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Harvard's Fusco Brothers Are Hall Bound
Created: 9/24/2002 2:06:04 PM
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From USA Hockey
Eveleth, Minn. -- The United States Hockey Hall of Fame has announced four new Inductees to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. Two of the new inductees are Harvard graduates -- Mark and Scott Fusco of Burlington, Mass. The Fuscos are the first brothers ever Inducted together in the same year. They will be joined by Joe Riley (deceased), a native of Medford, Mass., and Doug Woog of South St. Paul, Minn.
The United States Hockey Hall of Fame will formally induct all four men at the Hall's 29th Annual Induction Ceremony and Dinner set for Dec. 4th at the Touchstone Energy Place Grand Ballroom at RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minn. Tickets can be obtained by calling the United States Hockey Hall of Fame at 1-800-HHF-PUCK or 1-800-443-7825.
Scotty Bowman will also be honored as the 2002 recipient of the Wayne Gretzky International Award. First presented in 1999, the Wayne Gretzky Award is given annually to an international citizen who has been deemed to have made a major contribution to the growth and advancement of American hockey.
Part of the only brother tandem to earn college hockey's top honor, the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, Mark Fusco left his mark among college hockey's all-time best defensemen when he became the first blueliner to win the award in 1983. Fusco still holds several Harvard University records for a defenseman, including career goals (44), career points (135), and single-season points (46 as a senior in 1982-83).
He was a three-time First Team All-America selection, a four-time All-Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and All-Ivy League pick, and was the 1980 ECAC and Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Additionally, Fusco was the Ivy League Player of the Year in 1983, twice won the Walter Brown Award as the East's best American born player and was awarded the Leonard F. Foule Award as the Most Valuable Player in New England by the New England college hockey writers in 1982 and 1983. Fusco led the Crimson to two NCAA Tournament appearances, including the championship game in 1983 when he was named to the All-Tournament Team.
In addition to his outstanding on-ice performance at Harvard, Fusco also received the Crimson's John Tudor Memorial Cup in 1980, 1982 and 1983 for his qualities of sportsmanship, leadership and team cooperation.
Fusco has a lengthy international and professional resume as well. He teamed with his younger brother Scott as a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Team that competed in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, and notched 28 points (4-24) in 50 games on the teams' Pre-Olympic Tour. He later played 80 games in two seasons with the Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League, notching three goals and 15 assists. Fusco also competed in three National Sports Festivals, was a member of the 1981 U.S. National Junior Team and 1984 Canada Cup Team. He played for the 1985 U.S. National Team that finished fourth in the 50th International Ice Hockey Federation Men's World Championship in Prague, Czech Republic (0-1-1 in 10 games).
After his playing career, Fusco graduated from Harvard Business School in 1990, and he currently is the President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Ajilon Consulting USA, a leading provider of IT consulting services with 40 offices and 4,000 employees nationwide. Fusco is also a former member of both the U.S. Olympic Committee Board and USA Hockey's Board of Directors.
Fusco resides in Westwood, Mass., with his wife Kristin and son John.
The 1986 Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner, given to college hockey's best player, Scott Fusco joined his older brother Mark as the only siblings to claim the honor. The younger Fusco still stands as one of the most prolific scorers in college history. He is the all-time leading scorer in Harvard University history with 240 points (107-133) in 123 games played, and also tops the Crimson's assist list with 133.
A two-time All-American in 1985 and 1986, Fusco was a two-time Hobey Baker Award finalist, and is the only player to be named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Player of the Year twice. He earned First Team All-Ivy League selections all four years, is a three-time First Team All-ECAC selection, and holds the second-highest single-season point total in Crimson history with 81 (34-47) in 32 games played during the 1984-85 season.
Fusco also helped lead the Crimson to three NCAA Tournaments and two national championship games in 1983 (when he was named to the All-Tournament Team) and 1986. In 1984-85, he scored at least one point in 29 consecutive games, the longest streak in Harvard hockey history.
A two-time Olympian, Fusco teamed with his brother to represent USA Hockey at the 1984 Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, where he scored one goal and three assists. Fusco starred in the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary, Alberta, finishing as the third-leading scorer for the United States with eight points (4-4) in six games. He also played on the 1982 U.S. National Junior Team that competed at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in Minnesota, and led the squad in scoring with nine points (5-4) in five games. Fusco scored 49 points in the 1983-84 Pre-Olympic Tour and 58 points (24-34) in 48 games in the 1987-88 Pre-Olympic Tour. Fusco had one goal and five assists for the 1987 U.S. Select Team at the Pravda Cup Tournament in Leningrad, Russia, and also played a professional season for EHC in Olten, Switzerland in 1986-87, scoring 48 points (27-21) in 30 games.
Currently, Fusco is the Sr. Vice President of the Professional Services Group of Ajilon Consulting USA. He has over 12 years of experience in the information technology (IT) industry, including three years with Ajilon Consulting's executive team.
Prior to assuming the role of Sr. Vice President of the Professional Services Group of Ajilon Consulting USA, Fusco was the Sr. Vice President responsible for the operations of Ajilon Consulting's software quality assurance division in North America. Fusco joined Ajilon Consulting in 1999 with the acquisition of Software Quality Partners (SQP), an IT consulting firm specializing in software quality assurance and testing. He was the Vice President and Co-Founder of SQP, which was founded in 1990 with his brother, and managed the operations of the company.
Fusco resides in Winchester, Mass., with his wife, Kevyn, and three daughters, Bradley, Nell, and Mia.
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Related Schools: Harvard
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Related Sports: Ice Hockey
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