Matt Cullen

Team Number:	7
Birth Date:	11/02/1976
Height:	6'1"
Weight:	200lbs.
Position:	Center

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Matt Cullen enters his first season with the Minnesota Wild organization. A Minnesota native, it is a dream every Minnesota hockey player wishes they could achieve in their home state.

Matt Cullen is from Virginia, Minnesota, located in the Iron Range. He played for Moorhead High School and attended St. Cloud State University for two seasons. In two seasons he recorded 86 points while being named a WCHA All-Star in 1996. After being drafted 35th overall in the 1996 Draft by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Matt Cullen left for the AHL.

In his first AHL season with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks in 1997-1998, Matt Cullen scored 27 points in 18 games, which prompted him to be called up to the NHL. In his debut season that year, he scored 27 points in 61 games. In his next 5 seasons with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks he scored a total of 173 points.

After the 2002-2003 season, Matt Cullen played for the Florida Panthers for 2 seasons. During the lockout season of 2004-2005, he led the Italian League in scoring, with 60 points in 36 games. After the lockout, Matt Cullen played for the Carolina Hurricanes and won a Stanley Cup, where he tied for a career high 49 points. A year later he would play for the New York Rangers before being traded back to the Carolina Hurricanes.

From 2007-2010 he played for the Carolina Hurricanes and continued his constistency, scoring more than 40 points each year. In February 2010, Matt Cullen was traded to the Ottawa Senators and played 21 games. On July 1,2010 he signed a 3 year, $10.5 million deal with the Minnesota Wild

In Matt Cullen's first season with the Minnesota Wild, the fans can expect a consistent center. The Minnesota native will be ready to be a hometown name.