Ian Robertson Cushenan (November 29, 1933 – February 5, 2020) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played 129 games in the National Hockey League between 1957 and 1962. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1954 to 1966, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League.

Playing career

Cushenan began his NHL career with the Chicago Black Hawks organization in

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. He would later play with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

organizations. He won the

Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...

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with the Montreal Canadiens. Cushenan last played on the NHL level during the

1963–64 NHL season The 1963–64 NHL season was the 47th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. The Toronto Maple Leafs won their third consecutive Stanley Cup by defeating the Detroit Red Wings four games to three in the final series ...

. He retired from hockey altogether in 1966 after two seasons with the AHL's Buffalo Bisons. He played in the minor leagues for the

St. Catharines Teepees The St. Catharines Teepees were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1947 to 1962. The team was based in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. History The St. Catharines Teepees were born in 1947 when local businessman Georg ...

, Cleveland Barons,

Quebec Aces The Quebec Aces, also known in French as Les As de Québec, were an amateur and later a professional men's ice hockey team from Quebec City, Quebec. History The Aces were founded in 1928 by Anglo-Canadian Pulp and Paper Mills, the name Aces stan ...

, Springfield Indians,

Pittsburgh Hornets The Pittsburgh Hornets were a minor-league professional men's ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Contrary to popular belief, the Pittsburgh Hornets did not evolve from the International Hockey League's Pittsburgh Shamrocks. The ...

, and Buffalo Bisons.

Post-playing career

Cushenan was a youth and high school hockey coach throughout the 1970s and 1980s in North Olmsted, Ohio. He lived in the

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area until dying on February 5, 2020, at the age of 86.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

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* 1933 births 2020 deaths Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Chicago Blackhawks players Detroit Red Wings players Montreal Canadiens players New York Rangers players Pittsburgh Hornets players Quebec Aces (QSHL) players St. Catharines Teepees players Ice hockey people from Hamilton, Ontario Springfield Indians players Stanley Cup champions {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1930s-stub