Coaching Director
Born and raised in St. Catharines, Ontario, David grew up immersed in hockey. With three uncles and a cousin who played in the NHL, the game was in his blood. He played AAA hockey throughout his youth and at age 15, moved to compete at the Junior B level with the Thorold Blackhawks. After three seasons, David earned a full scholarship to the University of Maine.
During this collegiate career, David served as captain of the NCAA Division l National Champion Maine Black Bears in his senior year. He was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team, earned Hockey East First-Team All-Star honors, and was recognized as an NCAA First Team All-American.
David has played in 775 professional hockey games over his 11 year career.
- 1999-2002: Phoenix Coyotes / Springfield Falcons (NHL / AHL)
- 2002-2003: Minnesota Wild / Houston Aeros - Calder Cup Champion (NHL / AHL)
- 2003-2006: Buffalo Sabres / Rochester Americans (NHL / AHL)
- 2006-2010: Spent 4 years playing in Europe, Dusseldorf DEL (Germany), Farajestad FBK (Sweden) and Graz 99ers (Austria).
Following his professional hockey career David went on to become an educator and teacher. He earned his Masters in Education and has been a classroom teacher for the past 14 years in Ontario, Canada. David also started his own business in Ontario, David Cullen Hockey. David's program has been running in Niagara, Canada since 2011. Clinics range from skills, skating, body contact, defense training, team training etc. He has coached and worked with various AAA programs in Canada and spends his spring and summer months back in Canada preparing players for the upcoming season.
David is excited to work with a great staff to bring high level training to players in the DFW.