(Dec. 23, 2008) – Former Gonzaga High School standout and Loudoun resident Patrick Cullen was named the East Coast Athletic Conference Rookie of the week earlier this month.
Cullen, playing on scholarship at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., was honored after scoring four-goals in one weekend — two each in a 7-3 loss at Yale and a 7-2 win at Brown.
He is the ECAC’s leading freshman scorer after 14 games (7 goals, 4 assists, 11 points) and ranked No. 2 on the RPI squad in scoring.
Cullen is no stranger to Loudoun, where he also trained with Mark Nemish at Dynamic Sports Performance, located in the Ashburn Ice House facility.
“Paddy Cullen has been one of the hardest working and most focused athletes who have ever trained at Dynamic Sports Performance. It is through his great efforts and discipline that Paddy has made the steady climb from Junior Hockey to Division I college athletics. He has the discipline and drive of a professional hockey player!” said Nemish who not only owns DSP but is also the strength and conditioning coach for the Washington Capitals.
Cullen is a graduate of the Little Capitals, Junior Capitals and Junior Nationals programs, and he advanced to the United States Hockey League in 2007-08 (Indiana Ice) after leading the Junior Nats in scoring and being selected an Atlantic Junior Hockey League All-Star.
The strength work at DSP has helped Cullen: “After working with DSP for the past 3 summers, my technique, strength and performance have all grown with the help of Mark Nemish and Dave Mikel. They make sure your technique is perfect which has helped me make the gains that I was looking for. With their help over the years, I was looked upon as a model in our college strength and conditioning program due to the excellent technique that was preached constantly in the weight room day in and day out.”
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