Mark Fusco
Mark Edward Fusco (born March 12, 1961) is an American former professional ice hockey player who appeared in 80 NHL regular season games for the Hartford Whalers in 1984–85. As an amateur, Fusco won the Hobey Baker Award in 1983 while playing for the Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey team. That season he set the school record for points by a Harvard defenseman in one season, which stood until it was surpassed by Adam Fox in 2019.[1]
| Mark Fusco | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 12, 1961 Burlington, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Hartford Whalers | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1983–1985 | ||
He would also be a member of the American 1984 Winter Olympics ice hockey team. Fusco also represented the U.S. in the 1984 Canada Cup and 1985 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments before retiring from professional hockey. Fusco was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002, and was named a recipient of the 2009 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award.
After attending Harvard Business School, Fusco became a successful entrepreneur in new software development businesses.[2] From 2005 to 2013, Fusco was Chief Executive Officer and President of Aspen Technology Inc.[3][2]
Awards and honors
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1977–78 | Belmont Hill School | HS-Prep | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Belmont Hill School | HS-Prep | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Harvard University | ECAC | 26 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Harvard University | ECAC | 23 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Harvard University | ECAC | 30 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Harvard University | ECAC | 33 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | United States | Intl. | 50 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 63 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 80 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | United States | WJC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1984 | United States | OG | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1984 | United States | CC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1985 | United States | WC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Senior totals | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||
References
- "Adam Fox". Harvard.
- "Aspen Technology Names Mark Fusco President & CEO; Fusco brings track record of growing business with global customers and strong background in professional services | Aspen Technology, Inc". ir.aspentech.com.
- "Mark E Fusco, Aspen Technology Inc: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com.
- "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bill Whelton |
ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year 1979–80 |
Succeeded by Don Sylvestri |
| Preceded by George McPhee |
Winner of the Hobey Baker Award 1982–83 |
Succeeded by Tom Kurvers |