George Cuculick Explained

George Cuculick
Birth Date:1935
Birth Place:Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:170
Position:Goaltender
Played For:Michigan Tech
Minneapolis Millers (IHL)
Career Start:1957
Career End:1960

George Cuculick was an American ice hockey goaltender who was an All-American for Michigan Tech.[1]

Career

Cuculick played for his home-town junior team, the Barrie Flyers. In 1953 he helped the Flyers win the Memorial Cup along with future NHLers Don McKenney, Doug Mohns and Orval Tessier. In 1956 Cuculick was a member of the first recruiting class for John MacInnes at Michigan Tech. After a year with the freshman squad, he became a three-year starter for the Huskies and helped lead them back to the NCAA Tournament in his senior season. He was named as an All-American that season and made the inaugural All-WCHA Second Team.[2] In the 1960 Tournament Cuculick led the Huskies past St. Lawrence with a dominant 13–3 victory. In the championship game, MTC was the equal of Denver for much of the game but the Pioneers pulled ahead late and denied Michigan Tech their first championship.

After graduating, Cuculick played briefly with the Minneapolis Millers before retiring as a player. He was inducted into the Michigan Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.[3]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Playoffs
Team LeagueGP W L T MIN GA SV%GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
WIHL26 3.20 .889
NCAA20 3.15 .889
WCHA30 3.26 .889
IHL11 45 0 4.09
NCAA totals76 41 32 2 4,570 246 3.23 .890

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-WCHA Second Team1959–60[4]
AHCA West All-American1959–60[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: 1959-1960 All-American Team . The American Hockey Coaches Association . 2017-06-21.
  2. News: WCHA All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
  3. News: George Cuculick . Michigan Tech Huskies . January 3, 2021.
  4. News: WCHA All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
  5. News: 1959-1960 All-American Team . The American Hockey Coaches Association . 2017-06-21.