Ian Cushenan

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. In 1958 he played on the 1958 NHL All Star team 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.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1952–53 St. Catharines Teepees OHA 49 3 9 12 60 3 0 1 1 8 1953–54 St. Catharines Teepees OHA 59 5 25 30 86 15 0 3 3 23 1953–54 St. Catharines Teepees M-Cup — — — — — 11 0 1 1 34 1954–55 Quebec Aces QSHL 6 0 2 2 4 — — — — — 1954–55 Cleveland Barons AHL 56 1 13 14 84 4 0 0 0 12 1955–56 Cleveland Barons AHL 63 2 16 18 113 8 0 3 3 38 1956–57 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 11 0 0 0 13 — — — — — 1956–57 Cleveland Barons AHL 54 0 17 17 151 — — — — — 1957–58 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 61 2 8 10 67 — — — — — 1958–59 Montreal Canadiens NHL 35 1 2 3 26 — — — — — 1959–60 New York Rangers NHL 17 0 1 1 22 — — — — — 1959–60 Springfield Indians AHL 49 0 12 12 67 10 0 1 1 8 1960–61 Springfield Indians AHL 71 5 41 46 81 8 2 3 5 18 1961–62 Buffalo Bisons AHL 69 2 21 23 84 11 0 3 3 8 1962–63 Buffalo Bisons AHL 72 3 29 32 97 13 1 6 7 34 1963–64 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1963–64 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 56 4 16 20 77 5 0 3 3 9 1964–65 Buffalo Bisons AHL 69 4 23 27 89 9 3 0 3 12 1965–66 Buffalo Bisons AHL 69 0 13 13 66 — — — — — AHL totals 628 21 201 222 909 68 6 19 25 139 NHL totals 129 3 11 14 132 — — — — —