Mark Fusco
Encyclopedia
Mark Edward Fusco is a retired 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 University
men's ice hockey team. 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 has been named as a recipient of the 2009 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award.
Since 2005, Fusco has been Chief Executive Officer and President of Aspen Technology
Inc.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who appeared in 80 NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
regular season games for the Hartford Whalers
Hartford Whalers
The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.. The club played in the World Hockey Association from 1972–79 and in the National Hockey League from 1979–97...
in 1984–85. As an amateur, Fusco won the Hobey Baker Award
Hobey Baker Award
The Hobey Baker Award is an annual award given to the top National Collegiate Athletic Association men's ice hockey player.It is named for hockey player and World War I veteran Hobey Baker, who played collegiately at Princeton University and learned the game at St...
in 1983 while playing for the Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
men's ice hockey team. He would also be a member of the American 1984 Winter Olympics
1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from 8–19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Other candidate cities were Sapporo, Japan; and Gothenburg, Sweden...
ice hockey team. Fusco also represented the U.S. in the 1984 Canada Cup
1984 Canada Cup
The 1984 Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament played during the first three weeks of September 1984. The best-of-three final took place between Canada and Sweden, with Canada winning two games to nil...
and 1985 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments before retiring from professional hockey.
Fusco was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame
United States Hockey Hall of Fame
The United States Hockey Hall of Fame was established in 1973 with the goal of preserving the rich history of the game in the United States while recognizing the extraordinary contributions of select players, coaches, administrators, officials and teams....
in 2002 and has been named as a recipient of the 2009 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award.
Since 2005, Fusco has been Chief Executive Officer and President of Aspen Technology
Aspen Technology
Aspen Technology, Inc. is a provider of software and services for the process industries. Headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, USA, Aspentech has 34 offices in 27 countries, spanning 6 continents.- History :...
Inc.