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HarvardYear: 1983See School Profile Page

Mark Fusco put up some outstanding numbers in his
senior Hobey Baker season recording 13 goals and 33
assists in 33 games while claiming multiple ECAC league honors. He holds the Harvard record for most career goals by a defenseman (44), most points by a defenseman in a season (46), and most career points by a defenseman (135). Raised in Burlington, Massachusetts, he was an all-America first team and all-Ivy League selection in 1981, 1982, and 1983, and was awarded Harvard’s John Tudor Memorial Cup in 1980, 1982, and 1983 for his sportsmanship, leadership and team co-operation. He was a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic hockey team and played 80 games during two NHL seasons with the Hartford Whalers. Fusco graduated from Harvard Business School in 1990 and is the CEO of Aspen Technology.

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Hobey Baker was the legendary Princeton (1914) hockey player known as America’s greatest amateur athlete over one hundred years ago. He redefined how the game was played with his coast-to-coast dashes in an era when hockey was contested by seven players and no forward passes. Baker, a member of the U.S. Army’s Air Corp, died testing a repaired aircraft at the end of World War I after he had completed his military service. The Hobey Baker Award criteria includes: displaying outstanding skills in all phases of the game, strength of character on and off the ice, sportsmanship and scholastic achievements.

Player Stats

Type Season Team Name League Goals Assists Points PIM +/-
Hobey Winning Season1982-1983Harvard Univ.NCAA13334630

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