Position: | Centre |
Shoots: | Left |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 10 |
Weight Lb: | 165 |
Played For: | Toronto Maple Leafs New York Rangers |
Birth Date: | November 11, 1933 |
Birth Place: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Career Start: | 1951 |
Career End: | 1963 |
Brian Joseph Cullen (born November 11, 1933) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Brian is the brother of the NHL hockey players Barry Cullen and Ray Cullen.
Cullen began his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1954. He also played for the New York Rangers. He left the NHL after the 1961 season, playing two more seasons with the Buffalo Bisons of the AHL before retiring from hockey following the 1963 season.
After retiring from professional hockey, Cullen became an auto dealership owner.[1] [2]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
1951–52 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA | 54 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | ||
1951–52 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1952–53 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA | 56 | 41 | 28 | 69 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
1952–53 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1953–54 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA | 59 | 68 | 93 | 161 | 40 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 18 | ||
1953–54 | St. Catharines Teepees | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 18 | ||
1954–55 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 27 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1954–55 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 36 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1955–56 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1955–56 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 50 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1956–57 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 46 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1956–57 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 9 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1957–58 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 67 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1958–59 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 59 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1959–60 | New York Rangers | NHL | 64 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1960–61 | New York Rangers | NHL | 42 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1960–61 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1961–62 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 67 | 22 | 59 | 81 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||
1962–63 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 31 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
NHL totals | 326 | 56 | 100 | 156 | 92 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |