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Bob Kullen
Biographical details
Born	1949; Milton, Massachusetts, USA
Died	November 2, 1990 (aged 41); Durham, New Hampshire, USA
Playing career
1969–1971	Bowdoin
1971–1973	Braintree Hawks
1973–1974	Manchester Monarchs
Position(s)	Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977–1986	New Hampshire (assistant)
1986–1987	New Hampshire
1988–1990	New Hampshire

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Robert A. "Bob" Kullen (1949 – November 2, 1990) was an American ice hockey coach and player. He was the head coach of the University of New Hampshire for a short time in the late 1980s before a rare heart condition that necessitated a heart transplant forced him to step away from his position and ultimately cost him his life a month later.^[1] In addition to coaching New Hampshire's ice hockey team, he also coached the New Hampshire golf team and soccer team.^[2]

Career

Bob Kullen starred as a defenseman for Bowdoin College until graduating in the spring of 1971. He continued playing in a short minor league career, appearing for the Braintree Hawks in two seasons then for the Manchester Monarchs in the only year the Can-Am Hockey League was in operation before calling it quits after 1974.^[3] He turned to coaching afterwards, finding his way onto the staff of Charlie Holt at New Hampshire starting in 1977–78 and remaining as an assistant there until Holt's retirement in 1985–86.^[4]

Kullen was chosen as Holt's successor and began rebuilding the team that had won only 5 games the year before.^[5] After a season of modest gains it was discovered that Kullen suffered from a rare form of heart disease and had to have an immediate heart transplant that caused him to miss the entire 1987–88 season.^[6] Another long-time UNH assistant, Dave O'Connor filled in for Kullen, but the team was predictably flat in his absence. Kullen returned behind the bench the following year and continued the work he had started, getting the team to 12 wins in 1988–89 and then followed it up with a 17–17–5 mark, their first .500 season since leaving ECAC Hockey after 1983–84. While he was expecting to continue coaching for the foreseeable future, Kullen began rejecting the transplanted heart in the fall of 1990 and was forced to turn over the team to Dick Umile to recover but he died about a month later on November 2.^[7]

In his memory, Hockey East renamed their Coach of the Year Award in his honor and fittingly the first recipient of the 'Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award' was the man who replaced him at New Hampshire.^[8] in 1991 Bob Kullen became the first player to have his uniform number retired by Bowdoin College in the history of the athletic department.^[9]

College Head Coaching record^[10]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
New Hampshire Wildcats (Hockey East) (1986–87–1986–87)
1986–87	New Hampshire	8–27–3	5–24–3	7th
New Hampshire:		8–27–3	5–24–3
New Hampshire Wildcats (Hockey East) (1988–89–1989–90)
1988–89	New Hampshire	12–22–0	9–17–0	6th	Hockey East Quarterfinals
1989–90	New Hampshire	17–17–5	8–9–4	5th	Hockey East Semifinals
New Hampshire:		29–39–5	17–26–4
Total:		37–66–8
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ "UNH Won't Forget 'Kully'". Times Union. 1992-03-26. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
^ Robert Sullivan. "A TRANSPLANT FOR THE COACH".
^ "Bob Kullen". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
^ "All-Time Assistant Coaches". New Hampshire Wildcats. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
^ "New Hampshire Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
^ "Wildcat Ice Hockey". Retrieved 2014-07-12.
^ "True to His School". Seacoast Online. 2002-04-03. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
^ "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
^ "Robert A. Kullen '71". Bowdoid Polar Bears. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
^ "2013–14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.

External links

[1] "UNH Won't Forget 'Kully'". Times Union. 1992-03-26. Retrieved 2014-07-12.

[2] Robert Sullivan. "A TRANSPLANT FOR THE COACH".

[3] "Bob Kullen". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2014-07-12.

[4] "All-Time Assistant Coaches". New Hampshire Wildcats. Retrieved 2014-07-12.

[UHN-5] "New Hampshire Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-07-12.

[6] "Wildcat Ice Hockey". Retrieved 2014-07-12.

[7] "True to His School". Seacoast Online. 2002-04-03. Retrieved 2014-07-12.

[8] "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-07-12.

[9] "Robert A. Kullen '71". Bowdoid Polar Bears. Retrieved 2014-07-12.

[10] "2013–14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.

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@@ Line 36: / Line 36: @@
 Bob Kullen starred as a defenseman for [[Bowdoin College]] until graduating in the spring of 1971. He continued playing in a short minor league career, appearing for the [[Braintree Hawks]] in two seasons then for the [[Manchester Monarchs (CAHL)|Manchester Monarchs]] in the only year the [[Can-Am Hockey League]] was in operation before calling it quits after 1974.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bob Kullen|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=41688|publisher=Hockey DB|accessdate=2014-07-12}}</ref> He turned to coaching afterwards, finding his way onto the staff of [[Charlie Holt]] at [[New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey|New Hampshire]] starting in [[1977–78 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1977–78]] and remaining as an assistant there until Holt's retirement in [[1985–86 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1985–86]].<ref>{{cite news|title=All-Time Assistant Coaches|url=http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/mice/historypdfs/all-timeassistants|publisher=New Hampshire Wildcats|accessdate=2014-07-12}}</ref>
-Kullen was chosen as Holt's successor and began rebuilding the team that had won only 5 games the year before.<ref name = UHN>{{cite news|title=New Hampshire Men's Hockey Team History|url=http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/new-hampshire/mens-hockey/|publisher=USCHO.com|accessdate=2014-07-12}}</ref> After a season of modest gains it was discovered that Kullen suffered from a rare form of heart disease and had to have an immediate heart transplant that caused him to miss the entire [[1987–88 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1987–88 season]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Wildcat Ice Hockey|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6n-rUMzPoSYC&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98&dq=bob+kullen&source=bl&ots=Ygww6TCt4L&sig=7yuVhkrG7Ikk4pX0IBuv4up_Jys&hl=en&sa=X&ei=m43BU7PGHMGSyASWqIGgBA&ved=0CHoQ6AEwDg#v=onepage&q=bob%20kullen&f=false|accessdate=2014-07-12}}</ref> Another long-time UNH assistant, [[Dave O'Connor]] filled in for Kullen, but the team was predictably flat in his absence. Kullen returned behind the bench the following year and continued the work he had started, getting the team to 12 wins in [[1988–89 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1988–89]] and then followed it up with a 17-17-5 mark, their first .500 season since leaving [[ECAC Hockey]] after [[1983–84 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1983–84]]. While he was expecting to continue coaching for the foreseeable future, Kullen began rejecting the transplanted heart in the fall of 1990 and was forced to turn over the team to [[Dick Umile]] to recover but he died about a month later on November 2.<ref>{{cite news|title=True to His School|url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20020403/SPORTS/304039986|publisher=Seacoast Online|date=2002-04-03|accessdate=2014-07-12}}</ref>
+Kullen was chosen as Holt's successor and began rebuilding the team that had won only 5 games the year before.<ref name = UHN>{{cite news|title=New Hampshire Men's Hockey Team History|url=http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/new-hampshire/mens-hockey/|publisher=USCHO.com|accessdate=2014-07-12}}</ref> After a season of modest gains it was discovered that Kullen suffered from a rare form of heart disease and had to have an immediate heart transplant that caused him to miss the entire [[1987–88 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1987–88 season]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Wildcat Ice Hockey|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6n-rUMzPoSYC&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98&dq=bob+kullen&source=bl&ots=Ygww6TCt4L&sig=7yuVhkrG7Ikk4pX0IBuv4up_Jys&hl=en&sa=X&ei=m43BU7PGHMGSyASWqIGgBA&ved=0CHoQ6AEwDg#v=onepage&q=bob%20kullen&f=false|accessdate=2014-07-12}}</ref> Another long-time UNH assistant, [[Dave O'Connor]] filled in for Kullen, but the team was predictably flat in his absence. Kullen returned behind the bench the following year and continued the work he had started, getting the team to 12 wins in [[1988–89 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1988–89]] and then followed it up with a 17–17–5 mark, their first .500 season since leaving [[ECAC Hockey]] after [[1983–84 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1983–84]]. While he was expecting to continue coaching for the foreseeable future, Kullen began rejecting the transplanted heart in the fall of 1990 and was forced to turn over the team to [[Dick Umile]] to recover but he died about a month later on November 2.<ref>{{cite news|title=True to His School|url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20020403/SPORTS/304039986|publisher=Seacoast Online|date=2002-04-03|accessdate=2014-07-12}}</ref>
 In his memory, [[Hockey East]] renamed their [[List of Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award|Coach of the Year Award]] in his honor and fittingly the first recipient of the 'Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award' was the man who replaced him at New Hampshire.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hockey East Awards|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/hea_awd.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archive|accessdate=2014-07-12}}</ref> in 1991 Bob Kullen became the first player to have his uniform number retired by Bowdoin College in the history of the athletic department.<ref>{{cite news|title=Robert A. Kullen '71|url=http://athletics.bowdoin.edu/information/history/hall/kullen|publisher=Bowdoid Polar Bears|accessdate=2014-07-12}}</ref>
-==College Head Coaching record<ref>{{cite news|title=2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide|url=http://issuu.com/hockeyeast/docs/1314heamguide|publisher=Hockey East|accessdate=2014-05-19}}</ref>==
+==College Head Coaching record<ref>{{cite news|title=2013–14 Hockey East Media Guide|url=http://issuu.com/hockeyeast/docs/1314heamguide|publisher=Hockey East|accessdate=2014-05-19}}</ref>==
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 |name=New Hampshire Wildcats
-|startyear=1986-87
+|startyear=1986–87
 |conference=[[Hockey East]]
-|endyear=1986-87
+|endyear=1986–87
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  | season       = [[1986–87 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1986–87]]
  | name         = [[New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey|New Hampshire]]
- | overall      = 8-27-3
+ | overall      = 8–27–3
- | conference   = 5-24-3
+ | conference   = 5–24–3
  | confstanding = 7th
  | postseason   =
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 {{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
  | name       = New Hampshire
- | overall    = 8-27-3
+ | overall    = 8–27–3
- | confrecord = 5-24-3
+ | confrecord = 5–24–3
 }}
 {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
 |name=New Hampshire Wildcats
-|startyear=1988-89
+|startyear=1988–89
 |conference=Hockey East
-|endyear=1989-90
+|endyear=1989–90
 |}}
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  | season       = [[1988–89 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1988–89]]
  | name         = New Hampshire
- | overall      = 12-22-0
+ | overall      = 12–22–0
- | conference   = 9-17-0
+ | conference   = 9–17–0
  | confstanding = 6th
  | postseason   = [[1989 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|Hockey East Quarterfinals]]
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  | season       = [[1989–90 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1989–90]]
  | name         = New Hampshire
- | overall      = 17-17-5
+ | overall      = 17–17–5
- | conference   = 8-9-4
+ | conference   = 8–9–4
  | confstanding = 5th
  | postseason   = [[1990 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|Hockey East Semifinals]]
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 {{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
  | name       = New Hampshire
- | overall    = 29-39-5
+ | overall    = 29–39–5
- | confrecord = 17-26-4
+ | confrecord = 17–26–4
 }}
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-|overall      = 37-66-8
+|overall      = 37–66–8
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v t e New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey
Formerly the New Hampshire Bulls
Playing venues	UNH Ice Rink (1926–1955) Harry C. Batchelder Rink (1955–1965) Snively Arena (1965–1995) Whittemore Center (1995–present)
Head coaches	Hank Swasey (1924–1925) Ernest Christensen (1925–1936, 1937–1938) Carl Lundholm (1936–1937) George Thurston (1938–1939) Anthony Dougal (1939–1943, 1946–1947) Joseph Petroski (1947–1951) Horace "Pepper" Martin (1951–1962) A. Barr Snively (1962–1964) Rube Bjorkman (1964–1968) Charlie Holt (1968–1986) Bob Kullen (1986–1987, 1988–1990) Dave O'Connor (1987–1988) Dick Umile (1990–2018) Michael Souza (2018–present)
Seasons	1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1964, 1966–1984) ECAC 2 (1964–1966) Hockey East (1984–present)
Rivalries	Dartmouth Maine
All-time leaders	Ralph Cox (243 Points) Ralph Cox (127 Goals) Kevin Regan (70 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1977 1979 1982 1998 1999 2002 2003
NCAA Tournament appearances	1977 1979 1982 1983 1992 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1979 Hockey East: 2002 2003
Hobey Baker winners	Jason Krog (1999)

Revision as of 01:16, 28 May 2017

Career

College Head Coaching record[10]

See also

References

External links

College Head Coaching record^[10]