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September 19, 2002
United States Hockey Hall of Fame Announces 2002 Inductees and Gretzky Award Recipient
EVELETH, Minn. -- The United States Hockey Hall of Fame announced today, four new Inductees to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth, Minnesota. The new Inductees are Mark Fusco and Scott Fusco, brothers from Burlington, Massachusetts, Joe Riley (deceased), a native of Medford, Massachusetts and Doug Woog of South St. Paul, Minnesota. The Fusco's are the first brothers ever Inducted together in the same year and Joe Riley is the third brother from the same family (also a first) to be Inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. The United States Hockey Hall of Fame will formally induct all four men at the Hall's 29th Annual Induction Ceremony and Dinner set for Wednesday, December 4th, at the Touchstone Energy Place Grand Ballroom at RiverCentre in St. Paul, MN. Scotty Bowman will also be honored at the Induction Ceremony and Dinner on December 4th, as the 2002 Recipient of the Wayne Gretzky International Award. First presented in 1999, the Wayne Gretzky International Award is given annually to an international citizen who has been deemed to have made a major contribution to the growth and advancement of American hockey. "We welcome these outstanding gentlemen to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame," said United States Hockey Hall of Fame Board of Directors, President James Findley. "Our nationwide search committee has done another outstanding job voting in this year's class," said Findley. The Hall's 29th Annual Induction Ceremony and Dinner is Wednesday, December 4th, 2002, at the Touchstone Energy Place Grand Ballroom at RiverCentre. Social hour begins at 6:00 p.m. with dinner following at 7:00 p.m. Ticket prices are $150 per person, $75 for students 18 and under and $1,100 for a table of 8 people. Tickets can be obtained by calling the United States Hockey Hall of Fame at 1-800-HHF-PUCK or 1-800-443-7825.

Scott Fusco
Burlington, Massachusetts
January 21, 1963
The 1986 Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner, given to college hockey's best player, Scott Fusco joined his older brother Mark as the only siblings to claim the honor. The younger Fusco still stands as one of the most prolific scorers in college history. The native of Burlington, Massachusetts, is the all-time leading scorer in Harvard University history with 240 points (107-133) in 123 games played, and also tops the Crimson's assist list with 133. A two-time All-American in 1985 and 1986, Fusco was a two-time Hobey Baker Award finalist, and is the only player to be named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Player of the Year twice. He earned First Team All-Ivy League selections all four years, is a three-time First Team All-ECAC selection, and holds the second-highest single-season point total in Crimson history with 81 (34-47) in 32 games played during the 1984-85 season. Fusco also helped lead the Crimson to three NCAA Tournaments and two national championship games in 1983 (when he was named to the All-Tournament Team) and 1986. In 1984-85, he scored at least one point in 29 consecutive games, the longest streak in Harvard hockey history. A two-time Olympian, Fusco teamed with his brother to represent USA Hockey at the 1984 Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, where he scored one goal and three assists. Fusco starred in the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary, Alberta, finishing as the third-leading scorer for the United States with eight points (4-4) in six games. He also played on the 1982 U.S. National Junior Team that competed at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in Minnesota, and led the squad in scoring with nine points (5-4) in five games. Fusco scored 49 points in the 1983-84 Pre-Olympic Tour and 58 points (24-34) in 48 games in the 1987-88 Pre-Olympic Tour. Fusco had one goal and five assists for the 1987 U.S. Select Team at the Pravda Cup Tournament in Leningrad, Russia, and also played a professional season for EHC in Olten, Switzerland in 1986-87, scoring 48 points (27-21) in 30 games. Currently, Fusco is the Sr. Vice President of the Professional Services Group of Ajilon Consulting USA. He has over 12 years of experience in the information technology (IT) industry, including three years with Ajilon Consulting's executive team. Prior to assuming the role of Sr. Vice President of the Professional Services Group of Ajilon Consulting USA, Fusco was the Sr. Vice President responsible for the operations of Ajilon Consulting's software quality assurance division in North America. Fusco joined Ajilon Consulting in 1999 with the acquisition of Software Quality Partners (SQP), an IT consulting firm specializing in software quality assurance and testing. He was the Vice President and Co-Founder of SQP, which was founded in 1990 with his brother, and managed the operations of the company. Fusco resides in Winchester, Massachusetts with his wife, Kevyn, and three daughters, Bradley, Nell, and Mia.