Brian Cullen

{{short description|Canadian retired ice hockey forward|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{hatnote|For the Irish Gaelic footballer, see Bryan Cullen}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = 1959 Topps Brian Cullen.JPG | image_size = 230px | caption = Cullen with the New York Rangers, {{circa|1959}} | position = Centre | shoots = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 165 | played_for = Toronto Maple Leafs<br>New York Rangers | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1933|11|11|mf=y}} | birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | career_start = 1951 | career_end = 1963 }} '''Brian Joseph Cullen''' (born November 11, 1933) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Cullen began his NHL career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1954. He also played two seasons with the New York Rangers. He left the NHL after the 1961 season, playing two more seasons with the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League (AHL), before retiring from hockey following the 1963 season. He is the brother of fellow hockey players Barry Cullen and Ray Cullen. After retiring from professional hockey, Cullen became an auto dealership owner.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cullen marks half century as Niagara GM dealer |url=https://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/news-story/8191600-cullen-marks-half-century-as-niagara-gm-dealer/ |access-date=July 6, 2018 |publisher=Niagara Falls Review |date=November 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cups and cars fuel Cullens |url=https://www.guelphmercury.com/community-story/5870771-cups-and-cars-fuel-cullens/ |website=guelphmercury.com |access-date=July 6, 2018 |date=July 13, 2015}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 1951–52 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA | 54 || 30 || 31 || 61 || 25 | 14 || 7 || 6 || 13 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 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 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 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 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 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 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 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 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1955–56 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 50 || 16 || 35 || 51 || 10 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1956–57 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 46 || 8 || 12 || 20 || 27 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1956–57 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 9 || 2 || 10 || 12 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1957–58 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 67 || 20 || 23 || 43 || 29 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 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 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 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 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 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 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 326 !! 56 !! 100 !! 156 !! 92 ! 19 !! 3 !! 0 !! 3 !! 2 |}

==Awards and achievements== *OHL MVP (1954) *OHL First All-Star Team (1954)

== See also ==

* List of family relations in the NHL

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{icehockeystats|legends=12381}}

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