Panthers Sign C Mark Cullen
Thursday, 07.22.2010 / 3:50 PM
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Florida Panthers
SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that the club has agreed to terms with C Mark Cullen to a one-year, two way contract.
“We are pleased to have signed Mark and we welcome him to the Florida Panthers,” said Tallon. “He is a hard-working forward who has experience on both the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League levels.”
Cullen, 31, paced the Rockford IceHogs (AHL) last season with 53 points (21-32-53) in 62 games played. The Virginia, Minnesota native posted the best numbers of his professional career during the 2005-06 campaign when he scored 29 goals and added 39 assists as a member of the Norfolk Admirals.
For his career in the National Hockey League, he has played in 32 contests with Chicago (2005-06) and Philadelphia (2006-07) scoring seven goals with nine assists. Cullen, is the younger brother of former Panthers F Matt Cullen (2002-04).
Mark Cullen’s Career Statistics:
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“We are pleased to have signed Mark and we welcome him to the Florida Panthers,” said Tallon. “He is a hard-working forward who has experience on both the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League levels.”
Cullen, 31, paced the Rockford IceHogs (AHL) last season with 53 points (21-32-53) in 62 games played. The Virginia, Minnesota native posted the best numbers of his professional career during the 2005-06 campaign when he scored 29 goals and added 39 assists as a member of the Norfolk Admirals.
For his career in the National Hockey League, he has played in 32 contests with Chicago (2005-06) and Philadelphia (2006-07) scoring seven goals with nine assists. Cullen, is the younger brother of former Panthers F Matt Cullen (2002-04).
Mark Cullen’s Career Statistics:
| - REGULAR SEASON - | - PLAYOFFS - | |||||||||||
| Season | Team | LGE | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1997-98 | Fargo-Moorhead | USHL | 30 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 1998-99 | Colorado College | NCAA | 42 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1999-00 | Colorado College | NCAA | 37 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000-01 | Colorado College | NCAA | 31 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001-02 | Colorado College | NCAA | 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 |
| NHL TOTALS | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Sunrise Sports & Entertainment is the premier company of its kind in South Florida. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Home to more than 200 events annually and the Florida Panthers Hockey Club, the BankAtlantic Center was a finalist for Arena of the Year in annual awards given by trade publication Pollstar. The BankAtlantic Center welcomes more than two million guests each year.
