Ian Robertson Cushenan is a retired Canadian ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 defenceman spliting time between the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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 and minors

American Hockey League

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 from 1956 to 1966.

Cushenan began his career with the Chicago Black Hawks

Chicago Blackhawks

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 organization in 1956. He would later play with the Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens

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, New York Rangers

New York Rangers

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, and Detroit Red Wings

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 organizations. He won the Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup

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 in 1959 with the Montreal Canadiens. Cushenan last played on the NHL level during the 1963–64 NHL season. He retired from hockey all together in 1966 after a stint with the AHL's Buffalo Bisons

Buffalo Bisons (AHL)

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.

After his playing career, Cushenan returned to his native Canada for a brief time and was a graphic-arts teacher at the Brantford

Brantford, Ontario

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 campus of Mohawk College

Mohawk College

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. It wasn't long before Cushenan returned to the States ultimately settling in Ohio

Ohio

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. There he was a very successful youth and high school hockey coach throughout the 70's and 80's in North Olmsted, Ohio

North Olmsted, Ohio

-Business:Moen Incorporated, a fixture and faucet company, is headquartered in North Olmsted. CommutAir, a regional airline, has its operations center in North Olmsted....

. He currently lives in the Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

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 area.

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