Edward George "Eddie" Kullman (December 12, 1923 – March 15, 1997) was a Canadian professional

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player who played 343 games in the

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, all for the

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. Kullman is related to former

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player

Arnie Kullman Arnold Edwin "Arnie" Kullman (October 9, 1927 – June 11, 1999) was a Canadian ice hockey forward (ice hockey), centreman who played 13 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Boston Bruins between 1948 and 1950 and 12 American Hockey Leagu ...

Playing career

Kullman played six seasons for the Rangers, including three seasons where he suited up for all 70 regular-season games. He participated in one playoff series, in which the Rangers were eliminated by the

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in six games. A memorable incident in Kullman's career occurred against

Maurice Richard Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard (; ; August 4, 1921 – May 27, 2000) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens. He was the first player in NHL hist ...

and the

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. While Kullman was being restrained by an official, Richard took the opportunity to attack him with his stick, sending Kullman to the ice on his knees.

Career statistics

Awards and achievements

*Turnbull Cup

MJHL The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) is a Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Manitoba and one of nine member leagues of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The MJHL consists of thirteen teams all based ...

Championship (1943) *

Memorial Cup The Memorial Cup () is the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League, a consortium of three major junior ice hockey leagues operating in Canada and parts of the United States. It is a four-team round-robin tournament played between t ...

Championship (1943) *

Calder Cup The Calder Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champions of the American Hockey League. It was first presented in 1937 to the Syracuse Stars. The cup is made of sterling silver mounted on a base of Brazilian mahogany. In its curr ...

Championship (1949) *"Honoured Member" of the

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References

External links

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Ed Kullman's biography
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kullman, Ed 1923 births 1997 deaths Canadian ice hockey right wingers New York Rangers players Ice hockey people from Winnipeg Winnipeg Rangers players