Brooks Cullen

Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 190
Class:
Freshman
Shoot/Catch:
L
Hometown:
Moorhead, Minn.
High School:
Moorhead HS
Previous Team:
Fargo (USHL)

PRONUNCIATION

JUNIOR/HIGH SCHOOL
• Spent the 2025-26 season playing for the USHL's Fargo Force
• Totaled 23 points (six goals, 17 assists) across 62 appearances in his final season of junior hockey
• Added four points (one goal, three assists) in nine games during Fargo's playoff run to the Western Conference finals
• Played in 10 games with the Force in 2024-25 at the conclusion of the high school hockey season
• Was a three-year varsity letterwinner at Moorhead High School
• Posted 23 goals and 25 assists for 48 points during his senior year (2024-25), leading the Spuds to a MSHSL Class AA state title behind a 28-2-1 overall record
• Selected as the 2025 Class AA recipient of the Herb Brooks Award, presented to a state tournament participant that strongly represents the values, characteristics and traits that defined Brooks, a St. Paul native
• Landed on the 2025 MSHSL All-Tournament team for his postseason efforts
• Tallied 21 points (15 goals, six assists) in 27 outings as a junior at Moorhead
• In his first season of prep hockey, registered two goals and seven helpers for nine points in 2022-23

PERSONAL
• Son of Matt and Bridget Cullen
• Father, Matt, played two seasons of college hockey at St. Cloud State (1995-97), went on to skate in 1,516 career NHL games for eight different teams before retiring at the end of 2018-19, and is now the Director of Player Development for the Minnesota men's hockey program
• Has two younger brothers, Wyatt and Joey
• Brother, Wyatt, joined Brooks as a freshman for the Gophers in 2026-27
• Was a teammate of fellow newcomer, Axel Löfgren, while at Fargo in 2025-26
• Ranked No. 164 among overall skaters in North America by NHL Central Scouting heading into the 2025 draft