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.

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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.

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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

Ian Cushenan