Jean Cusson Explained

Position:Left wing
Played For:HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
SC Langnau
Genève-Servette
California/Oakland Seals
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:170
Ntl Team:Canada
Birth Date:5 October 1942
Birth Place:Verdun, Quebec, Canada
Career Start:1967
Career End:1979

Jean Cusson (born October 5, 1942) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who briefly played in the National Hockey League for the Oakland Seals. Cusson spent three years with the Canadian national team before the Seals signed him to a three-game amateur tryout contract in March, 1968. He only played two games for the Seals registering no points and a single shot on goal. He returned to Canada and played 2 seasons as a senior amateur, then moved to Switzerland and played out the remainder of his career in the National League A, serving as a player-coach until retiring in 1979 to focus on coaching, which he did until 1983. Cusson also excelled in other sports such as Canadian football and was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the 9th round of the 1964 CFL Draft

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1964–65Université de MontréalOQAA15 19 16 35
1965–66Canadian National TeamIntl
1966–67New Haven BladesEHL70 14 11 25 41
1967–68California/Oakland SealsNHL2 0 0 0 0
1968–69Ottawa NationalsOHA Sr8 6 6 12 0
1969–70Servette GenèveNLA
1970–71Servette GenèveNLA21 15 7 22
1970–71Sherbrooke CastorsQUE Sr
1971–72Servette GenèveNLA22 16 13 29
1972–73Servette GenèveNLA28 22 14 36
1973–74Servette GenèveNLA27 16 12 28
1974–75SC LangnauNLA21 9 7 16
1975–76SC LangnauNLA28 18 6 24
1976–77HC La Chaux-de-FondsNLA
1977–78HC La Chaux-de-FondsNLA
1978–79HC La Chaux-de-FondsNLA
NHL totals2 0 0 0 0

International

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