About Matt Cullen
Matthew David Cullen (born November 2, 1976) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Cullen won the Stanley Cup three times during his career, with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006 and the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017, and won a bronze medal at the 2004 World Championship with the United States. As of 2025, Cullen is one of 22 players to play over 1,500 NHL games and the only one of the group to never be named an All-Star. He is also one of three American-born players to play in at least 1,500 NHL games. == Early life == Cullen was born on November 2, 1976, in Virginia, Minnesota, to parents Terry and Nancy Cullen. He grew up in Moorhead, Minnesota alongside his siblings Mark, Joe, and Annie. == Playing career == === Amateur === Cullen and his family moved to Moorhead, Minnesota when he was 10 years old after his father accepted a position coaching ice hockey at Moorhead High School. Upon reaching high school age, Cullen played one more season of bantam hockey (U15) before joining the Moorhead High Spuds hockey team in 1992 under his father's tutelage. While he was reunited with his former Bantam teammates Ryan Kraft and Josh Arnold, the three never played on the same line together. In his first season with the Spuds, Cullen ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 15 goals and 26 assists for 41 points.
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