Mark Edward Fusco (born March 12, 1961) is an American former professional

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player who appeared in 80

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(NHL) regular season games for the

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in 1984–85. As an amateur, Fusco won the

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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. Fusco played hockey for the

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at the

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. Fusco also represented the U.S. in the

1984 Canada Cup The 1984 Labatt 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 a two game sweep. Canadia ...

and 1985

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tournaments before retiring from professional hockey. Fusco was inducted into the

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in 2002, and was named a recipient of the 2009

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Silver Anniversary Award. After attending

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, Fusco became a successful entrepreneur in new

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businesses. From 2005 to 2013, Fusco was Chief Executive Officer and President of Aspen Technology Inc. His younger brother

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is also a hockey player of note.

Awards and honors

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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