Jassen Cullimore

Jassen Cullimore
Born	(1972-12-04) December 4, 1972 Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Vancouver Canucks Montreal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning Chicago Blackhawks Florida Panthers Iserlohn Roosters
NHL draft	29th overall, 1991 Vancouver Canucks
Playing career	1992–2012

Jassen Andrew Cullimore (born December 4, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Cullimore grew up in Port Dover, Ontario playing the majority of his minor hockey with the Clippers of the OMHA. He played Jr.C. hockey at age 14 for the Caledonia Corvairs and then played as a 15-year-old with the Simcoe Storm Jr.C. club in 1987-88. After being drafted in the third round of the 1988 OHL draft by the Peterborough Petes, Cullimore spent the majority of the 1988-89 season with the Peterborough Road Runners of the Metro Jr.B. Hockey League (OHA).

Playing career

Cullimore was drafted with the 29th pick of the second round of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. In 1996, he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Donald Brashear. He was later claimed on waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning in 1998, where he played until 2004 when he signed a free agent deal with the Chicago Blackhawks after winning the Stanley Cup with Tampa. He remained in Chicago until June 2007, where he was traded back to Montreal in exchange for Sergei Samsonov and Tony Salmelainen. He was released by Montreal soon after. After failing to make the Detroit Red Wings roster during a pre-season tryout in 2007, he signed a free agent deal with Florida. Cullimore then became an unrestricted free agent after the Florida Panthers decided not to re-sign him. He re-signed a one-year deal at the start of the 2008–2009 season with the Florida Panthers.

On February 17, 2010, Cullimore signed a two-way contract with the Chicago Blackhawks, and was assigned to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs. Cullimore was called up to Chicago on October 15, 2010.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986–87	Caledonia Corvairs	NDJHL		18	2	0	2	9		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Simcoe Rams	NDJHL		35	11	14	25	29		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Peterborough Roadrunners	MetJHL		29	11	17	28	88		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Peterborough Petes	OHL		20	2	1	3	6		2	0	0	0	0
1989–90	Peterborough Petes	OHL		59	2	6	8	61		11	0	2	2	8
1990–91	Peterborough Petes	OHL		62	8	16	24	74		4	1	0	1	8
1991–92	Peterborough Petes	OHL		54	9	37	46	65		10	3	6	9	8
1992–93	Hamilton Canucks	AHL		56	5	7	12	60		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Hamilton Canucks	AHL		71	8	20	28	86		3	0	1	1	2
1994–95	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		33	2	7	9	66		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		34	1	2	3	39		11	0	0	0	12
1995–96	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		27	1	1	2	21		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		49	2	6	8	42		2	0	0	0	2
1997–98	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		5	1	0	1	8		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		3	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		25	1	2	3	22		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		78	5	12	17	81		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		46	1	1	2	66		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		74	1	6	7	80		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		78	4	9	13	58		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		28	1	3	4	31		11	1	1	2	4
2003–04	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		79	2	5	7	58		11	0	2	2	6
2005–06	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		54	1	6	7	53		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		65	1	6	7	64		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Rochester Americans	AHL		3	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Florida Panthers	NHL		65	3	10	13	38		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Florida Panthers	NHL		68	2	8	10	37		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Rockford IceHogs	AHL		59	2	6	8	52		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Rockford IceHogs	AHL		41	2	7	9	26		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		36	0	8	8	8		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL		51	2	6	8	44		2	0	2	2	0
NHL totals				812	26	85	111	704		35	1	3	4	24

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database