It was no coincidence that Kyle McCullough’s career coincided with the most successful four-year period in the long history of UMass Dartmouth ice hockey.  A four-year player for Coach John Rolli’s Corsairs, McCullough played from 2003 through 2007, a period in history identified as the best four-year class for the Corsair ice hockey program. And McCullough was a major contributor and a key factor behind that success.  McCullough was a team captain for two ECAC Ice Hockey championship teams, leading UMass Dartmouth to its’ first two NCAA Tournament berths, one of which reached the NCAA Division III national tournament where the Corsairs were national semi-finalists. McCullough was among the most highly decorated players the Corsair ice hockey program has ever produced.  He was named to the USCHO All-America team and was an All-ECAC First Team selection. He was an ECAC All Rookie selection as a freshman and was the team’s co-Seventh Player Award winner and an ECAC and New England Hockey Writers All Star in both 2006 and 2007. McCullough finished his career ranked 7th all-time for the Corsair program in scoring with 65 goals and 91 assists for 156 points. In his nomination to the Corsair Hall of Fame, Coach Rolli wrote, “What we most appreciate of his four years for UMD Hockey were the 90 wins, two ECAC championships, and top-seed in the East in the NCAA tournament.”