Jean Cusson
Encyclopedia
Jean Cusson is a 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 three seasons as a senior amateur, then moved to Switzerland
and played out the remainder of his career in the Swiss National League.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who briefly played in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
for the Oakland Seals
California Golden Seals
The California Golden Seals were a team in the National Hockey League from 1967–76. Initially named California Seals, the team was renamed Oakland Seals part-way through the 1967–68 season, and then to California Golden Seals in 1970. The Seals were one of six teams added to the league as part of...
. 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 three seasons as a senior amateur, then moved to Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and played out the remainder of his career in the Swiss National League.
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1964–65 | University of Montreal | CIAU Canadian Interuniversity Sport Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association... |
15 | 19 | 16 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
1966–67 | New Haven Blades New Haven Blades thumb|250px|right|New Haven Blades1954-1972League: [[Eastern Hockey League]]Affiliate: N/AHome Venue: New Haven ArenaThe New Haven Blades were a popular professional ice hockey team from New Haven, CT from the EHL from that played from 1954 until the league's demise in 1972... |
EHL Eastern Hockey League -Eastern Amateur Hockey League :The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League . The league was founded by Thomas Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1933 to 1972... |
70 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1967–68 | Ottawa Nationals | OHA Sr. A OHA Senior A League (1929–1979) The Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League was a top tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league in Ontario from 1890 until 1979. The league was sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and its clubs competed for the Allan Cup.-History:The league was... |
8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1967–68 | Oakland Seals California Golden Seals The California Golden Seals were a team in the National Hockey League from 1967–76. Initially named California Seals, the team was renamed Oakland Seals part-way through the 1967–68 season, and then to California Golden Seals in 1970. The Seals were one of six teams added to the league as part of... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1968–69 | Sherbrooke Beavers | QSHL | ||||||||||||
1969–70 | Sherbrooke Beavers | QSHL | ||||||||||||
1970–71 | Sherbrooke Beavers | QSHL | ||||||||||||
1971–72 | HC Genève-Servette | Swiss-A | ||||||||||||
1972–73 | HC Genève-Servette | Swiss-A | ||||||||||||
1973–74 | HC Davos | Swiss-A | ||||||||||||
1974–75 | SCL Tigers SCL Tigers SC Langnau Tigers are a professional ice hockey team from Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland. They have played in Switzerland's top hockey level, National League A, since last promotion in 1998.-History:-Champions:*NDA Championship : 1976... |
Swiss-A | ||||||||||||
1975–76 | SCL Tigers | Swiss-A | ||||||||||||
NHL Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
International play
International statistics
Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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1965–66 | Canada | ||||||
1966–67 | Canada | ||||||
1967 | Canada | WC 1967 World Ice Hockey Championships The 1967 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 34th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Vienna, Austria from March 18 to March 29, 1967. For the fifth straight year, the Soviet Union won the tournament.- Final Round :... |
7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
1967–68 | Canada | 20 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 6 |