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Will Cullen Named WCHA Co-Defensive Player Of The Year
March 11, 2021 | Ice Hockey
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - The Western Collegiate Hockey Association announced the recipients of the WCHA's Individual Awards on Thursday afternoon (March 11). Of those named, Will Cullen was named the WCHA's Co-Defensive Player of the Year alongside Bemidji State's Elias Rosen. This is the third time in program history and the second consecutive year that the Falcons have had the WCHA Defensive Player of the Year after Alec Rauhauser collected the award at the conclusion of the 2017-18 season as well as 2019-20. Bowling Green has now been responsible for three of the last five WCHA Defensive Player of the Year recipients.Â
Full WCHA release can be found HERE.Â
The junior defensemen Will Cullen was able to put together one of the best scoring seasons in the country by a defensemen during the 2020-21 campaign. Over the course of 25 games played up to this point, Cullen has tallied 22 points on six goals and 16 assists for the Orange and Brown. Those 22 points are tied for the second-most by a defensemen this season while his 0.88 points per game is the fourth best mark in the country by a defensemen. Having logged 16 assists, Cullen is also tied for 15th in the nation for assists this season. Cullen was also able to tally two game-winning goals for the Falcons as well as a power play goal. This award comes after Cullen was a two-time WCHA Defensemen of the Month (Dec. 2020; Jan. 2021), a two-time WCHA Defensemen of the Week (Jan. 4, 2021; Jan. 18, 2021) and a member of the All-WCHA First Team.Â
WCHA Individual Award Winners:
Offensive Player of the Year: Julian Napravnik, F, Minnesota State
Defensive Player of the Year (tie): Elias Rosen, D, Bemidji State / Will Cullen, D, Bowling Green
Goaltender of the Year: Dryden McKay, G, Minnesota State
Rookie of the Year: Akito Hirose, D, Minnesota State
Student-Athlete of the Year: Zach Dirscoll, G, Bemidji State
Coach of the Year: Mike Hastings, Minnesota State
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Full WCHA release can be found HERE.Â
The junior defensemen Will Cullen was able to put together one of the best scoring seasons in the country by a defensemen during the 2020-21 campaign. Over the course of 25 games played up to this point, Cullen has tallied 22 points on six goals and 16 assists for the Orange and Brown. Those 22 points are tied for the second-most by a defensemen this season while his 0.88 points per game is the fourth best mark in the country by a defensemen. Having logged 16 assists, Cullen is also tied for 15th in the nation for assists this season. Cullen was also able to tally two game-winning goals for the Falcons as well as a power play goal. This award comes after Cullen was a two-time WCHA Defensemen of the Month (Dec. 2020; Jan. 2021), a two-time WCHA Defensemen of the Week (Jan. 4, 2021; Jan. 18, 2021) and a member of the All-WCHA First Team.Â
WCHA Individual Award Winners:
Offensive Player of the Year: Julian Napravnik, F, Minnesota State
Defensive Player of the Year (tie): Elias Rosen, D, Bemidji State / Will Cullen, D, Bowling Green
Goaltender of the Year: Dryden McKay, G, Minnesota State
Rookie of the Year: Akito Hirose, D, Minnesota State
Student-Athlete of the Year: Zach Dirscoll, G, Bemidji State
Coach of the Year: Mike Hastings, Minnesota State
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons hockey team on social media
Twitter - @BGAthletics and @BGFalconHockey
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgfalconhockey'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube - 'Falcon Athletics'
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