Ian Cushenan Explained

Position:Defence
Played For:Chicago Black Hawks
Montreal Canadiens
New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:187
Birth Date:29 November 1933
Birth Place:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:North Olmsted, Ohio, United States
Career Start:1954
Career End:1966

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 1956. He would later play with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and Detroit Red Wings organizations. He won the Stanley Cup in 1959 with the Montreal Canadiens. Cushenan last played on the NHL level during the 1963–64 NHL season. 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, Cleveland Barons, Quebec Aces, Springfield Indians, Pittsburgh Hornets, 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 Cleveland, Ohio area until dying on February 5, 2020, at the age of 86.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1952–53St. Catharines TeepeesOHA49 3 9 12 603 0 1 1 8
1953–54St. Catharines TeepeesOHA59 5 25 30 8615 0 3 3 23
1953–54St. Catharines TeepeesM-Cup11 0 1 1 34
1954–55Quebec AcesQSHL6 0 2 2 4
1954–55Cleveland BaronsAHL56 1 13 14 844 0 0 0 12
1955–56Cleveland BaronsAHL63 2 16 18 1138 0 3 3 38
1956–57Chicago Black HawksNHL11 0 0 0 13
1956–57Cleveland BaronsAHL54 0 17 17 151
1957–58Chicago Black HawksNHL61 2 8 10 67
1958–59Montreal CanadiensNHL35 1 2 3 26
1959–60New York RangersNHL17 0 1 1 22
1959–60Springfield IndiansAHL49 0 12 12 6710 0 1 1 8
1960–61Springfield IndiansAHL71 5 41 46 818 2 3 5 18
1961–62Buffalo BisonsAHL69 2 21 23 8411 0 3 3 8
1962–63Buffalo BisonsAHL72 3 29 32 9713 1 6 7 34
1963–64Detroit Red WingsNHL5 0 0 0 4
1963–64Pittsburgh HornetsAHL56 4 16 20 775 0 3 3 9
1964–65Buffalo BisonsAHL69 4 23 27 899 3 0 3 12
1965–66Buffalo BisonsAHL69 0 13 13 66
AHL totals628 21 201 222 90968 6 19 25 139
NHL totals129 3 11 14 132

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obituary for Ian Robertson Cushenan . buschfuneral.tributes.com . February 6, 2020.