Mark Fusco | |
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Position | Defense |
Height Weight |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (80 kg) |
Teams | Hartford Whalers |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Burlington, MA, USA | March 12, 1961,
NHL Draft | Undrafted |
Pro Career | 1983 – 1985 |
Mark Edward Fusco (born March 12, 1961 in Burlington, Massachusetts) is a retired professional ice hockey player who appeared in 80 NHL regular season games for the Hartford Whalers in 1983-84 and 1984–85.
Fusco won the Hobey Baker Award in 1983 while playing for the Harvard University men's ice hockey team. He also played for the United States in the 1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. In the 1984 Olympics he played for his home country. Undrafted by any NHL team, he was signed as a free agent by the Whalers in 1984 after the Olympics. He appeared in 17 games for the Whalers in 1983-84 and 63 in 1984-85, scoirng a total of 3 goals and 12 assists.
Fusco also represented the U.S. in the 1984 Canada Cup and 1985 World Championship tournaments before retiring from professional hockey.
He and his brother Scott are the only brothers to have both won the Hobey Baker Award.
Fusco was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002 and has been named as a receipient of the 2009 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award.
External links[]
- United States Hockey Hall of Fame bio
- Mark Fusco's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Mark Fusco's biography at Legends of Hockey
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Preceded by George McPhee |
Winner of the Hobey Baker Award 1982–83 |
Succeeded by Tom Kurvers |