Mark Edward Fusco (born March 12, 1961) is an American former professional ice hockey player who appeared in 80 National Hockey League (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 (1961-03-12) March 12, 1961 (age 63)
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

Fusco played hockey for the United States at the 1984 Winter Olympics. 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]

His younger brother Scott is also a hockey player of note.

Awards and honors

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Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1980–81 [4]
AHCA East All-American 1980–81 [5]
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1981–82 [4]
AHCA East All-American 1981–82 [5]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1982–83 [4]
AHCA East All-American 1982–83 [5]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1983 [6]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    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

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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

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  1. ^ "Adam Fox". Harvard.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ "Mark E Fusco, Aspen Technology Inc: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com.
  4. ^ a b c "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  6. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year
1979–80
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Hobey Baker Award
1982–83
Succeeded by