 12 -2
1992-93 Hartford Whalers “A” NHL 19* 5* 4* 9* 58* -15* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 47* 13* 28* 41* 53* -8* | Playoffs 12 2 3 5 0 -1
1993-94 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 53* 13* 17* 30* 67* -2* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
1994-95 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 46* 13* 24* 37* 66* -4* | Playoffs 9 0 2 2 8 -4
1995-96 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 76* 16* 34* 50* 65* 1* | Playoffs 5 3 3 6 0 4
1996-97 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 70* 18* 37* 55* 95* -14* |
1997-98 Did not play * * * * * * |
1998-99 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 6* 2* 7* 9* 0* 0* |
2001-02 Dundas Real McCoys OHA Sr. 24* 3* 10* 13* 12* -* |
2002-03 Brantford Blast OHA Sr. 9* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2003-04 Brantford Blast OHA Sr. 17* 1* 3* 4* 6* -* |

John Cullen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
IHL 2 87* 50* 116* 166* 1.91* 113* 0* | 1 16 11 * 15 * 26 * 1.63 * 16 * - *
NCAA 4 160* 98* 143* 241* 1.51* 163* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 621* 187* 363* 550* 0.89* 898* -116* | 7 53 12 * 22 * 34 * 0.64 * 58 * 1 *
OHA Sr. 3 50* 4* 13* 17* 0.34* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OJAHL 2 87* 87* 105* 192* 2.21* 86* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 10* 1* 3* 4* 0.40* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

John Cullen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1986, 2 #8 overall by Buffalo Sabres in the NHL Supplemental Draft

Drafted 1982, 18 #251 overall by Guelph Platers in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Boston Univ.

Cult/Star player for Hartford Whalers

Cult/Star player for Pittsburgh Penguins