Arnold Edwin "Arnie" Kullman (October 9, 1927 – June 11, 1999) was a Canadian

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centreman who played 13

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(NHL) games with the

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between 1948 and 1950 and 12

American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 season, every team in the lea ...

(AHL) seasons with

Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a town located 14 miles east of the state capital of Harrisburg. The current Bears club has played in the American Hockey League since the 1938–39 season maki ...

between 1948 and 1960. His jersey #9 is retired by the Bears.

Personal life

Kullman was born on October 9, 1927, in

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, Canada. Kullman's grandson Justin is the former equipment manager of the Hershey Bears. He was also related to the late Eddie Kullman of the

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Career

Kullman made his professional ice hockey career debut with the Boston Bruins

(AHL) affiliate, the

, during the

1948–49 AHL season The 1948–49 AHL season was the 13th season of the American Hockey League. Eleven teams played 68 games each in the schedule. The Wally Kilrea Trophy for the league's "top point scorer," is renamed the Carl Liscombe Trophy. The St. Louis Flyers ...

. In the following season, he was called up for a 14 game stint with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League, but was subsequently returned to Hershey on January 11, 1950. Kullman continued his dominance of the American Hockey League and recorded seven consecutive 20 goal seasons until 1956. Although his game slid after the 1955–56 season, he remained one of the few active 200 goal scorers and played on the Bears' penalty kill. He had a career high season during the 1953–54 campaign in which he recorded 81 points; 40 goals and 41 assists. Throughout his 12 seasons with the Bears, Kullman dominated the Hershey Bears and set multiple records before officially retiring in April 1960. At the time of his retirement, Kullman ranked second in games played and goals, third in points and fourth in assists. Kullman died on June 11, 1999, in

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and achievements

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 ...

( AHL) Championships (1958 & 1959) *Honoured Member of the

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*AHL All-Stars (1955)

References

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