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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Scott Fusco
Selected in 11th round
No.
211 overall by New Jersey
Born January 21, 1963
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-9 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Harvard (ECAC)
Birthplace: Woburn, Massachusetts (USA)
Hometown:
Burlington, Massachusetts |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1978-79 |
Belmont Hill | Mass. H.S. |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
| 1979-80 |
Belmont Hill | Mass. H.S. |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
| 1980-81 |
Belmont Hill | Mass. H.S. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1981-82 |
Harvard | ECAC |
28 | 16 |
20 | 36 |
20 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1982 (sixth place)
Ivy League Rookie of the Year: 1981-82 (Harvard)
N.E. Independent School League MVP: 1980-81 (Belmont Hill)
N.E. Independent School League All-Star First Team: 1978-79, 1979-80,
1980-81 (Belmont Hill)
Harvard Percy Award (Rookie of Year): 1981-82
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1981 NHL draft despite being
eligible. ... Scored three goals and had two assists in his first
college hockey game with Harvard on Nov. 24, 1981, at Dartmouth. ... Was
runner-up for 1981-82 ECAC Rookie of Year award. ... Attended Belmont Hill
School in Belmont, Mass., before entering Harvard. ... Also played varsity
football and baseball at Belmont Hill School. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Harvard (ECAC); Team USA;
Olten (Switzerland)
Olympics: 1984
(seventh place), 1988 (seventh place)
World Championships: 19
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
United States Hockey Hall of Fame: Inducted 2002
Hobey Baker Award: 1985-86 (Harvard)
NCAA East All-America First Team: 1984-85, 1985-86 (Harvard)
NCAA Tournament All-Star First Team: 1983 (Harvard)
Walter
Brown Award (New England Player of Year): 1985-86 (Harv.) (co-winner
with Scott Harlow)
ECAC Player of the Year: 1984-85, 1985-86 (Harvard)
Ivy League Player of the Year: 1984-85, 1985-86 (Harvard)
New England Most Valuable Forward: 1984-85 (Harvard)
ECAC All-Star First Team: 1982-83, 1984-85, 1985-86 (Harvard)
New England All-Star First Team: 1982-83, 1984-85, 1985-86 (Har.)
Ivy League All-Star First Team: 1982-83, 1984-85, 1985-86 (Harv.)
Jeno Tournament All-Star First Team: 1982
Harvard Tudor Cup (MVP): 1984-85, 1985-86
Harvard Captain: 1985-86
Harvard Records: Most career points (240), most career assists (133),
most consecutive games with a point (29 games in 1984-85), most career
game-winning goals (17)
Switzerland Record: Most consecutive games
with at lead one goal, beginning at start of season (8 for Olten in 1986-87.
ECAC Points Leader: 1984-85 (Harvard) (81), 1985-86 (Harvard) (68)
Education: Majored in economics at Harvard University.
Miscellaneous: Drafted by former Colorado Rockies team that had already
committed to moving to New Jersey for 1982-83 season. The team, however, had
no official name at the time Fusco was drafted. ... NHL rights traded by New
Jersey with Merlin Malinowski in exchange for Garry Howatt and Rick Meagher
on October 15, 1982. ... Named ECAC Forward of the Week for
week ending Jan. 2, 1983. ... Took year off from Harvard during 1983-84
season to play for Team USA in pre-Olympic tour and 1984 Winter Olympics at
Sarajevo. As a result, he extended his NCAA eligibility through 1985-86
season. ... Named ECAC Player of Week for week twice
in 1984-85 season. ... Ranks No. 2 in Harvard
record book for points in one season with 81 in 1984-85. ... Was
finalist for 1984-85 Hobey Baker Award. ... Led all players with six points
at 1985 Beanpot Tournament and tied for points lead with five at 1986
Beanpot Tournament. ... Was captain of Harvard team that
lost to Michigan State 6-5 on goal with 2:51 remaining in NCAA title game on
March 29, 1986, at Providence, R.I. However, he did not play in that
championship game because he was injured in Harvard's semifinal victory over Denver ...
Joined Mark Fusco as the first set of brothers to both capture the Hobey
Baker Award when he won it in 1986. ... Left
Harvard with school record (since broken) for career goals (107). ... Did not sign with Hartford
after his 1986 graduation from Harvard and
became unrestricted free agent after 1986-87 season. ... Competed in 1982
and 1987 U.S. National Sports Festivals. ... Played for Team USA
at 1987 Pravda Cup Tournament in Leningrad, USSR. ... Was youngest player inducted into U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame when he earned the honor at age
39 in September 2002. ... Became executive in Winchester (Mass.) Youth
Hockey Association after retirement.
Business Over NHL:
Fusco retired rather
than pursue an NHL career the after 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. He turned to the business world with his older brother Mark,
who had also retired after a brief NHL stint. The two brothers founded Software
Quality Partners in 1990. The company specialized in software quality
assurance and testing. In 1999, the Fuscos sold their business to Ajilon
Consulting, a subsidiary of Adecco with headquarters in Towson, Md. The
Fuscos accepted new positions at Ajilon, with Mark Fusco later becoming
president and chief operating officer in 2002. Scott Fusco followed with a
promotion to senior vice-president of the firm's professional services
division.
Personal: Full name is Scott Michael Fusco. ...Younger brother of former NHL
player Mark Fusco. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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