Hugh Albert Harris "Red" McCusker (June 28, 1895 – September 1979
) was a Canadian professional
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two o ...
goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as the goalie) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays in or near t ...
who played in various professional and amateur leagues, including the
Western Canada Hockey League
The Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), founded in 1921, was a major professional ice hockey league originally based in the prairies of Canada. It was renamed the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 1925 and disbanded in 1926.
The WCHL's Victoria ...
. Amongst the teams he played with were the
Regina Capitals
The Regina Capitals were a professional ice hockey team originally based in the city of Regina, Saskatchewan in the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), founded in 1921.
Western Canada Hockey League Capitals (1921–1926)
1921 was the Regina Cap ...
.
He died at the age of 84 at Toronto in 1979.
"Prairie hockey's golden age"
Melville, Scotty. ''Saskatoon Star-Phoenix''. Nov. 10, 1979. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
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1895 births
1979 deaths
Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Portland Rosebuds players
Regina Capitals players
Western Canada Hockey League players
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