Matt Cullen
Matt Cullen
Matthew David Cullenis an American professional ice hockey center. Cullen is currently an unrestricted free agent. Cullen was born in Virginia, Minnesota, but grew up in Moorhead, Minnesota. Matt attended Moorhead Senior High School, where his father Terry Cullen was the varsity hockey coach...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth2 November 1976
CityVirginia, MN
belong games nice win
We feel like we belong at this point. It's nice to here, but we have to win games to stay.
banks games memory playoff seven start starting store
I don't think it's anything we'll store away in our memory banks for any reason. I think that when you start a playoff series, it's like starting fresh. It's seven games for everything.
games good great team
They're a great team that can play some really good hockey. These are going to be two very big games for us.
games work-out let-it-go
The 2006 playoffs were such a rollercoaster for me. I was able to lean on God and know that no matter what things were going to work out the way they were meant to work out. I had that trust that allowed me to go into the games without fear. When I prayed before games, I was able to just let it go. When I played in game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals, I prayed more that day than I have my whole life. That was a day that I leaned on the Lord a lot. It helped me to face some of my fears.
prayer thinking games
First and foremost, prayer is so helpful. But I think that you need to face your fears head on. Don't avoid them or say that you're not scared. Acknowledge it and be honest about it. It's normal to get nervous about a big game or to get nervous about an important event in your life.
christian team games
Christian guys had a reputation for being soft or not being tough enough to play the game. But every chapel we've had, our team fighter has been in there. Stu Grimson is very outspoken. Dan Bylsma, the head coach at Pittsburgh, was one guy that really helped me a lot.
bad good played team win work
We're going to work hard. The good part is when we do play well, we win most of the time. We're not a bad team or anything, we just played a bad game.
bounce played puck seemed
For us, it seemed like the puck didn't want to bounce in. You've got to give their goalie credit. He played well.
question
He was the difference, there's no question about that.
felt prove
I had a lot to prove to myself, ... I felt like I had a lot more to give.
job
It's no big deal. It's their job to get it right, but it should be consistent.
beginning conference good last people season win
If you would have told us at the beginning of the season that if we win our last two games, we'd have the conference championship, a lot of people would have laughed. We're happy, we're in a good position.
best hockey played
It's where you want to be. And I don't think we've played our best hockey yet.
anyone capitalize good space
They capitalize on opportunities as good as anyone in the league. You can't give them any space, and if you do, you're going to pay.